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Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, NEP vs UAE 2026, Today Match Prediction
NEP vs UAE Win Probability
Toss Winner - Nepal won the toss and choose to bat first
United Arab Emirates beat Nepal by 6 wickets
Can Nepal take an early lead in the series?
- Nepal won 21 of the 33 T20I matches played at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur.
- UAE won the only match they played at Kirtipur.
- Nepal has batted first 15 times at Kirtipur, where they won 10 of those matches and lost only 4.
Nepal to win!
| Tournament: | United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal,2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Nepal, Nepal |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 29.4°C|Sunny |
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NEP vs UAE Match Prediction & Analysis
Nepal square off against the United Arab Emirates in a two match T20I series starting on Monday, 20th April. The venue for this first T20I match is Tribhuvan International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur and the scheduled start time is 4:45 PM IST.
Head to Head Record: Nepal and UAE faced off in 12 T20I matches till date, where Nepal holds the upperhand with 7 wins, while UAE managed to win 5 matches.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
NEP
W
L
L
L
W
NEP
148/3 in 17.0 8.71
ICCWCWARMUP
Nepal beat United Arab Emirates by 7 wickets145/6 in 20.0 7.25
UAE
L
L
W
L
L
UAE
150/7 in 20.0 7.5
ICC WCT20 2026
United Arab Emirates beat Canada by 5 wickets154/5 in 19.4 7.83
175/0 in 15.2 11.41
ICC WCT20 2026
New Zealand beat United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets173/6 in 20.0 8.65
148/3 in 17.0 8.71
ICCWCWARMUP
Nepal beat United Arab Emirates by 7 wickets145/6 in 20.0 7.25
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 2 Matches
TEAMS PREVIEW
Nepal Preview
After some heroic performances in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2026, where they ended the tournament with a seven-wicket win over Scotland, Nepal began their preparation for the 2028 T20 World Cup, and their journey starts here with this two-match series against UAE.
Dipendra Singh Airee will lead the side in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Paudel, who will join the side for the CWC League 2 starting in May. Airee is one of the key figures in the middle order with both bat and ball, having scored 232 runs and picked up 3 wickets in 11 matches against UAE.
In the top order, Kushal Bhurtel and Aarif Sheikh will open the innings, while Kushal Malla is back in the side and will likely slot in at number 3. Lokesh Bam and Gulshan Jha are the two designated finishers for Nepal.
In the bowling department, Sandeep Lamichhane is the key bowler to watch out for. He has 10 wickets against UAE in 7 matches. At Kirtipur, in 17 matches, he has picked up 34 wickets, averaging 2 wickets per match. Sher Malla, Nandan Yadav, and Sundeep Jora are the other bowlers in the Nepal lineup.
Nepal Predicted Playing XI:
Kushal Malla, Khushal Bhurtel, Aarif Sheikh (wk), Bashir Ahmad, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lokesh Bam, Gulshan Jha, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla, Nandan Yadav, Sundeep Jora.
Nepal Actual Playing XI:
Nandan Yadav, Sundeep Jora, Sandeep Lamichhane, Gulsan Jha, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Arjun Saud, Basir Ahmed, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Dipendra Singh Airee
United Arab Emirates Preview
UAE, on the other hand, had a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign where they managed to win only one of their four group games. Their only win came against Canada. They are likely to go in with a new set of players for this fixture.
Muhammad Waseem, who has scored past 2,000 runs in T20Is, will lead the side, while Alishan Sharafu and Aryansh Sharma, who had a good outing in the World Cup, are the key batters in the top order. Sohaib Khan brings in the experience with the bat in the middle and death overs with his big hitting; he has a strike rate of 135.
In the bowling department, UAE lacks a quality pace attack, led by Junaid Siddique, while Muhammad Jawadullah and Muhammad Farooq are the other two pace bowling options. In the spin department, left-arm spinner Syed Haider and right-arm off-spinner Dhruv Prasar are the two key bowlers who have picked up most of the wickets in the middle overs.
United Arab Emirates Predicted Playing XI:
Aryansh Sharma (wk), Muhammad Waseem (C), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Muhammad Arfan, Dhruv Parasar, Muhammad Farooq, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah.
United Arab Emirates Actual Playing XI:
Mohammad Waseem, Sohaib Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Arfan, Khuzaima Tanveer, Alishan Sharafu, Adeeb Usmani, Muhammad Zuhaib, Akshdeep Nath, Harpreet Singh
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
On Monday, April 20, 2026, Kirtipur is expected to experience sunny daytime conditions with a high of 27°C and a low of 17°C. There is a 35% chance of precipitation, accompanied by a light western wind at 8 mph.
NEP vs UAE Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
High Turn
The surface at Tribhuvan University Cricket Stadium offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score in T20I's played at this venue is 168.59. Fast bowlers will have to rely on their variations to be effective and economical, while spinners will get some turn and assistance from the surface as it is going to be a bit on the drier side. A score of around 175 will be par at this venue.
Toss: To Bat
Teams batting first won 18 of the 34 T20I's played at the Tribhuvan Cricket Ground and Nepal holds a good record at this venue while batting first. So we predict the team that win's the toss will opt to bat first here and defend a total.
NEP vs UAE
Winning Prediction
Nepal enter this contest as the favourites to win, playing at home they will know the conditions far better than UAE and they are also the in-form side heading into this T20I series. Expect a close contest with Nepal coming out on the winning side.
Nepal to win!
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