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Nepal vs India

IND vs NEP ODI Match 5, Asia Cup, 2023 - Match Info

Match 5

Kandy

230/10 (48.2)

147/0 (20.1)

India beat Nepal by 10 wickets (D/L method)

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Player of the match

Rohit Sharma - IND

Match Summary

Player of the Match

Rohit Sharma

IND - Batter

Runs

74(59)

S/R

125.42

230/10 (48.2 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

147/0 (20.1 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Detailed Commentary

All

Wickets

4s

6s

NEP

IND

That is it then from this game and now three teams have made it through to the Super 4s stage of the competition. With one spot remaining, Sri Lanka takes on Afghanistan in the final game of the initial stage in Group B. Afghanistan need to win to have a shot at making it through whereas Sri Lanka will be eyeing to consolidate the top spot in their group. That game will be played on September 5 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and will begin at 3 pm IST (9.30 am GMT). Our build-up though will begin much sooner. Cheers!

India's skipper, Rohit Sharma is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant knock. He says that, to be honest, there were nerves to start with but is glad to have stayed on and found his form. Adds that the flick he played was meant to go someplace else but the timing was much better than he thought. On India's team selection for the World Cup, he says that they knew the Asia Cup wouldn't give them the whole picture of what the team would look like for the mega event and adds that they didn't play their best cricket in these two games but the guys are starting to come good and they need to keep ticking all boxes. Mentions that they did well to recover with the bat in the last game and the bowling was decent in this game but the fielding and catching certainly need to improve.

The Presentation ceremony...

Nepal's skipper Rohit Paudel says that the openers did a very good job for them. Adds that the middle order could have done better. Reckons that they were 30–40 runs short. Feels that had the middle order done well, they could have scored 260–270. Mentions that their lower order has done a great job in the last few months. States that it was hard to bowl in these conditions but feels that the bowlers did well.

Shubman Gill is in for a chat. He says that he definitely enjoyed the knock. Adds that it was disappointing the way he got out against Pakistan and wanted to finish the game here. Mentions that Rohit Sharma is the kind of player who wants to take on the bowlers aerially while he wants to go for the boundaries and that works well for them. Reckons that Nepal bowled very well with the new ball. Shares that they knew it would be easier to bat, once the ball got wet in the outfield.

Nepal are out of the Asia Cup but they will take a lot of positives from this game. After a tentative start with the bat, the opening pair of Aasif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel started attacking with the latter finding the fence with ease. Right at the end of the first Powerplay, Bhurtel fell and that triggered a mini-collapse. Sheikh though remained resolute and along with Gulsan Jha stitched a steady stand notching up a half-century in the process as well. It was then another solid stand between Dipendra Singh Airee and Sompal Kami that took Nepal to well over the 200-run mark. With the ball, Karan KC started brilliantly and troubled the Indian skipper in the first over but that was the best it got as they were put to the sword once play resumed after the rain break.

INDIA ARE THROUGH TO THE SUPER FOURS! Finally, we got a game in and we got a result as well. India have made short work of the revised target set by Nepal and have cruised into the Super 4s. But it wasn't all light work with all the rain around and the grit shown by the Nepal batters in the first half of the game. India dropped 3 catches very early and then it was Ravindra Jadeja who bailed them out with some quick wickets and ended up with three in total. The pacers were a bit too short for the most part but did get the job done in the latter part as Mohammed Siraj too picked up three wickets. Coming to the chase, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill had to wait a long time due to the rain but once play resumed both were aggressive and just ripped apart the Nepal bowlers to clinch a brilliant 10-wicket win.

147/0 (20.1)

74* (59)

67* (62)

0/11 (1.1)

0/11 (3)

Over 21

4

Shubman Gill*

67 (62)

Rohit Sharma

74 (59)

Gulsan Jha

0/11 (1.1)

IND

147/0

Over 20

0

0

1

0

1

1

Rohit Sharma*

74 (59)

Shubman Gill

63 (61)

Kushal Malla

0/11 (3)

IND

143/0

Over 19

4

0

0

1

0

2

Rohit Sharma*

73 (56)

Shubman Gill

61 (58)

Gulsan Jha

0/7 (1)

IND

140/0

Over 18

0

1

1

0

1

0

Rohit Sharma*

69 (53)

Shubman Gill

58 (55)

Kushal Malla

0/8 (2)

IND

133/0

Over 17

6

1

1

0

1

0

wd

Rohit Sharma*

68 (50)

Shubman Gill

56 (52)

Karan KC

0/26 (4)

IND

130/0

Over 16

0

1

1lb

1

4

0

Rohit Sharma*

61 (47)

Shubman Gill

54 (49)

Sandeep Lamichhane

0/39 (4)

IND

120/0

Match Details

Date & Time:

4th Sep 2023, 3:00 PM

Match Number:

Match 5

Match Results:

IND Won By 10 wickets (D/L method)

Head to Head

Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand

NEP vs IND

*Last 3 years

1

No. of Matches

0

NEP

1

IND

0

Tie

Last Overs

over 21

4

Runs 4

over 20

1

1

0

1

0

0

Runs 3

over 19

2

0

1

0

0

4

Runs 7

over 18

0

1

0

1

1

0

Runs 3

over 17

wd

0

1

0

1

1

6

Runs 10

Venue/Pitch Details

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Neutral

Second Batting Friendly

Neutral

264

1st Batting Average

314

Highest Score Chased

10

No. of Matches

Won by team

1st Batting

40%

2nd Batting

60%

Wicket Split

Pacer

54.68| 76W

Spin

45.32| 63W

Match Officals

Umpire:

Paul Wilson (AUS), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)

Third Umpire:

Richard Illingworth (ENG)

Match Referee:

Javagal Srinath (IND)