ICC Ranking – T20 Teams
LIVE SCORES – 1st T20I Match – USA vs Nepal (Rangiri International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla)
Current Form USA:
USA are currently placed at the 17th position on ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings with a rating of 172.
USA are in the greatest of form in white ball cricket. They have won 4 out of their last 5 completed outings.
Their World Cup campaign was also superb. USA team showed the world what they are capable of by putting strong opposition teams under pressure.
USA are playing in their home conditions and they are expected to win the series comfortably.
Players to look out for:
1. Saurabh Netravalkar – He is world class strike bowler for USA, who has a knack of providing early in-roads for his team.
2. Aaron Jones – He is a hard hitting batter who can play long innings at will and on his particular day, Jones can be as devastative with the bat as any other top quality player in the world.
Current Form Nepal:
Nepal are currently placed at the 18th position on ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings with a rating of 167.
Nepal are in an ordinary form lately. They have lost 3 out of their last 5 completed outings.
Nepal have supreme quality players like Sandeep Lamichchane, Kushal Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee who can leave an impact on the game in a matter of few overs.
There are very less chances of Nepal winning the series but they can certainly give a tough competition to USA.
Players to look out for:
1. Sandeep Lamichchane – He is a wicket taking bowler who can provide breakthroughs for his team when it matters the most.
2. Kushal Malla – He can hit the ball a long way. Malla is a game changer and if he gets going in the series, USA will find it hard to contain Nepal.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
USA T20I squad
Monak Patel (captain), Juanoy Drysdale, Andries Gous, Shayan Jahangir, Aaron Jones, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Milind Kumar, Yasir Mohammad, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Saurabh Netravalkar, Abhishek Paradkar, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Utkarsh Srivastava.
Nepal T20I squad
Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kamal Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Gulsan Jha, Sundeep Jora, Karan KC, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pratis GC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Sah, Sompal Kami
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – USA
Who will win?– USA
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Andries Gous (USA), Kushal Malla (Nepal)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Saurabh Netravalkar (USA), Sandeep Lamichchane (Nepal)
Most Sixes – Andries Gous (USA), Kushal Malla (Nepal)
Player of the Match– Andries Gous (USA)
Team Scores Batting first – USA 140+, Nepal 125+
Match Handicap: USA
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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