The 2023 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was the 20th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament, which took place in the United Arab Emirates in February and March 2023.[1] It was a tri-nation series between United Arab Emirates, Nepal and Papua New Guinea with the matches played in the One Day International (ODI) format.[2][3][4] The World Cup League 2 tournament forms part of the qualification process for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[5]
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| Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 27 February – 6 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nepal's 42-run win against the UAE in the final match of the series kept them in contention for the third and final automatic place in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, and confirmed that the UAE would have to earn a place via the World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[6]
Squads
 Nepal[7] |  Papua New Guinea[8] |  United Arab Emirates[9] |
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On 1 March 2023, Nepal's Mousom Dhakal was ruled out of series due to a shoulder injury,[10] with Sandeep Lamichhane named as his replacement.[11]On 5 March 2023, Nepal's Kushal Bhurtel was ruled out of series due to an injury.[12]
Fixtures
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
4th ODI
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Riley Hekure (PNG) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[13]
6th ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.