Malaysia Vs Nepal Match Preview & Prediction
Malaysia take on Nepal in the 1st game of this 5 match T20I Series. This will be the 4th H2H meeting between the 2 teams, with Nepal emerging victorious on all the previous 3 occasions. Nepal are the stronger of the 2 teams, with them ranked 16th on the ICC WT20I Team Rankings, whereas Malaysia are placed 12 positions lower at the 28th spot
Malaysia Vs Nepal Match Details:
Match: Malaysia Vs Nepal (MAL Vs NEP) Match 1, Nepal tour of Malaysia T20I Series, 2023
Venue: YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi
Date & Time: Monday, May 29, 2023, 08:30 AM IST
Malaysia Vs Nepal Pitch Report:
Run scoring hasn’t been easy at this venue with the average 1st innings total across the last 5 games being just the 88 runs. The team batting 1st has gone on to register wins in 3 out of the last 4 games here
Malaysia Vs Nepal Weather Forecast:
The Weather is likely to stay clear throughout the game
Malaysia Vs Nepal Top Performers H2H:
Sita-Rana-Magar (NEP), All Rounder- LHB/LAO:
Inns-3 | Runs- 88 | Avg- 29 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 18
Rubina Chhetry (NEP), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
Inns- 2 | Runs- 53 | Avg- 53 | Wkt- 1 | Avg- 21
Aisya Eleesa Firdauz (MAL), Bowler- RAM:
Inn- 1 | Wkt- 1 | Avg- 14 | SR- 18
Kabita Kunwar (NEP), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 6 | SR- 20
Malaysia Vs Nepal Top Performers at Venue:
Wan Julia (MAL), Batter- RHB:
Inns- 3 | Runs- 57 | Avg- 29
Winifred Duraisingam (MAL), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
Inns- 2 | Runs- 36 | Avg- 36 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 17
Kajal-Shrestha (NEP), Batter- RHB:
Inn- 1 | Runs- 26 | Avg- 26
Sangita Rai (NEP), Bowler- OS:
Inn- 1 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 1 | SR- 4
Malaysia Vs Nepal Top Picks:
Sita-Rana-Magar (NEP), All Rounder- LHB/LAO:
- She was the POTM in the previous H2H game for her all round brilliance: 4-0-16-1 & 30 runs
- She’s been terrific with the ball since the start of last year: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 15 | SR- 19
- She has a very good H2H record: Inns-3 | Runs- 88 | Avg- 29 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 18
Rubina Chhetry (NEP), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
- She had a terrific all-round outing in the previous H2H game: 20 runs & 4-0-9-1
- She was her team’s leading wicket-taker during the FairBreak Invitational Tournament held earlier this year: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 12 | SR- 13
- She’s Nepal’s 2nd highest run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 9 | Runs- 132 | Avg- 26
Winifred Duraisingam (MAL), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She’s been terrific at this venue: Inns- 2 | Runs- 36 | Avg- 36 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 17
- She’s Malaysia’s leading run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 22 | Runs- 396 | Avg- 20
- She’s picked 6 wickets at an average of 5 across her last 4 T20Is, going wicketless just once
Mas Elysa (MAL), All Rounder- RHB/RALB:
- She’s Malaysia’s 2nd highest run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 22 | Runs- 385 | Avg- 21
- She had a good all-round outing in her last game at this venue: 34 runs & 2-0-18-1
- She averages 43 with the bat across her last 3 outings
Malaysia Vs Nepal Differential Picks:
Mahirah Ismail (MAL), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
- She’s Malaysia’s 2nd highest wicket-taker this year: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 3 | SR- 12
- She’s gone wickets just once across her last 8 T20Is
- She returned with the best bowling figures in the previous game: 4-2-6-2
Aisya Eleesa Firdauz (MAL), Bowler- RAM:
- She returned with impressive figures of 4-0-11-1 in the previous game
- She returned with figures of 3-0-14-1 during her previous H2H game
- She’s the joint 2nd highest wicket-taker at this venue: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 13 | SR- 18
Kabita Kunwar (NEP), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She returned with brilliant figures of 4-1-9-1 in the previous H2H game
- She’s the 2nd highest wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 6 | SR- 20
- She’s Nepal’s leading wicket-taker since the start of last year: Inns- 10 | Wkts- 11 | Avg- 12 | SR- 15
Sangita Rai (NEP), Bowler- OS:
- She returned with career best figures of 2.5-0-6-4 during her last outing at this venue
- She’s picked 7 wickets at an average of 8.57 since the start of last year
- She was the 2nd highest wicket-taker during Nepal’s domestic T20 competition held earlier this year: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 5 | SR- 10
Malaysia Vs Nepal Safe Captaincy Picks:
Sita-Rana-Magar (NEP), All Rounder- LHB/LAO
Rubina Chhetry (NEP), All Rounder RHB/OS
Malaysia Vs Nepal Differential Captaincy Picks:
Winifred Duraisingam (MAL), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
Mahirah Ismail (MAL), All Rounder- RHB/OS
Malaysia Vs Nepal Base Team:
WK: Kajal-Shrestha
BAT: Indu Barma, Mas Elysa
AR: Sita-Rana-Magar, Winifred Duraisingam, Rubina Chhetry, Mahirah Ismail
BOWL: Sangita Rai, Aisya Eleesa Firdauz
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