Nepal vs Malaysia in ACC Premier Cup 2023

Nepal vs Malaysia in ACC Premier Cup 2023 is the first match of this tournament. Nepal will play against Malaysia at TU Ground on 18th April. As Nepal is hosting the 2023 ACC Men’s Premier Cup, so Nepal will have the home-ground advantages and will be looking to win the match along with the tournament.

In this article, we will look through the chances of Nepal winning the match against Malaysia and also we will analyze the previous performance of both teams with their head-to-head results. We will also include the pitch report of the Nepal vs Malaysia match of ACC Premier Cup 2023 in TU Internation Ground.

Nepal’s Current Form and Performance

Nepal is currently in its best form till date. They have won 11 out of 12 matches recently in ICC CWC League 2 games. Also, Nepal has won the practice match against Oman making their win 12 in 13 previous ODI matches.

Looking at the performance of Nepal, they are performing excellently in recent days. Nepal has won all the matches recently on the home ground and lost 1 match that was held in UAE. As ACC Premier Cup 2023 will be played in Nepal so there is a high chance that Nepal will lead the points table and will qualify for the Asia Cup 2023 that will be held in Pakistan.

Nepal vs Malaysia Head to Head

Nepal vs Malaysia match was played 10 times where Nepal won 9 matches and Malaysia won just 1 match. In these 10 matches, 9 matches were T20 and 1 match was 30 over. Nepal has won 8 T20 matches against Malaysia and one 30-over match.

Check out the other matches of Nepal in the ACC Premier Cup.

Pitch Report of TU Ground for Nepal vs Malaysia

TU Ground is also known as Kritipur Cricket Ground. The ground favors the batsman to score the run. The Highest runs scored on this ground is 310 by UAE in CWC League 2 2023. And in the T20, 238 runs were scored by Nepal against the Netherlands.

The ground also favors the spinners. Spinners can get a good spin in TU ground. The highest number of wickets in this ground was taken by Sandeep Lamichanne with 6 wickets giving just 16 runs against the USA in an ODI match. The fast bowler has also taken some advantage of this ground. Karan Kc has taken 5 wickets in a T20I match against PNG.

Nepal vs Malaysia in ACC Premier Cup 2023: Can Nepal Win?

In the first match of ACC Premier Cup 2023, Nepal and Malaysia will be playing on the 18th of April. Nepal will be looking to win the match by a big margin as Nepal has a strong record against Malaysia. Whereas Malaysia will be looking to take revenge against Nepal to improve their head-to-head record against Nepal.

Nepal has a high chance to win this match against Malaysia by looking at the head-to-head results and current performance of Nepal. Also, we have seen the winning streak of Nepal on the home ground. So, Nepal will have a clear edge over Malaysia in this ACC Premier Cup 2023.

Nepal vs Malaysia Squad for ACC Premier Cup 2023

Nepal’s Squad: Nepal has not released their final squad for ACC Men’s Premier Cup but has released 21 players Preliminary Squad List. The final list will be published on the 16th or 17th of April.

Squad of Nepal:

Nepal has recently released the list of squads. The list of players in the squad is given below:

• ROHIT PAUDEL(C)
• GULSHAN JHA
• KUSHAL BHURTEL
• KARAN KC
• AASIF SHEIKH
• SANDEEP LAMICHHANE
• GYANENDRA MALLA
• BHIM SHARKI
• KUSHAL MALLA
• PRATISH GC
• AARIF SHEIKH
• LALIT RAJBANSHI
• SOMPAL KAMI
• DIPENDRA SINGH AIREE

Squad of Malaysia:

• Ahmad Faiz (c)
• Virandeep Singh (vc, wk)
• Muhammad Amir
• Wan Azam
• Syed Aziz
• Rizwan Haider
• Khizar Hayat
• Sharvin Muniandy
• Anwar Rahman
• Nazril Rahman
• Fitri Sham
• Muhamad Syahadat
• Vijay Unni
• Muhammad Wafiq

In conclusion, Nepal will be looking to win the match, Nepal vs Malaysia in ACC Premier Cup 2023.

You can see the match score here: Nepal vs Malaysia