IND vs NEP HIGHLIGHTS: India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Round 2 Confirmed As Men In Blue Beat Nepal To Enter Super Fours
India vs Nepal HIGHLIGHTS: India got to their revised target of 145 in 20.1 overs.
Rohit finishes with an unbeaten 74 off 59 and is also the Player of the Match. Gill makes 67 off 62. India are through to the Super Fours. IND vs PAK Round 2 in Asia Cup in confirmed. Nepal are knocked out but only after a spirited show in their first-ever Asia Cup apperance and that's that from our coverage of this game. Thank you and Good night.
India win by 10 wickets. They reach their target of 145 in 20.1 overs.
Fifty for Gill too. Just four more runs to win in fact. All 10 wickets in the kitty.
Fifty comes up for Rohit. Fine knock this from the India skipper. Gets there off 39 balls.
India need 60 off 66 balls. They are 85/0 after 12 overs. Rohit- 48* off 37, Gill- 35* off 35.
India cruising at the moment. Both the openers still out in the middle. IND- 76/0 after 11 overs.
Lalit Rajbanshi introduced into the attack.
After 3 overs, India- 19/0. They need Need 126 from 20 overs now. 2 more overs of powerplay remaining .
Single off the first ball after resumption. Rohit- 5 off 8, Gill on 12 off 6.
India's Chase Curtailed To 23 Overs, Play To Resume At 10:15 Pm. India need 145 to win. Powerplay will be of 5 overs.
Umpires Wilson and Palliyaguruge going off the field after their inspection. What's the news then? Stay with us for speedy updates.
Inspection time at 10:00 pm. Hopefully, there is positive news coming in from Kandy.
So what happens of the IND vs NEP clash is washed out? Read here.
Another shower that would mean, another washed out game.
The latest time to start a match is 10:20 pm, the on field-umpires confirm. The rain has stopped but the groundstaff will take at least till 10:00 pm to get the ground ready after which revised playing conditions will be made clear.
Rohit and Shubman will four boundaries and 13 balls that includes the first 6 balls off which no run was scored with the bat from Rohit. But after that the Indian openers have dominated the show.
The rain has returned and players are off. Covers are on. IND- 17/0 after 2.1 overs.
Karan KC with a superb first over. Not a run of the bat in that over. India- 1/0 after 1 over.
India begin their run chase of 231. Rohit and Gill the openers.
India's run-chase coming in a bit. But not the best of outings on the field for Team India. There were dropped catches, misifields and even some of the bowling wasn't as threatening as India would have liked. Jadeja was the star with figures of 3/40. Siraj also picked 3 wickets.
Nepal all out for 230. Siraj takes the last wicket. India need 231 to win.
200 comes up for Nepal. Still 3 wickets in the kitty.
Airee played a good hand of 29 in this contest. Will Nepal manage to play out their full quota of 50 overs.
WICKET! Hardik Pandya gets Airee out LBW. NEP- 194/7 after 41.1 overs.
Play resumed at 06:45. No reduction in overs.
Inspection at 06:30 pm (IST).
Groundstaff is ready with the covers outside and the umpires call them on. We will have an interruption as players are going off. NEP- 178/6 at 37.5 overs.
Another drizzle and just when it looked like covers will be on, rain has stopped and groundsmen are taking the covers back. NEP- 151/6 after 34 overs.
WICKET! Siraj again. Full length ball and it's edged and straight to the keeper. Gulsan Jha out for 23 off 34. Nepal- 144/6 in 31.5 Overs.
The covers are being pulled on. Nepal-134/5 after 30 overs. But seems like the drizzle has gone away and so the play would resume.
Asif Sheikh who was looking good and scored a half-century has to walk back. Kohli grabs the catch and Siraj is amongst the wickets. NEP-132/5 in 29.5 overs.
Aasif Sheikh and Gulsan Jha out in the middle for Nepal.
Third wicket for Jadeja. India regain control and how. Soft dismissal as Kushal Malla has chipped that straigh to mid off. NEP- 101/4 after 21.5 Overs.
WICKET! There's another. And this time it's the captain leading from the front. Great reflex catch there from Rohit at first slip and Jadeja gets his second wicket. Captain Rohit Paudel out for 5 off 8. NEP- 93/3 after 20 overs.
WICKET! There's the second. Jadeja is introduced and he strikes. Bhim Sharki who had come in at 3 has to depart as he plays it on to his stumps. NEP- 77/2 after 16 overs.
WICKET! Finally a catch that is taken. Shardul Thakur strikes for India. Kushal Bhurtel has edged that outside off to the keeper. He departs for 38 off 25. NEP- 65/1 in 9.5 overs.
Fifty up for Nepal. Hardik and Shardul being taken to the cleaners now by these openers after those dropped chances early on.
Hardik Pandya comes in one change for India.
Brisk start this for Nepal so far. NEP: 34/0. They have Indian fielding to thank. Two dropped catches of Kushal Bhurtel, one of Aasif Sheikh. Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan the culprits so far and none of them really difficult chances. Siraj and Shami have bowled well but nothing to show to their credit so far.
Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh started the proceedings and Shami bowled the first over.
Nepal (Playing XI): Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Bhim Sharki, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Just after the toss, it started raining again at Pallekele.
The Men in Blue won the toss and opted to field first against Nepal.
As per the latest weather report, the weather looks great and the sun is out at the moment in Pallekele. But later in the day, the chances of rain are 60%.
The Indian team captain Rohit Sharma (9,848) needs 152 runs to reach the 10,000-run landmark in ODI cricket. Can Rohit do it in the game against Nepal?
Nepal's leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane (197) needs 3 wickets to reach 200 wickets in international cricket.
Jasprit Bumrah is not available for this game against Nepal so Mohammed Shami will likely to get a nod for this clash. Bumrah will be rejoin the Indian team for the Super 4 stage.
The former India skipper Virat Kohli is just 98 runs short from becoming only the fifth batter in the world to reach the 13,000-run mark in One Day International (ODI) cricket.
Hello and welcome to ABP's live coverage of the Asia Cup 2023 game between India and Nepal. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
Background
The Indian team will be playing against Nepal in the 5th game of Asia Cup 2023 on Monday at Pallekele. Both teams have been placed in Group A. Nepal played their opening game of the tournament against Pakistan at Multan where they only managed to score 104 in reply to Pakistan’s 342. None of their waters managed to cross the 30-run mark.
The Men in Blue on the other hand also faced Pakistan on Saturday where they managed to score 266 runs with the help of a stand formed by Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya. Ishan Kishan made 82 while Hardik Pandya scored 87. But the match finished without any result since Pakistan could not bat because rain played spoilsport.
Both India and Nepal will be looking to win this game as the winner will qualify for the Super 4 of the Asia Cup. Rohit Sharma’s team will be looking to win their first game in the tournament while Nepal will be hoping to create a big upset against the strong Indian side. A good game of cricket is expected here between these two sides on Monday.
The wicket of Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is batting-friendly and will aid the batters. Going into the second half, pace bowlers might get some help from the surface, while spinners would be valuable in the middle overs.
India’s predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (W/K), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami.
Nepal predicted XI: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel ©, Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve).
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Aarif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Bhim Sharki, Kishore Mahato, Sundeep Jora, Pratis GC, Arjun Saud, Mousom Dhakal.
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