Delhi: The Nepal cricket team created history by defeating West Indies by 19 runs in the first match of the three -match T20 International series. This is the first time Nepal has defeated a full member team in international cricket. The special thing is that he won this victory against the two -time champion team West Indies of the T20 World Cup. The match was played at the Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

Nepal’s batting, innings at 148

After losing the toss, the Nepali team came out to bat first and scored 148 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the prescribed 20 overs. Captain Rohit Podel scored the most 38 runs. Kushal Malla (30), Gulshan Jha (22) and Dipendra Singh Ari (17) also contributed significantly.

Jason Holder was the most successful bowler for the West Indies. He took 4 wickets. At the same time, Naveen Bidasi got 3 and captain Akil Hussain got 1 success.

West Indies innings faltering

The Caribbean team came under pressure from the beginning to chase the target of 149 runs. Kyle Mayors (5) were dismissed in the second over. After this, Aamir Jangu and Akim Agasti added a few runs to reach the score to 32. But Nandan Yadav moved Agasti (15).

After this, the batting of the West Indies stumbled badly. In 12.2 overs, the team lost five wickets for 68 runs. Even after this, the fall of wickets continued and till the score of 94, seven batsmen had returned to the pavilion.

28 runs challenge in the last over

In 19 overs, West Indies scored 121 for 8 wickets. The victory required 28 runs in the last over. Fabian Alan and Obed McOoy were present at the crease. However, Deepender Singh Ari did not allow the West Indies to reach the target by bowling brilliantly. The Caribbean team could score 129 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match with 19 runs.

Nepal bowlers shone

Kushal Bhurthal took the most 2 wickets from Nepal. At the same time, Deepender Singh Ari, Karan, Nandan Yadav, Lalit Rajbansi and captain Rohit Podel got 1-1 success. Naveen Bidasi scored 22 runs and Aamir Jungu scored 19 runs for the West Indies. But no batsman could score big.