Ireland, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, and Oman are currently competing in a Quadrangular T20I series. On Monday, Ireland took on Nepal at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman. A heartwarming gesture from the Nepal wicketkeeper Aasif Sheikh during the match caught the attention of fans.
Sheikh decided to not run out Ireland’s Andy McBrine, who accidenatally collided with Nepal pacer Kamal Singh Airee, while attempting to take a single during the 19th over. The on-air commentators appreciated Aasif for upholding the spirit of cricket.
“I’ve got goosebumps here in the commentary box because that’s a touching moment. It was accidental, and he could have run him out here, and Aasif Sheikh has said No, he’s not going to do it because of the spirit of the game. That’s your nominee for the Spirit of Cricket Award for 2022 for the ICC.”, one of the commentators said.
Watch the video here:
Hopefully this moment will win “ @ICC Spirit of the Year” award for @CricketNep. @CricketBadge was spot on with his comments in the commentary box.
A moment to cherish for @Sandeep25 . Well done #Cricket @cricketireland #OmanCricket @ICC @momocricket pic.twitter.com/FvqMTGnJO5
— Abhishek Shekhawat (@abhi07cricket) February 14, 2022
Match Summary:
Ireland 127 (George Dockrell 28, Curtis Campher 20; Dipendra Singh Airee 4/21) defeated Nepal 111/9 (Dipendra Singh Airee 28, Aasif Sheikh 23; Andy McBrine 2/13, Barry McCarthy 2/16).
Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers Set To Begin
Meanwhile, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Qualifier A will begin on February 18 in Oman, with Nepal facing the hosts in the first match. Philippines, Nepal, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Oman, Bahrain and Canada are the teams competing in the T20 World Cup Qualifier A. The top two teams will advance to the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
Similarly, the top two teams from the other set of 8 teams ( Hong Kong, Jersey, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Uganda, United States, Zimbabwe) will also qualify for the main event of the T20 World Cup. These nations will compete in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup- Qualifier B, which will be played in Zimbabwe, from July 11 to 17, 2022.
