UAE vs Nepal 2nd T20 Prediction

UAE Team News

With Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza and Rameez Shahzad suspended due to comments they made on social media, Mohammad Naveed is leading the team. After a good all-round performance to win the first game in this series, they could be unchanged for the second game.

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Shaiman Anwar scored a century in the series against Papua New Guinea and continued his good T20 international form with 59 from 38 balls as the UAE won the first match. He hit five fours and two sixes in his innings and now has 847 runs in his T20 international career – more than any other Emirati international.

With the ball, Mohammad Naveed claimed 2-19 from his four overs to prove his worth. He was also the top wicket-taker in the Everest Premier League before Christmas, in Nepal, and has played in franchise tournaments across the globe.

Sultan Ahmed (2-26) and Zahoor Khan (2-17) also chipped in with two wickets apiece, while Amir Hayat continued his own wicket-taking form with 1-34. He also took 2-26 against Australia in October and claimed six wickets in the ODI series against Nepal.

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Victory in the first match was the UAE’s first in three T20 matches, but the last two were against Australia and New Zealand in October. The former was granted official status, whereas the latter was viewed purely as a warm-up game. Against Australia, the UAE posted 117/6 from 20 overs and lost by seven wickets, while against New Zealand they came up 37 runs short in reply to 161/4.

They had previously won all five games in Kuwait in the Western Sub Region section of the ICC World Twenty20 Asian Qualifier. They then beat Qatar in the final as Zahoor Khan took 3-16 with the ball and Ghulam Shabber hit 63 from 46 balls to lead them to a nine-wicket win.

Against Nepal, it was Shaiman Anwar who was their top run scorer, hitting 59, before Mohammad Naveed led the bowling with 2-19 as they restricted Nepal to 132/7 in reply to 153/6.