IND vs NEP Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! Karan KC gets the big hit away eventually but Nepal fall short here. Slower delivery, on the shorter side and around off, Karan waits on the back foot and swats it away over cow corner for a biggie. India win by 23 runs!

Keeps it nice and full and outside off, yet another heave across the line from Karan KC and he connects only with thin air.

Another swing and a miss and four dots on the trot as well. Very full and angled across the off stump, Karan KC looks to go across the line but misses.

Very full and around off, Karan KC stays deep and rills it off the toe end of the bat back to the bowler.

Full and wide, angling across, Karan KC swings across the line but misses.

Comes from around the wicket and bowls a yorker on middle, Karan KC just about manages to keep it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Hard length over middle, Sandeep Lamichhane stays deep in his crease and lifts it high toward long on. Lamichhane doesn't get much timing on it, just the elevation and Sai Kishore settles under it to take a good catch. India just a wicket away from victory now.

A low full toss outside off, pushed away down to long off for a single.

Slower one, outside off, Karan KC goes hard at it but misses.

EDGED AND FOUR! Short ball, the pace is taken off the ball a bit, Karan KC looks to pull but gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.

SIX! Avesh Khan misses his mark and Karan KC punishes him. Full and straight but in the slot, Karan KC smokes it down the ground for a maximum.

Slower one, full and around off, Karan KC swings and misses.

FOUR! Oh, dear! That is a howler from Ravi Bishnoi. Full and straight, chipped away down to long on where Bishnoi runs around to his left and overruns the ball, conceding a four.

Slower one, on a shorter length and outside off, Sandeep Lamichhane looks to pull but is beaten all ends up.

Very full on middle, hit away down to long on for a single.

Around the hips, nudged away toward short fine leg. Sandeep Lamichhane at the bowler's end, wants the run and has to go back halfway through. Avesh Khan has time but misses the shy at the non-striker's end.

Shorter and slower around off, Sandeep Lamichhane keeps it down in front of covers for a quick single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and everything is falling apart quickly here for Nepal. Arshdeep Singh pitches this one up around middle and leg. Gulsan Jha gets his front leg out of the way and looks to heave it away. The timing isn't great and the ball carries only to Yashasvi Jaiswal at long on and he makes no mistake.

OUT! TAKEN! A stellar catch from Sai Kishore and Avesh Khan gets his second wicket of the game. Hits the length hard and bowls it over the stumps, Sompal Kami backs away and looks to slog it away but gets it high on the bat. The ball goes toward wide long on where Sai Kishore runs in from long on and puts in the dive to catch it with both hands.

FOUR BYES! Slower delivery that beats everyone. This is bowled on a length around off, Sompal Kami swings and misses and Jitesh Sharma gets a bad bounce as the ball goes past him and runs away to the third man fence.

Very full and right at the base of leg stump, Gulsan Jha manages to jam it out on the leg side for a single.

Bangs one in now over the stumps, at a good pace and gets good bounce from the deck as well. Gulsan Jha looks to take it on but is well beaten.

FOUR! Up and over! Hard length around off, Gulsan Jha plays it on the up and goes over extra cover to get a one-bounce boundary.

Nicely bowled! Full and wide, gets it in the blockhole, Gulsan Jha is beaten all ends up.

SIX! Carved away for a third maximum of the over! Full and wide outside off, Sompal Kami frees his arms and hammers it over the point fence for a maximum.

Right in the blockhole around off, dug out past backward point for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Find the fielder this time! Full and around off, Sundeep Jora stays deep in his crease and looks to slog it away. Jora though ends up hitting it flat toward long off where Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a good catch. A good cameo from Jora comes to an end.

SIX! Another mammoth hit and Nepal aren't going away without a fight. Banged in a bit short over middle, Sundeep Jora muscvles this one away a long way over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

Short and quick around off. Jora attempts the ramp but gets beaten.

SIX! Clean strike! Starts from around the wicket and bowls it right in the slot at the stumps. Sundeep Jora clears the front leg and smokes it straight down the ground for a biggie.

Flat and quick on off. Jora pulls it to wide long-on for one.

FOUR! Nicely done! Low full toss, around off. Jora gets across and swipes it to the deep square leg region for a boundary.

Short and wide outside off. Kami pulls it toward deep mid-wicket for one.

Googly, on the middle and leg. Kami plays across and misses, gets a thud on the pad.

OUT! TAKEN! Bishnoi gets his third! Shortish and quicker around off. Dipendra Singh Airee goes back and pulls it to the wide long-on region. Sai Kishore settles under it and takes a sharp catch. A breezy cameo from Airee comes to an end.

Full and quick on off, drilled through extra covers for a couple.

Length delivery angling in. Airee turns it round the corner for a single.

Low full toss tailing in. Airee works it to the deep mid-wicket region for a couple.

SIX! Three in a row! Slower and shorter around off. Airee charges down the pitch and flat bats it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

SIX MORE! Short of a length and around off. Sits up nicely for Airee who picks it early and smokes it over deep square leg for another maximum.

