Canada vs Nepal: ODI preview from Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)

Before a ball is bowled, Canada vs Nepal is already an ODI argument at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1). ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 lists 137th Match for Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 05:30 am. The preview below stays with this fixture — who bowls the new ball, who has to bat through it, and why Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) asks for that job.

Shreyas Movva is the matchup this ODI keeps circling back to at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1). ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 runs from Thursday, 15 February 2024 at 03:30 am to Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 11:59 pm. 137th Match is not a standalone.

Match snapshot

• Fixture: 137th Match
• Series: ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2
• Format: ODI
• Venue: Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)
• Date and time: Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 05:30 am
• Status: Yet to start
• Canada: Canada Men T20
• Nepal: Nepal Men ODI

The 137th Match score stays on the live scoreboard.

Who has to win their hour

Saad Bin Zafar sets the field for Canada. At Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), that first-hour field is the plan for this ODI.

Canada squad to follow: Navneet Dhaliwal (All-Rounder), Shreyas Movva (Wicket Keeper), Ravinderpal Singh (All-Rounder), Nicholas Kirton (Batsman), Saad Bin Zafar (All-Rounder), Harsh Thaker (All-Rounder), Dilon Heyliger (Bowler), Kaleem Sana (Bowler).

Navneet Dhaliwal, Shreyas Movva, Ravinderpal Singh carry the batting job for Canada. Nepal carry it for Nepal. In this ODI between them at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), one partnership that lasts is worth more than three starts.

What Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) asks of this ODI

Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) shows its hand in the first hour. If the new ball moves, the top order has to leave. If it sits up, the opening stand can settle the day before the change bowlers arrive. Canada and Nepal play that surface on this date, not a generic one.

Fifty overs at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) split into a powerplay, a middle, and a death. Canada and Nepal win it in the phase where the fifth bowler is hiding.

What 137th Match does to ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

If Canada win at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), their XI tends to stay for the next ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 game. If Nepal lose, every low score becomes a selection argument. That is the stake in this 2026 ODI.

Canada want the new ball to ask a question or the top order to survive it. Nepal want the opposite hour. Follow the passage, not only the headline total, on the live page once 137th Match starts.