With their thrilling 19-run victory over the West Indies, Nepal recorded its first-ever win against a Full Member across formats. West Indies’ stand-in skipper Akeal Hosein won the toss and opted to bowl first, and Nepal had a poor start at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
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Paudel cracked two crisp fours off debutant pacer Ramon Simmonds, while Malla brought the crowd alive with a boundary against Fabian Allen followed by a towering six in the spinner’s next over. Malla launched another six off Obed McCoy to push Nepal to 68 for 2 at the halfway mark.
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Bidaisee finished with the impressive figures of 3/29, while Jason Holder also scalped three wickets as Nepal fought their way to a competitive 148/8. Chasing 149, West Indies began briskly with Kyle Mayers hitting the first ball for four. But Bhurtel’s lightning-fast direct hit in the second over ran Mayers out for just five runs, triggering early trouble for the Caribbean side.
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Later, Bidaisee, Fabian Allen, and Akeal Hosein tried to revive the chase with some big hits, but the asking rate climbed steeply. With 70 needed off the last five overs and 49 off the final three, the task became nearly impossible.
Eventually, Nepal wrapped up the game in style as the West Indies could manage 129/9 in 20 overs, with Bhurtel taking two scalps in the first T20I match on Saturday.
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