- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.5 Shardul Thakur: golden arm. Strikes in his first over. On a good length and seams away against the inward angle. Bhurtel fiddles with it and edges it behind to Kishan, who makes no mistake this time. Relief for India 65/129.5 caught at short cover! Kohli makes amends for his mistake earlier in the innings. He was rushing the batter. Standing close in, he wanted to prevent chances of a single. The ball though was starting to balloon over him. Siraj's angle into the right-hander had Aasif playing into the leg side, but then the nip off the pitch takes the leading edge and loops up. Kohli spots it, moves to his right, leaps up, stretches a hand out over his head and comes up with a good grab 132/515.6 got him, the two-paced pitch does its thing. Flights this wide of off stump, and Sharki goes for the angled-bat cover drive with a lot of bottom hand. Only succeeds in inside-edging into his stumps 77/219.6 terrific catch from Rohit! Goes back to a length ball and looks to punch through the covers. Doesn't turn a lot, but he ends up playing slightly inside the line, and gets a thick edge that flies quickly towards Rohit's left thigh at slip. Takes it well - had very little reaction time there 93/321.5 Chipped to Siraj at mid-off! The spinners are doing the job for India. Fullish and darted across off stump from left-arm around. Malla aims to go over Siraj, but does not find enough elevation. 101/431.5 caught behind. Simple stuff from a class fast bowler. He pitches it up. It's cross-seam. Jha comes on the drive because he's been pretty happy to milk the angle across him. This time though all he manages is an edge through to Kishan 144/641.1 offcutter, and he's beaten Airee comprehensively here. Quick lbw decision, and the batter has reviewed it. Was looking to flick it without really moving his feet, and the offcutter slid past his inside edge to strike his pad. Looks quite plumb, striking him just inside the line of off stump and going on to hit middle stump according to ball-tracking. Lovely bit of bowling from Hardik to catch Airee off-balance 194/747.2 gone, that's an excellent catch from Kishan diving to his right. Shortish, rising ball in the corridor, and it gets big on Kami as he looks to steer it down to deep third. Thick edge, and it continues rising as Kishan throws himself to his right, so he has to raise his arms mid-dive to complete the catch 228/847.4 Nine down. Slower ball outside off, and Lamichhane begins running as soon as he slaps it to the left of Axar at extra-cover. Maybe he doesn't factor in the fact that Axar is left-handed. He's halfway down the pitch when he begins to turn back, and by then it's too late 229/948.2 bowled him, that's that. Nepal are all out for 230. Full, angling into off stump, and Rajbanshi plays entirely down the wrong line while attempting a wristy cover drive 230/10Extras9 (lb 6, w 3)TOTAL230 all out (48.2 Overs, RR: 4.75)Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Kushal Bhurtel, 9.5 ov), 2-77 (Bhim Sharki, 15.6 ov), 3-93 (Rohit Paudel, 19.6 ov), 4-101 (Kushal Malla, 21.5 ov), 5-132 (Aasif Sheikh, 29.5 ov), 6-144 (Gulsan Jha, 31.5 ov), 7-194 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 41.1 ov), 8-228 (Sompal Kami, 47.2 ov), 9-229 (Sandeep Lamichhane, 47.4 ov), 10-230 (Lalit Rajbanshi, 48.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Shami 7 0 29 1 4.14 27 2 0 1 0 Mohammed Siraj 9.2 1 61 3 6.53 33 8 2 1 0 HH Pandya 8 3 34 1 4.25 34 3 1 1 0 SN Thakur 4 0 26 1 6.50 13 2 1 0 0 RA Jadeja 10 0 40 3 4.00 29 1 0 0 0 Kuldeep Yadav 10 2 34 0 3.40 39 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (lb 1, w 5)TOTAL147/0 (20.1 Overs, RR: 7.28)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Karan KC 4 0 26 0 6.50 14 3 1 2 0 Sompal Kami 2 0 23 0 11.50 4 5 0 0 0 LN Rajbanshi 4 0 24 0 6.00 9 0 1 2 0 S Lamichhane 4 0 39 0 9.75 9 3 3 0 0 DS Airee 2 0 12 0 6.00 5 0 1 0 0 Kushal Malla 3 0 11 0 3.66 10 1 0 0 0 Gulsan Jha 1.1 0 11 0 9.42 3 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to field 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
4 September 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 2, Nepal 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 8.1: Review by Nepal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Wilson, Batter - K Bhurtel (Upheld)
- Nepal: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (K Bhurtel 29, Aasif Sheikh 20, Ex 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 119 runs, 5 wickets)
- Drinks: Nepal - 77/2 in 16.0 overs (Aasif Sheikh 28)
- Over 18.6: Review by Nepal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Wilson, Batter - Aasif Sheikh (Upheld)
- Nepal: 100 runs in 21.3 overs (129 balls), Extras 4
- Aasif Sheikh: 50 off 88 balls (7 x 4)
- Rain: Nepal - 134/5 in 30.0 overs (Gulsan Jha 18, DS Airee 1)
- Drinks: Nepal - 144/6 in 31.5 overs (DS Airee 6)
- Nepal: 150 runs in 33.4 overs (202 balls), Extras 6
- Rain: Nepal - 151/6 in 34.0 overs (DS Airee 8, Sompal Kami 3)
- Rain: Nepal - 178/6 in 37.5 overs (DS Airee 27, Sompal Kami 11)
- Wet Ground: Nepal - 178/6 in 37.5 overs (DS Airee 27, Sompal Kami 11)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 4 wickets)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (DS Airee 23, Sompal Kami 25, Ex 2)
- Over 41.1: Review by Nepal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - DS Airee (Struck down)
- Nepal: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (261 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Nepal - 230/10 in 48.2 overs (Karan KC 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 5.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 0.3: Review by Nepal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - RG Sharma (Struck down)
- Rain: India - 17/0 in 2.1 overs (RG Sharma 4, Shubman Gill 12)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 5.1 - 19.0 (Mandatory - 109 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (RG Sharma 25, Shubman Gill 24, Ex 1)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 82 balls (RG Sharma 53, Shubman Gill 45, Ex 2)
- Shubman Gill: 50 off 47 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 15.4: Review by Nepal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - P Wilson, Batter - RG Sharma (Struck down)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 19.1 - 23.0 (Mandatory - 7 runs, 0 wicket)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNepal show they are worthy of more opportunities at this level
They have had some massive moments in 2023, and can proudly add to the list giving India a good fight
Rohit shows his enterprising, inventive side during ruthless knock
After a probing first over, the India captain attacked the bowlers with shots ranging from scoop to reverse sweep
When Nepal fans lit up Pallekele on a rainy day
A contingent of around 200 Nepal fans made it feel like a full house with their energy
Rohit and Gill take India into the Super Fours
Nepal were dismissed for 230 before rain reduced India's chase to 23 overs in Pallekele
Jasprit Bumrah to miss Asia Cup game vs Nepal
The seamer flew home on Monday for personal reasons, but is expected to be back for the Super Fours, should India qualify