Nepal vs United States Match Prediction, ICC WC League 2
Nepal host ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 table-toppers USA, as both teams look to bounce back from opening defeats to Oman in the latest Tri-Nation Series. The match, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, takes place on February 8 and the live action gets underway at 09:30 local time.
Nepal lost their first game – their first home ODI and first match in the new second tier of ODI cricket – after being bowled out for 179 chasing 198 to beat Oman. Karan KC had earlier taken 4-47 and Sharad Vesawkar scored a half-century for Nepal in that match.
The USA also lost to Oman, meanwhile – only their third loss in nine matches in the overall tournament so far. They are top of the table on 12 points, but they have played a game more than Oman who are now level with them. Ian Holland scored 65 last time out, but the USA were bowled out for 213 and lost by six wickets.
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Toss Prediction
Nepal won the toss and elected to field first in their opening game and it could be a tactic they repeat if given the chance, despite their defeat.
Weather Report
As with the previous matches, the forecast for Kirtipur is for cool but dry conditions. The chance of rain does go up a little in the evening, but it is only expected to be cloudy.
Pitch Condition
Kirtipur tends to produce low-scoring matches, and that has been the case so far in this series too.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Nepal vs United States ODI, ICC WC League 2.
Nepal Team News & Playing 11
NEP Team News
Sushan Bhari bowled well on his ODI debut last time out, while Avinash Bohara also made his first appearance in the format for Nepal. Paras Khadka opened the batting with captain Gyanendra Malla, which meant wicket-keeper-batsman Binod Bhandari featuring further down the order.
NEP Key Players
Sandeep Lamichhane: Wicketless last time out, but the teenager has established himself as Nepal’s best-known cricket star and arrived on the back of some good form in the Big Bash League.
Paras Khadka: Bowled tidily but then was out cheaply with the bat. Given he hit his first ODI century las year, he will be keen to get back to his best form as quickly as possible.
Karan KC: The bowler arrived in fine form with the ball after December’s Pokhara Premier League and continued that with two early wickets on his way to figures of 4-47 last time out.
NEP Team Form
This is Nepal’s first ODI series since coming from behind to beat the UAE 2-1 in a bilateral contest in January 2019. They started this Tri-Nation Series with a good bowling performance, led by Karan KC (4-47) and Sushan Bhari (3-14) as they restricted Oman to 197/9 but some late hitting made the difference as Nepal could only reach 179 all out in reply – Sharad Vesawkar top-scoring with 55.
Nepal Predicted Playing 11
Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla (c), Sharad Vesawkar, DS Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Binod Bhandari (wk), Rohit Paudel, Karan KC, Abinash Bohara, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sushan Bhari
USA Team News & Playing 11
USA Team News
Though they have travelled with an unchanged squad from their last series, in the UAE, the USA changed their bowling attack around last time out after defeat to Scotland in their previous game. All three players to come into the team – Elmore Hutchinson, Karima Gore and Timil Patel – bowled tidily, but all three were wicketless and Cameron Stevenson could be among those in line for a recall.
USA Key Players
Aaron Jones: Has led the American batting so far, with three half-centuries on his way to 358 runs in nine innings so far in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.
Saurabh Netravalkar: The USA captain has now taken 13 wickets in nine matches and boasts an impressive economy rate of just 3.29 runs per over to lead the American bowling.
Steven Taylor: Scored a half-century against Scotland in the previous match, while his wicket against Oman last time out was his ninth in as many Cricket World Cup League 2 matches.
USA Team Form
The USA sit top of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 table, with six wins and three defeats in total so far. They won the UAE Tri-Nation Series but lost to Scotland in their final match – their only defeat there – and then started this series with a loss too.
Ian Holland’s half-century helped them to 213 from their 50 overs, but Oman chased it down for the loss of just four wickets, to win with three balls to spare.
USA Predicted Playing 11
Xavier Marshall, Aaron Jones, Steven Taylor, Monank Patel, Ian Holland, Akshay Homraj (wk), Elmore Hutchinson, Timil Patel, Cameron Hutchinson, Rusty Theron, Saurabh Netravalkar (c)
Nepal vs USA Head to Head
This will be the first time these two teams have met in ODI cricket.
🏆 Nepal vs USA Prediction
USA have enjoyed some good form in this tournament so far and they will be keen to bounce back to winning ways against a Nepal team still finding their feet.
Feb 08, 2020
09:15 IST / 3:45 GMT
Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground - Kathmandu, Nepal
ICC WC League 2 
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