The 2021–22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Nepal from 28 March to 4 April 2022.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Nepal along with Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.[2] The matches were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. On 12 March 2022, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) confirmed all the fixtures.[3]
Before the tri-nation series, Nepal played two One Day International (ODI) matches against Papua New Guinea.[4] Papua New Guinea won both of the matches, winning by six runs in the first ODI and by three wickets in the second one.[5] In the tri-nation series, Nepal became the first team to qualify for the final, after winning their first three matches.[6] Papua New Guinea joined Nepal in the final of the tri-series, after Malaysia lost heavily to Nepal in the final round-robin match.[7] Nepal defeated Papua New Guinea in the final by 50 runs to win the tournament with a 100% winning record.[8] Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee, who was named player of match in the final for an all-round display in which he scored a half-century and took 4 wickets, was also named player of the series.[9]
| Series Name: | Papua New Guinea cricket team in Nepal in 2021–22 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Nepal.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Nepal |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg |
| Team2 Name: | Papua New Guinea |
| From Date: | 25 |
| To Date: | 26 March 2022 |
| Team1 Captain: | Sandeep Lamichhane |
| Team2 Captain: | Assad Vala |
| No Of Odis: | 2 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Rohit Paudel (161) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Charles Amini (112) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Sompal Kami (5) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Norman Vanua (5) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Charles Amini (PNG) |
| Series: | 2021–22 Nepal Tri-Nation Series |
| Date: | 28 March – 4 April 2022 |
| Place: | Nepal |
| Result: | won the tournament |
| Player Of Series: | Dipendra Singh Airee |
| Captain1: | Ahmad Faiz |
| Captain2: | Sandeep Lamichhane |
| Captain3: | Assad Vala |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Runs1: | Ahmad Faiz (176) |
| Runs2: | Dipendra Singh Airee (255) |
| Runs3: | Tony Ura (190) |
| Wickets1: | Pavandeep Singh (6) |
| Wickets2: | Karan KC (13) |
| Wickets3: | Kabua Morea (8) |
Nepal added Rohit Paudel to their T20I squad on 28 March 2022.[13]
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