Sharjah [UAE], September 30 (ANI): Nepal Cricket Staff went on to create historical past on Monday as they defeated Take a look at-playing nation West Indies in a T20 bilateral sequence for the primary time within the historical past of the game.
Contemporary from a 19-run victory within the opening match of the sequence on Saturday, Nepal displayed their capabilities with an emphatic 90-run triumph within the second match of the sequence to open up an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-game sequence, based on ICC.
It was Nepal’s first-ever sequence triumph in opposition to a Full Member and supplied the facet with loads of confidence forward of subsequent month’s ICC Males’s T20 World Cup Asia-Pacific Regional Ultimate, the place they are going to be one in all three sides trying to qualify for subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
Opener Aasif Sheikh (68*)* and middle-order batter Sundeep Jora (63) placed on 100 for the fourth wicket to assist Nepal submit 173/6 from their 20 overs, and Mohammad Aadil Alam collected 4 wickets because the West Indies have been skittled for simply 83 in reply.
The victory was the biggest ever recorded by an Affiliate crew over a Full Member facet, and Nepal captain Rohit Paudel was understandably thrilled with the end result.
‘We’re very completely happy. It took lots to win in opposition to a Take a look at-playing nation and after two days, successful a bilateral sequence feels actually nice. This was an important sequence for us to showcase our cricket and expertise to the world. The best way we have been enjoying the final two or three years, plenty of eyes are on us. We need to proceed this fashion and play extra in opposition to Take a look at-playing nations,’ Paudel mentioned after the match as quoted by the ICC.
‘We need to end the sequence on a excessive word. The motivation is to finish a clear sweep however for that, we’ve to begin once more from the start. We need to carry this momentum into the qualifiers, and we need to qualify for the 2026 World Cup,’ he added.
The third match of the sequence might be held in Sharjah on Tuesday. (ANI)
