Player of the Match
Player of the Match

11.5-pm That's that, then. Nepal go out of the Asia Cup, but they go out having shown a glimpse of the potential their young squad has in abundance. India move into the Super Four alongside. Who will join them from Group B? We'll find out tomorrow when Afghanistan take on Sri Lanka. Do join us for that. Until then, goodbye!

Rohit Sharma, winning captain and Player of the Match: "To start with, there were some nerves, but once I got my eye in, I wanted to cash in and get my team home. [On the flick-sweep:] I just wanted to chip it over short fine leg, there was no intention to clear deep backward square leg, but bats these days are so good. When we came here, in the back of our mind we knew what our [World Cup] 15 would look like, except maybe one or two spots. We can't really look too much into these two games, one was washed out, but luckily we got to bat in the first game and bowl in this one. We haven't been at our best, but a few guys are coming out after months out of the game. Once we move ahead in the Super Fours, there's no room for complacency. First game, under pressure, Hardik and Ishan got us into a good position. Today our bowling was okay, but fielding was below-par."

Rohit Paudel: "Our openers did a very good job for us. In the middle order we could have done better. We were maybe 30-40 short. If we had done better in that phase, we could have got 260-270. In the last 4-5 months our lower order has done a great job, we are very proud of them. I think in these conditions it was really hard because of the dew, but our bowlers did really well."

Shubman Gill: "Quite disappointed with the way I got out day before yesterday. Important that I finished it off tonight with Rohit bhai, and we did it. He likes to take the bowlers on aerial, and I like to hit more boundaries than sixes, so we complement each other."

Arnab: "We dodged a bullet there in the Pakistan match. A sub par total batting first and then a wet ball in the 2nd innings...this ind vs nep match is a good example..."

11.31pm Phew. A long, long day even though we've only had 68.3 overs of actual play. But a result at the end of it despite all the rain. And India will be relieved, even though the margin is a comprehensive 10 wickets. They were off-colour on the field, dropping multiple catches including three in the first five overs, and things could have gotten tricky before their openers put the game to bed. A creditable display from Nepal, particularly with the bat. And they had the worst of conditions with the ball, having to bowl with a wet ball for most of the innings, so you can't really judge them too harshly despite the punishment they took from Rohit and Gill.

20.1
4
Gulsan Jha to Shubman Gill, FOUR, and that is that. Drifts onto the pads, and Gill glances it neatly and very fine. No stopping that one, or this partnership once India were set their revised target

END OF OVER:
20 | 3 Runs | IND: 143/0 (2 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.15, RRR: 0.66)

  • Rohit Sharma74 (59b)
  • Shubman Gill63 (61b)
  • Kushal Malla3-0-11-0
  • Gulsan Jha1-0-7-0
19.6
0
Kushal Malla to Sharma, no run, yorker length close to off stump, squeezed out to short third
19.5
0
Kushal Malla to Sharma, no run, a bit of in-drift towards off stump, slightly cramping Rohit who was shaping for the cover drive. Defends to extra-cover instead
19.4
1
Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, 1 run, tossed up on off stump, clipped down to long-on
19.3
0
Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, no run, full-toss on off stump, driven straight to extra-cover
19.2
1
Kushal Malla to Sharma, 1 run, full outside off, clipped to long-on
19.1
1
Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, 1 run, looped up outside off, driven firmly to extra-cover, who misfields on the edge of the 30-yard circle. Paudel the fielder

India are just one hit away now. The final powerplay begins, for what it's worth, with five fielders allowed on the boundary.

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | IND: 140/0 (5 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.36, RRR: 1.25)

  • Rohit Sharma73 (56b)
  • Shubman Gill61 (58b)
  • Gulsan Jha1-0-7-0
  • Kushal Malla2-0-8-0
18.6
4
Gulsan Jha to Sharma, FOUR, lovely shot. Shortish, a bit of width, and he unfurls a flashing cut that just disappears to the point boundary
18.5
0
Gulsan Jha to Sharma, no run, bac of a length close to off stump, chopped towards backward point
18.4
0
Gulsan Jha to Sharma, no run, out of nowhere, Gulsan bowls a beauty. Back of a length in the corridor, and a bit of away movement and a lot of extra bounce to catch Rohit by surprise and beat his jabbing bat
18.3
1
Gulsan Jha to Shubman Gill, 1 run, back of a length close to off stump, punched to deep cover point
18.2
0
Gulsan Jha to Shubman Gill, no run, short outside off, hops and stabs firmly to backward point
18.1
2
Gulsan Jha to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, full on middle stump, clipped to the left of the diving midwicket fielder, and long-on has to run a long way to his right to cut it off

Gulsan Jha comes on for the first time.

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | IND: 133/0 (12 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.38, RRR: 2.40)

  • Rohit Sharma69 (53b)
  • Shubman Gill58 (55b)
  • Kushal Malla2-0-8-0
  • Karan KC4-0-26-0
17.6
0
Kushal Malla to Sharma, no run, quickish, drifts in towards middle stump, driven firmly back to the bowler
17.5
1
Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, 1 run, back of a length close to off stump, punched to long-off
17.4
1
Kushal Malla to Sharma, 1 run, ooh, nearly! Looks to make room and cut a length ball from off stump, ends up inside-edging it past his leg stump
17.3
0
Kushal Malla to Sharma, no run, quickish length ball on off stump, defended back to the bowler
17.2
1
Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, 1 run, flat, angling into leg stump, shapes to pull but it keeps a bit low, and he adjusts to punch with a straight bat to long-on
17.1
0
Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, no run, fires in a very full ball wide of off stump, left alone

Kushal. Left-arm round.

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | IND: 130/0 (15 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 2.50)

  • Rohit Sharma68 (50b)
  • Shubman Gill56 (52b)
  • Karan KC4-0-26-0
  • Sandeep Lamichhane4-0-39-0
16.6
6
Karan KC to Sharma, SIX, full outside off, and Rohit just stands there, clears his front leg a little, and swings through the line to launch it over long-off
16.5
1
Karan KC to Shubman Gill, 1 run, length ball close to off stump, but his lack of pace gives Gill the time to go on the back foot and cut it to deep point
16.4
1
Karan KC to Sharma, 1 run, length ball close to off stump, punched to the left of extra-cover
16.3
0
Karan KC to Sharma, no run, shortish and wide, but it stops on Rohit so he can't time the cut. Slapped to extra-cover
16.2
1
Karan KC to Shubman Gill, 1 run, full outside off, driven firmly to mid-off, where Paudel fumbles while attacking the ball, allowing the single
16.1
0
Karan KC to Shubman Gill, no run, looks to make room and Karan keeps it out of his reach with a full ball outside off. Left alone

Asia Cup (ODI)

Super Four
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND32141.753
SL3214-0.134
BAN3122-0.463
PAK3122-1.283
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK21034.76
IND21031.028
NEP2020-3.572
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL22040.594
BAN21120.373
AFG2020-0.91