- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 An excellent catch behind the stumps by Aasif Sheikh. A length ball, bowled at 132kph and angling across. Fakhar plants his front foot down the ground instead of towards the ball and throws his hands at it. A thick outside edge to the left of the wicketkeeper who stretches himself to grab it with both hands 21/16.1 a direct hit and it looks out. In fact, Imam has already started walking back. Was full around off and Imam drove it well towards mid-off, perhaps too well for a quick single. Paudel took a step to his right, fielded the ball and nailed the direct hit. The bails were off even before Imam put in the dive 25/249.4 Babar holes out at long-off. He grimaces and walk back but the crowd pour their appreciation and he gets a warm reception as he makes it back towards the dressing room. Ball was full outside off, Babar went across and tried to launch it but got it from the thick outside edge. Good catch in front by Jora 338/523.4 a direct hit but
I think Rizwan was in. Drops it towards covers and sets off. The fielder picks up the ball, turns around and hits the stumps direct at the non-striker's end. We are checking upstairs and Rizwan is out! His bat and both feet were in the air as he took evasive action to get out of the line of the ball. Reminded me of Misbah's run-out against India from all those years ago. "Nelson has struck!" Thilak tells me 111/327.5 caught at short third. Salman goes for the reverse sweep but fails to keep it down and Bhurtel takes a low, diving catch. Pakistan in trouble 124/449.6 Shadab goes for the same shot but edges it onto leg stump! Shadab premeditated and tried to paddle the full ball over fine leg, Sampal was too good this time. 342/6Extras10 (lb 1, nb 2, w 7)TOTAL342/6 (50 Overs, RR: 6.84)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Fakhar Zaman, 5.3 ov), 2-25 (Imam-ul-Haq, 6.1 ov), 3-111 (Mohammad Rizwan, 23.4 ov), 4-124 (Salman Agha, 27.5 ov), 5-338 (Babar Azam, 49.4 ov), 6-342 (Shadab Khan, 49.6 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sompal Kami 10 1 85 2 8.50 26 10 3 1 0 Karan KC 9 0 54 1 6.00 30 7 1 3 0 Gulsan Jha 4 0 35 0 8.75 6 1 1 3 1 LN Rajbanshi 10 0 48 0 4.80 33 6 0 0 1 S Lamichhane 10 0 69 1 6.90 22 6 2 0 0 DS Airee 6 0 40 0 6.66 14 4 1 0 0 K Bhurtel 1 0 10 0 10.00 2 2 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Shaheen has yet another first-over wicket. Not in the manner you would expect it, tough. It was strangle down the leg side, and Rizwan dived across to pouch it with both hands. A length ball down the leg side and Bhurtel could only get an edge on it 10/11.4 Naseem into the wickets now. A length ball in the channel, Aasif looks to drive without getting to the pitch of the ball, and the result is a thick outside edge and a regulation catch for Iftikhar at first slip 14/30.6 Two in two! And this is exactly how you would imagine Shaheen to take wickets with the new ball. Not exactly a yorker but quite full and then that swing into the batter. The ball thudded into Paudel's front pad well before he could bring his bat down. Shaheen didn't really even appeal, he knew it was out. Just a look at the umpire to do the formality. Still, Paudel opted for the review. He perhaps thought it was going down but as soon as he saw the first replay, he started walking back, without even waiting for the ball-tracking. It would have gone on to crash into off and middle 10/214.4 Haris dones it and dusts it! Aarif made room before the ball was delivered, Haris banged it on a length. Landed around middle and off, beat the flashing bat and rattled middle stump onto off. Haris leaps in delight. 73/416.6 Edged and Rizwan makes amends in style. He flew to the right and took it with both hands. Iftikhar was at first slip and was going down but Rizwan wasn't distracted. As for the ball, it was proper Test stuff. Length on off, Sompal tried to block it straight and got an outside edge. Pace: 145kph 82/521.3 what a catch by Fakhar! Full on the stumps, and Jha goes for a slog sweep. Gets a top edge towards deep midwicket. Fakhar charges in, dives forward and takes the catch mid-air. And he ensures he doesn't spill it as he hits the ground 91/720.5 Bowled 'im! A length ball around off that came in with the arm. Airee looks to defend but gets an inside edge that crashes into the stumps 90/623.2 Taken at mid-off! Shadab enticed the drive down the ground by slowing the googly down, landed it on off and turned it away. Kushal made a bit of room and tried to launch it over mid-off, who was in, but holes out there. 104/921.5 A googly does the trick. Slow on a length, Lamichhane tried to heave it across over midwicket. Missed it all ends up 91/823.4 Lbw given, Lalit reviews. Length ball landed in line and went straight. Lalit tried to work it across. Landed on middle, impact middle and leg, hitting leg stump. Game over 104/10Extras8 (lb 4, w 4)TOTAL104 all out (23.4 Overs, RR: 4.39)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Kushal Bhurtel, 0.5 ov), 2-10 (Rohit Paudel, 0.6 ov), 3-14 (Aasif Sheikh, 1.4 ov), 4-73 (Aarif Sheikh, 14.4 ov), 5-82 (Sompal Kami, 16.6 ov), 6-90 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 20.5 ov), 7-91 (Gulsan Jha, 21.3 ov), 8-91 (Sandeep Lamichhane, 21.5 ov), 9-104 (Kushal Malla, 23.2 ov), 10-104 (Lalit Rajbanshi, 23.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 5 0 27 2 5.40 20 5 0 0 0 Naseem Shah 5 0 17 1 3.40 24 3 0 2 0 Haris Rauf 5 1 16 2 3.20 22 2 0 1 0 Shadab Khan 6.4 0 27 4 4.05 26 2 1 1 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 2 0 13 1 6.50 7 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.10, Second Session 19.10-22.40
Match days
30 August 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Nepal 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 2 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 169 runs, 2 wickets)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (69 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Pakistan - 65/2 in 14.0 overs (Babar Azam 16, Mohammad Rizwan 24)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (Babar Azam 20, Mohammad Rizwan 26, Ex 4)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (130 balls), Extras 6
- Babar Azam: 50 off 72 balls (4 x 4)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (193 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Pakistan - 157/4 in 33.0 overs (Babar Azam 71, Iftikhar Ahmed 11)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Babar Azam 27, Iftikhar Ahmed 23, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 37.4 overs (228 balls), Extras 7
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 129 runs, 2 wickets)
- Iftikhar Ahmed: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Babar Azam: 100 off 109 balls (10 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 81 balls (Babar Azam 51, Iftikhar Ahmed 50, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 43.6 overs (266 balls), Extras 8
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 103 balls (Babar Azam 82, Iftikhar Ahmed 68, Ex 1)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 46.6 overs (284 balls), Extras 8
- Babar Azam: 150 off 129 balls (14 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 200 runs in 125 balls (Babar Azam 102, Iftikhar Ahmed 97, Ex 2)
- Iftikhar Ahmed: 100 off 67 balls (10 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 342/6 in 50.0 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 109)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 0.6: Review by Nepal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - RK Paudel (Struck down)
- Over 4.2: Review by Nepal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Sompal Kami (Upheld)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 7 wickets)
- Nepal: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (Aarif Sheikh 23, Sompal Kami 23, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Nepal - 73/3 in 14.0 overs (Aarif Sheikh 26, Sompal Kami 28)
- Nepal: 100 runs in 22.5 overs (137 balls), Extras 8
- Over 23.4: Review by Nepal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - LN Rajbanshi (Struck down)