United States of America vs Nepal Prediction: Nepal need a great comeback

United States of America and Nepal are going head to head in the Match 42 of ICC Cricket World Cup League Two at Praire View Ground, Houston, USA on 02 November, 2024. Nepal need a great comeback in this tournament. Who will win this game of cricket?

The team of USA has been showing good form in the league as they have won 7 out of their 11 games without any sorts of struggle. In the last game, they successfully chased a target of 318 runs in 44 overs. Monank Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, and Utkarsh Srivatsa scored 52, 49 and 67 runs respectively however, they could not finish the match. The bowlers had given away 317 runs in 50 overs. Netravalkar and Jasdeep Singh had got 2 wickets each, but the bowling had been loose as they gave away more than 7 runs per over. Noshtush Kenjige had done well to give away just 49 runs with 1 wicket.

Smit Patel, Andries Gous, Monank Patel, Saitejja Mukkamala, Utkarsh Srivatsa, Van Schlayk, Jasdeep Singh, Sanjay Krishnamurthi Harmeet Singh, Noshtosh Kenjige, Shayan Jahangir

Nepal chased down the target of 154 runs in the previous match by scoring 157/5 within 30 overs.

Aarif Sheikh has played a key role at the start, but Kushal Bhurtel and Gulshan Jha scored 25 each from the lower end to help the team win. The Nepalese bowlers did a great job in restricting their opponents to 154 runs, with the best bowling performance by Sandeep Lamichchame, taking 3 wickets for 45 runs. Two other key contributors among the bowlers included Karan KC and Sampal Karni along with Gulshan Jha. 

Anil Sha, Aarif Sheilh, Kushal Malla, Rohit Paudel, Khushal Bhurtel, Gulshan Jha, Aasif Sheikh, Karan KC, Sampal Karni, Sandeep Lamichchame, Dipendra Airee

The top five batsmen of the USA cricket team have been playing very well, while the bowling has been conceding runs to the opposition. Nepal's batting seems to be under pressure, while its bowling has been unpredictable despite consistency. On current form and momentum, this is likely to be a match won by the USA cricket team.