Last Saturday, Nepal won an important match against West Indies A. They triumphed by four wickets at TU Cricket Ground to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 series. A brief summary of yesterdays’ performance is as below:
1. Captain Rohit Paudel:
– Scored a brilliant century, 112 runs off 54 deliveries.
– Played a crucial role in Nepal’s successful chase of 205 runs.
– Brought up his hundred in just 47 balls.
– Stayed unbeaten until the penultimate over, anchoring the innings.
2. Anil Sah:
– Dismissed early after scoring 5 run
3. Kushal Bhurtel:
– Departed early after making 16 runs.
4. Kushal Malla:
– Scored 16 runs before getting out.
5. Dipendra Singh Airee:
– Scored 24 runs and contributed to a 64-run partnership with Paudel for the fourth wicket.
6. Pratish GC:
– Hit a boundary in the first ball of the final over, reducing the required runs to nine from six balls.
7. Gulshan Jha:
– Smacked back-to-back boundaries in the final over to complete Nepal’s successful chase.
Nepal’s bowling unit performed well, with Abinash Bohara impressively taking one wicket for 28 runs in his four overs. DS Airee, Rohit Paudel, and Kamal Singh Airee also chipped in with a wicket each.
West Indies A had set a formidable total of 204/5 after choosing to bat first. Despite an early setback with the dismissal of Johnson Charles for a duck, the West Indies A team displayed aggressive batting.
– Andre Fletcher contributed a quick 13 off five balls
– Alick Athanaze’s 47 runs
-Captain Roston Chase led the charge with a solid 74 off 46 balls
– Keacy Carty added 38 runs to the total
The second match is scheduled to take place on April 28 at the same venue.