The fifth Asia Cup India vs. Nepal Match from Group A was played in Pallekele Cricket Stadium Sri Lanka on September 04, 2023. In the cricket world, the Asia Cup holds great importance and all the matches are being watched passionately.
Let us have a glimpse of one of the important matches in the Asia Cup
Summary Of Asia Cup India vs. Nepal Match
- India won the toss and decided to bowl.
- India defeated Nepal by a score of 10 wickets to win the Asia Cup and advance to the Super Fours.
- Match: Group A’s fifth game of the Asia Cup
- Location: Pallekele
- India (IND): 147/0, Nepal (NEP): 230
- India used the DLS system and went on to win by 10 wickets (with 17 balls remaining).
- Rohit Sharma (IND) won the player of the match: Scoring 74* (59) points.
Main Performances of Nepal versus India Match
- From India’s side in the Asia Cup 2023 match, Rohit Sharma: 59 balls and 74 runs
- Shubman Gill: 67* runs off 62 balls
- India scores 147 without outs in 20.1 of 23
- Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets in 40 runs in a total of 10 overs
- Mohammed Siraj took 3 wickets in 61 runs in a total of 9.2 overs
- Shardul Thakur took 1 wicket in 26 runs in a total of 4 overs
- From the Nepal side, Aasif Sheikh made 58 runs in 97 balls
- Sompal Kami made 48 runs in 56 balls
- Kushal Bhurtel completed 38 runs in 25 balls
Overview of Asia Cup India vs. Nepal Match
In the Nepal and India match, India elected to bowl after winning the toss. There were worries before the game that rain might delay the game, much like it did before the India-Pakistan match. Nepal saw this game as a chance to put their abilities to the test against India.
However, with millions of supporters enthusiastically expecting this forthcoming match, their performance was dependent on the weather. Nepal played under the captaincy of Rohit Paudel.
In Asia Cup India vs. Nepal, India was nearly at full strength, with players like Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan putting on standout presentations in their previous games. Jasprit Bumrah would be missed in the game due to some reasons.
Despite losing the Asia Cup 2023, Nepal showed promising signs in the game. Aasif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel have been into aggressive batting in the opening and their partnership set a strong tone after a careful beginning. In the Nepal versus India match, Aasif Sheikh and Gulsan Jha worked together to unite the innings after Bhurtel’s dismissal, and Sheikh scored a half-century.
Significant contributions from Dipendra Singh Airee and Sompal Kami helped Nepal surpass the 200-run threshold. In terms of bowling, Karan KC got off to a strong start but quickly ran into trouble as India took control following a rain delay.
India qualified for the Super Fours by overcoming difficult playing conditions and a firm batting display against Nepal in the Nepal and India match. India initially suffered with dropped catches before being saved by the three wickets taken by Ravindra Jadeja.
Despite being unpredictable at first, the pacers took significant wickets, with Mohammed Siraj taking three of them. To secure a convincing 10-wicket victory in the chase, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill showed strength and destroyed Nepal’s bowling.
Rohit Sharma received the Player of the Match award for his great performance in the post-game interview. He acknowledged being a little nervous at first of Asia Cup India vs. Nepal but was happy to have stayed on the crease and found his form.
India Squad
- 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
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohammed Siraj
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Prasidh Krishna
Nepal Squad
- Rohit Paudel (c)
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Aasif Sheikh
- Bhim Sharki
- Kushal Malla
- Aarif Sheikh
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Gulshan Jha
- Sompal Kami
- Karan KC
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Pratish GC
- Mousom Dhakal
- Sundeep Jora
- Kishore Mahato
- Arjun Saud
