Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    5.3 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 21/1
    6.1 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 25/2
    49.4 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 338/5
    23.4 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 111/3
    27.5 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 124/4
    not out
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    102
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    153.52
    49.6 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. 342/6
    Extras
    10 (lb 1, nb 2, w 7)
    TOTAL
    342/6 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Sompal Kami1018528.502610310
    Karan KC905416.00307130
    Gulsan Jha403508.7561131
    LN Rajbanshi1004804.80336001
    S Lamichhane1006916.90226200
    DS Airee604006.66144100
    K Bhurtel1010010.0022000
  • BATSMEN
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    0.5 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 10/1
    1.4 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 14/3
    0.6 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 10/2
    14.4 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. 73/4
    16.6 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 82/5
    21.3 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 91/7
    20.5 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 90/6
    23.2 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. 104/9
    21.5 A googly does the trick. Slow on a length, Lamichhane tried to heave it across over midwicket. Missed it all ends up 91/8
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    23.4 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 104/10
    Extras
    8 (lb 4, w 4)
    TOTAL
    104 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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Shaheen Shah Afridi502725.40205000
    Naseem Shah501713.40243020
    Haris Rauf511623.20222010
    Shadab Khan6.402744.05262110
    Mohammad Nawaz(3)201316.5071100

Match Notes

Nepal 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10K BhurtelAasif Sheikh
2nd0Aasif SheikhRK Paudel
3rd4Aarif SheikhAasif Sheikh
4th59Sompal KamiAarif Sheikh
5th9Sompal KamiGulsan Jha
6th8DS AireeGulsan Jha
7th1Kushal MallaGulsan Jha
8th0S LamichhaneKushal Malla
9th13Karan KCKushal Malla
10th0Karan KCLN Rajbanshi

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