| 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 12 – 22 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series in May was the eighteenth round of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament, which took place in Nepal from 12 to 22 May 2026.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series contested by the men's national teams of Nepal, Scotland and the United States.[3][4] The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[5][6] The Cricket Association of Nepal announced the fixtures on 7 April 2026.[7][8] All matches were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.[9][10]
Squads
 Nepal[11] |
 Scotland[12] |
 United States[13] |
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Warm-up matches
Scotland and the United States each played two warm-up matches against Nepal A before the League 2 fixtures at Mulpani International Cricket Ground.[14][15][16] The warm-up fixtures were originally scheduled to begin on 6 May 2026,[17][18] but were rescheduled to 7 May due to weather constraints.[19][20]
Warm-up matches
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Nepal A won by 45 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Hem Raj Bhatta (Nep) and Himal Giri (Nep) Player of the match: Dev Khanal (Nepal A) |
- Nepal A won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mayan Yadav 72 (80) Milind Kumar 2/39 (8.1 overs) |
Nepal A won by 3 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Ram Kailash Yadav (Nep) and Ujjwal Regmi (Nep) Player of the match: Mayan Yadav (Nepal A) |
- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
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Nepal A won by 9 runs (DLS method) Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Hem Raj Bhatta (Nep) and Ujjwal Regmi (Nep) Player of the match: Sundeep Jora (Nepal A) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.[21]
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Nepal A won by 7 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Ram Kailash Yadav (Nep) Player of the match: Sundeep Jora (Nepal A) |
- Nepal A won the toss and elected to bat.
League 2 series
1st ODI
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Scotland won by 2 runs (DLS method) Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Faisal Afridi (Pak) Player of the match: Brad Currie (Sco) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nepal were set a revised target of 221 runs from 39 overs due to rain.
2nd ODI
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Scotland won by 2 runs (DLS method) Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Brandon McMullen (Sco) |
- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- United States were set a revised target of 249 runs from 32 overs due to rain.
- Mohammad Mohsin (USA) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
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Nepal won by 9 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Faisal Afridi (Pak) Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nep) |
- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ishan Pandey (Nep) made his ODI debut.[22]
- Saiteja Mukkamalla captained United States in ODIs for the first time.
4th ODI
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Nepal won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Lalit Rajbanshi (Nep) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ollie Jones (Sco) made his ODI debut.
- Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep) became the fastest bowler to take 150 wickets in men's ODIs, in terms of matches played (73) and deliveries bowled (3,973).[23][24]
5th ODI
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United States won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Saurabh Netravalkar (USA) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
6th ODI
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Nepal won by 122 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Faisal Afridi (Pak) Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Nep) |
- United States won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
- Saiteja Mukkamalla captained United States in their second, third and fourth matches of the series.
- Monank Patel was the captain for the first ODI while Saiteja Mukkamalla was the captain for the rest of the series.
References
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- "Jones and English Included for Scotland's Tour of Nepal". Cricket Scotland. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- "Appidi's maiden call-up headlines USA squad as Mukkamalla named deputy". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- "Nepal Cricket Association to Host ODI Series Featuring Oman, Scotland, and USA". Ratopati. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- "नेपाल 'ए' क्रिकेट टोलीले तीन देशसँग एक दिवसीय खेल खेल्ने" [Nepal ‘A’ cricket team will play one-day matches with three countries]. Nepal Press (in Nepali). 9 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
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- "नेपाल 'ए' क्रिकेट टिमले पनि ओमान, स्कटल्यान्ड र अमेरिकासँग खेल्ने" [Nepal ‘A’ cricket team will also play with Oman, Scotland, and America]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). 9 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- @CricketNep (6 May 2026). "Nepal 'A' take on Scotland & USA starting tomorrow! | Revised fixtures due to weather constraints" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- "Cricket Series Schedule Changed Due to Weather". Ratopati. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- Nischal, Tiwari (9 May 2026). "Sundeep Jora's 83 not out steers Nepal A past Scotland in rain-hit thriller". Cricnepal. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- Nischal Tiwari (16 May 2026). "Ishan Pandey becomes Nepal men's 44th ODI player against USA". Cricnepal. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- "Sandeep Lamichhane sets world record for fastest 150 ODI wickets". The Kathmandu Post. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- "Records | ODI matches | Bowling records | Fastest to 150 wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2026.