Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Nepal Crush Oman by 87 Runs in Premier Cup Semifinal
Nepal played Oman in a cricket semi-final.
The match was important because the winner would reach the tournament final.
Nepal batted first and scored 147 runs.
Oman then struggled and was dismissed for only 60 runs.
This gave Nepal an 87-run victory.
Dipendra Singh Airee scored 51 runs for Nepal.
Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets.
Many people in India searched for the match online, causing a large Google Trends spike.
Nepal defeated Oman by 87 runs in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup semi-final.
Nepal scored 147 after batting first, while Oman were bowled out for 60.
Dipendra Singh Airee made 51 off 76 balls for Nepal.
Sandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets for 9 runs.
The match drove more than 20,000 Google searches for “Nepal vs Oman” in India, up 1,000%.
- Who
- Nepal and Oman played in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup semi-final.
- What
- Nepal defeated Oman by 87 runs and advanced to the final.
- When
- The Google Trends snapshot was captured on September 10; the match began at 7 a.m. IST on Thursday.
- Where
- Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
- Why
- The match was a knockout semi-final with a place in the tournament final at stake.
- Result
- Nepal beat Oman by 87 runs.
- Nepal score
- 147 runs.
- Oman score
- 60 runs.
- Top Nepal batter
- Dipendra Singh Airee: 51 off 76 balls.
- Top Nepal bowler
- Sandeep Lamichhane: 3 wickets for 9 runs.
- Google search interest
- “Nepal vs Oman” exceeded 20,000 searches in India and rose 1,000%.
- Venue
- Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur.