NEP vs OMA Today Match Prediction and Betting Tips, Odds and Live Score

NEP vs OMA Match Prediction & Analysis

Oman and Nepal cricket team will lock horns for the semifinal game of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 on 10th September, 2026. The venue for this match is Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur and the scheduled start time is 7:00 IST.

Nepal are coming off a surprise loss to Hong Kong in the last group stage game, while Oman enter the contest as the second-best side of the respective group. It would be an opportunity for both teams to get a win and earn the ticket to Men’s Asia Cup 2027.

H2H history: Nepal and Oman have played each other ten times. Nepal emerged victorious on six occasions and Oman won four games.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

NEP

L W W W L

HKG

261/7 in 50.0 5.22

ACCMPC

Hong Kong, China beat Nepal by 15 runs 08 Sep 2026

NEP

246/10 in 49.1 5

NEP

193/5 in 41.0 4.71

ACCMPC

Nepal beat Saudi Arabia by 5 wickets 06 Sep 2026

SDA

190/10 in 49.2 3.85

MAL

103/10 in 32.3 3.17

ACCMPC

Nepal beat Malaysia by 6 wickets 03 Sep 2026

NEP

106/4 in 21.4 4.89

BHR

87/10 in 36.2 2.39

ACCMPC

Nepal beat Bahrain by 7 wickets 31 Aug 2026

NEP

88/3 in 21.0 4.19

NED

173/2 in 37.5 4.57

ICCCWCLT

Netherlands beat Nepal by 8 wickets

25 Feb 2024

NEP

172/10 in 49.3 3.47

OMA

L L W W L

OMA

143/10 in 34.5 4.11

ACCMPC

United Arab Emirates beat Oman by 49 runs 08 Sep 2026

UAE

192/10 in 48.1 3.99

KUW

256/6 in 49.4 5.15

ACCMPC

Kuwait beat Oman by 4 wickets 05 Sep 2026

OMA

252/7 in 50.0 5.04

OMA

276/5 in 40.3 6.81

ACCMPC

Oman beat Qatar by 5 wickets 02 Sep 2026

QAT

272/9 in 50.0 5.44

OMA

316/9 in 50.0 6.32

ACCMPC

Oman beat Singapore by 131 runs

30 Aug 2026

SGP

185/10 in 42.3 4.35

OMA

179/10 in 38.1 4.69

OMA vs GOA

Goa beat Oman by 126 runs 17 Aug 2026

GOA

305/8 in 50.0 6.1

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nepal Preview

Nepal enter the contest on the back of a 15-run defeat to Hong Kong in their final group-stage game. Despite the loss, they finished top of the table with three wins. Chasing 262, Nepal were bowled out 15 runs short, with Ishan Pandey top-scoring with 90 and Asif Sheikh contributing 44.

Before that, Nepal had won their first three games convincingly. They bowled out Saudi Arabia for 190 before chasing down the target with nine overs to spare, with Sandeep Lamichhane and Dipendra Singh Airee taking three wickets each. They then beat the hosts by six wickets after bowling them out for 103, while Bahrain were dismissed for just 87 in the opening game, a target Nepal chased with 29 overs to spare.

Nepal are now one win away from qualifying for the Men’s ODI Asia Cup for only the second time. They face Oman in the semi-final, with the winner securing a place in the 2027 Asia Cup.

Dipendra Singh Airee will be one to watch. He was Nepal’s leading run-scorer in the CWC League Two, accumulating 790 runs. He has also made an impact with the ball. Sandeep Lamichhane has been Nepal’s standout bowler in the tournament, leading the wicket-takers’ chart with 13 wickets in four innings at an average of 6.11. Lalit Rajbanshi has also chipped in with seven wickets.

Key player: Dipendra Singh Airee

Bowler to watch: Sandeep Lamichhane

Betting pick: Dipendra Singh Airee to score over 35 runs.

Nepal Predicted Playing XI:

Arjun Kumal, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Dev Khanal, Ishan Pandey, Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Karan KC, Gulsan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Sher Malla

Nepal Actual Playing XI:

Basir Ahmed, Sandeep Lamichhane, Aasif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Dev Khanal, Sher Malla

Oman Preview

Oman head into the contest on the back of a disappointing outing against UAE in their final group-stage game. Chasing 193, they were bowled out for 143 to suffer their second successive defeat. Despite the setbacks, Oman finished strongly enough to secure a place in the semi-finals. Earlier, they lost to Kuwait after failing to defend 252, with Kuwait completing the chase with two balls to spare.

Oman’s campaign had started brightly, though. They registered a convincing win over Singapore after posting 316/9, the highest total of the tournament, before bowling them out for 185. They then chased down 273 against Qatar, with the two victories putting them in a strong position to qualify for the semi-finals.

Hammad Mirza could be a player to watch. He scored 173 runs in four innings in the Premier Cup 2026. Captain Vinayak Shukla has also been consistent, scoring 167 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 119.29. He will be keen to continue that form and is backed to score over 25 runs in the upcoming contest. Hassnain Shah will be another key player for Oman, having taken 10 wickets in the ongoing competition.

Key player: Vinayak Shukla

Bowler to watch: Hassnain Shah

Betting pick: Vinayak Shukla to score over 25 runs.

Oman Predicted Playing XI:

H Mirza (wk), H U Wahab, J Singh, V Shukla (c), Z Islam, J Ramanandi, S Rahim, U Shakeel, W Ali, S Ahmed, S Bukkapatnam, F Shah, H A Shah, M Imran, S Sanjeev

Oman Actual Playing XI:

Hasnain Ul Wahab, Imran Muhammed, Vinayak Shukla, Jatinder Singh, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Karan Sonavale, Jiten Ramanandi, Mujibur Imran Ali, Jay Odedra, Hassnain Ali Shah

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at Kuala Lumpur on 10th September is expected to be cloudy with a high of 33°C and a low of 26°C, along with a 20% chance of rain and north winds at 11 kph.

NEP vs OMA Pitch Report

The surface at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, is a good one for batting and should offer consistent conditions across both innings. Oman crossed the 300-run mark on this pitch in the opening game, while 253 is the highest successful chase at the venue. The average first-innings score in the last five List-A matches here is 226. Overall, it is a decent batting surface, but batters will need to apply themselves and play sensibly.

Score prediction:

If Nepal bat first - 270-290 runs

If Oman bat first - 240-250 runs

Toss: To Bat

In the last five Men’s ODIs at this venue, chasing sides have won three games, suggesting that chasing can be a good option. However, the surface tends to slow down as the game progresses, making a target of 250-plus a challenging one to chase. Only once has a total above 250 been successfully chased here. Both teams have enjoyed success while batting first and are likely to prefer setting a target in this fixture.

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