The 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series was the 6th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament which was played in Oman in September 2021.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Nepal, Oman and the United States cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[2] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]
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| Date | 13–20 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The series was originally scheduled to take place in March 2021.[5] In January 2021, USA Cricket named a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the series.[6][7] The following month, the Cricket Association of Nepal named a 32-man preliminary squad to begin training for the series.[8] However, on 12 February 2021, the series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] In August 2021, Oman Cricket confirmed that the matches would take place the following month,[11] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) announcing the full schedule shortly after.[12]
Of the six matches that were played, host Oman won three of their fixtures, with Nepal winning two matches and the United States winning one.[13]
Squads
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The United States named Kyle Phillip as a travelling reserve player for the tour,[17] and later named Sanjay Krishnamurthi as another reserve player.[18] Before the first match, Aaron Jones and Jasdeep Singh were both ruled out of the US squad, with Phillip and Krishnamurthi called up to the main squad.[19] Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee was also ruled out of the series, after suffering an ankle injury.[20]
Fixtures
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi (USA) made his ODI debut.
- Monank Patel (USA) scored his first century in ODIs.[21]
2nd ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nestor Dhamba, Ayaan Khan and Shoaib Khan (Oma) all made their ODI debuts.
- Jatinder Singh (Oma) scored his first century in ODIs.[22]
3rd ODI
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Gulsan Jha (Nep) and Kyle Phillip (USA) both made their ODI debuts.
5th ODI
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Oman confirms hosting Mumbai to prepare for WCL League Two, T20 Cricket World Cup". Times of Oman. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "USA Cricket Selection Update". USA Cricket. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "32 players called up for Oman Tri-series closed-camp". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Three Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Covid-19 forces postponement of three men's World Cup League 2 series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Many India players among strong Mumbai side coming to Oman". Oman Cricket. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 set to resume". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Global Game: Zimbabwe win the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Nepal announces squad for the CWCL2 series". Emerging Cricket. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Our 14 member squad that would compete for World Cricket League Championship 2". Oman Cricket (via Facebook). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Former Guyana batter Gajanand Singh earns USA call-up as part of revamped squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Named for Return of International Cricket with Tour of Oman". USA Cricket. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Sanjay Krishnamurthi Called Up for USA Tour of Oman". USA Cricket. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Phillip and Krishnamurthi called into ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Squad". USA Cricket. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Dipendra Airee ruled out of Oman tri-series". Cric Nepal. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Kushal Bhurtel and Rohit Paudel carry Nepal to World Cup qualifying success over USA". The National. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Jatinder, Bilal power Oman to comfortable win over Nepal". Times of Oman. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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