After the historic win against West Indies A on the first match held on 27th April, 2024 , a loss followed. Nepal lost the second match against West Indies A today falling short by 10 runs. Winning the toss, West Indies A choose to bat .
Nepal’s Bowling Performance
Sompal Kami: He bowled accurately, conceding 18 runs in 2 overs and taking a crucial wicket of Kemmo Paul.
Aakash Chand: Although economical with 39 runs in 3 overs, he couldn’t secure any wickets during his spell.
Sagar Dhakal: Dhakal had a precise performance, giving away only 19 runs in 4 overs and picking up 2 important wickets, including Jhonson Charles and Alick Athanaze.
Kushal Malla: Malla maintained control over his bowling, conceding 23 runs in 4 overs, but he didn’t manage to get any breakthroughs in terms of wickets.
Kushal Bhurtel: Bhurtel was effective with the ball, giving away 22 runs in 4 overs and taking 2 crucial wickets of Roston Chase and Keacy Carty.
Dipendra Singh Airee: Airee’s performance was a bit costly, conceding 39 runs in 3 overs, but he did manage to get a key wicket of Andre Fletcher during his spell.
In today’s match, it’s evident that Sagar Dhakal stood out as the most impressive bowler among the Nepali players.
Nepal’s Batting Peformance
Lokesh Bahadur: Started well with 17 runs off 16 balls, including 1 four and 2 sixes, but got out to G Moti.
Kushal Bhurtel: Faced 8 balls but only managed to score 2 runs before getting caught out to C J Charles off Obed McCoy.
Anil Kumar Sah: Scored just 1 run off 5 balls before being dismissed by A Fletcher off Oshane Thomas.
Rohit Kumar Paudel: The top performer with an unbeaten 71 off 48 balls, featuring 6 fours and 1 six.
Kushal Malla: Got run out without facing many balls, contributing 0 runs to the score.
Gulshan Kumar Jha: Played aggressively, scoring 26 off 11 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes before being dismissed by RL Chase.
Aarif Sheikh: Scored 12 runs off 16 balls, including 1 four, before being caught by A Athanaze off G Moti.
Dipendra Singh Airee: Managed 3 runs off 5 balls before being caught by RL Chase off OC McCoy.
Sompal Kami: Contributed 3 runs off 5 balls before getting run out.
Aakash Chand: Scored 11 runs off 5 balls, hitting 1 four and 1 six, before his innings ended.
Overall, Rohit Kumar Paudel’s innings was the standout performance, anchoring the batting lineup with a significant contribution of 71 runs.