Al Amerat, Oman, October 19, 2026 — Nepal secured sixth place in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 standings after defeating Oman by 10 runs in their final match of the competition on Monday, defending a target of 281 through a strong bowling performance in the closing overs.
Chasing 281, Oman finished on 270-6 in their allotted 50 overs. Jatinder Singh top-scored with 89 runs, while Hammad Mirza contributed 87, but their efforts were not enough to complete the chase.
After Oman lost its first wicket at 32, Singh and Mirza added 158 runs for the second wicket. Nepal broke the partnership at 190 and took another wicket 13 runs later. Oman then slipped to 224-5 after losing wickets at 203-3 and 206-4, before Sanju Sajiv was run out to leave the team at 232-6.
Hassnain Shah kept Oman in contention with an unbeaten 40 off 23 balls, but Nepal held on under pressure. With 23 runs needed from the final over, Dipendra Singh Airee conceded two runs off the first ball before Shah struck two consecutive boundaries. Oman then needed 13 from three balls. After adding two runs, Oman required 11 from the final two deliveries. Airee bowled a dot ball and Shah failed to score off the last ball.
Airee finished with two wickets for 60 runs in 10 overs. Lalit Rajbanshi also claimed two wickets, conceding 53 runs in eight overs, while Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav took one wicket each.