SIX! Easy Pickings! Short and angled down the leg. Airee pulls and gets a top edge that flies over the fine leg and into the crowd for a biggie.

Short and quick outside off. Airee swings and misses.

SIX! SHOT! Tossed up around off. Jora makes room and goes inside out over the deep extra cover fence for a maximum.

Flatter, around off. Airee steers it to backward point for one.

Shortish around off. Jora chops it to point for one.

Full, just outside off. Jora reverse sweeps it to the backward point and an overthrow allows the second.

Full and on off. Jora prods and blocks.

LEG BYE! Flat and quick, around off. Airee goes for the reverse sweep but misses and crosses for a run, off the pad.

LEG  BYE! Short and quick at the batter. Airee goes for the pull but misses and takes a blow on his helmet. The ball deflects into the leg side for a leg bye. The physio comes out for a mandatory concussion test.

Length ball down the leg. Jora turns it to a short fine leg for one.

Slower length ball again angling into the batter. Jora is through the shot early and gets an inside edge that deflects into the off-side as the batter calls for a run. An overthrow allows the batter to take the second.

Slower length ball, outside off. Airee turns it through mid-wicket for one.

Length ball at the stumps. Airee knocks it down the pitch.

SIX! Easy Pickings! Short and angled down the leg. Dipendra Singh Airee picks it early and helps it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

OUT! LBW! Bishoi has two! Flat and quick at the stumps. Rohit Paudel plays across the line and is pinned in front. A loud appeal and this was an easy decision for the umpire as it looked plumb in front. Nepal loses two in the over and are on the backfoot.

Full and quick outside off. Dipendra Singh Airee lifts it to the deep point region for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! WHAT A FANTASTIC CATCH! Shorter length delivery, around the off-stump line. Malla lofts it down the ground and looks to clear the long off fence. Rahul Tripathi, the substitute fielder, runs around the fence and takes a fine catch. He loses his balance here and throws it to Rinku Singh who joins from long on.  A good effort in the fielder by both players sends Kusal Malla back into the pavilion.

Very full and outside off, driven to sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! Flat and quick down the leg. Paudel pulls and misses. Wide signaled.

Flatter, on off. Malla drops into the off-side for a single.

Googly, outside off. Malla bunts it toward a backward point as Rohit Paudel was halfway down for the run, sent back and no damage was done.

Gives this one a lot more air and drifts it onto middle and leg. Rohit Paudel looks to step out but ends up yorking himself.

Fullish length around off, Rohit Paudel gets across the off stump and works it away through backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Flatter delivery on the stumps, Malla gets an inside edge onto the leg side and picks up a single.

Nicely bowled! Shortens the length and gets it to turn away from around off. Kushal Malla has a poke at it but misses.

SIX! Oh boy, that is big! Tossed up on middle and leg, Kushal Malla gets that front leg out of the way and just whacks it well over the long on fence for a biggie.

Washington Sundar starts off with a fuller delivery outside off. Kushal Malla drives it along the ground through the cover region and picks up a couple of runs.

Tossed up around off, Rohit Paudel drives it well but finds the man at cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catch by Avesh Khan and Sai Kishore gets his first international wicket for India, a big moment for him. Flighted ball on the stumps, Kushal Bhurtel gets inside the line and looks to scoop it over short fine leg but there is no pace on the ball and Bhurtel ends up lobbing it in front of short fine leg. Khan dives in and completes the catch as Nepal lose their second wicket.

Quicker one on leg stump, swung away flat toward deep backward square leg for one.

A touch fuller around off, Kushal Malla tries to get across and slog it behind square on the leg side but misses and gets hit on the body.

Flatter and a bit shorter on off, edged down to backward point by Malla.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Floated up on leg stump, Kushal Malla clears the front leg and slogs it high and handsome over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Goes wide of the crease and bowls the wrong'un outside off, trying to get it to curve in. Kushal Bhurtel stays back and plays it late but straight to short third.

Nicely tossed up, full and on middle, Kushal Malla powers it down to long on and picks up a run.

FOUR! Edged away! Tossed up around off and skidding on, Kushal Malla sets up for the slog-sweep but gets a thick outside edge that flies over the slip fielder and runs down to third man for a boundary.

Slightly shorter around off, nudged away in front of backward point by Kushal Bhurtel for a quick single.

Fuller one on middle, hit down to long on for a single.

A huge appeal for caught behind but the umpire remains unmoved. Nagging length around off and turning away, Kushal Malla tries to go across and cover the line but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Floated up on off stump, Kushal Bhurtel tentatively keeps it out.

JAFFA! Just holds it back a touch and pulls back the length as well, bowling it around off. The ball grips and turns away, leaving Kushal Bhurtel bamboozled.

And again! Full and around off, Kushal Bhurtel looks to heave across the line and misses again.

Swing and a miss! Nicely flighted, full and on off, turning away as well. Kushal Bhurtel goes for the slog-sweep but misses it completely.

On the pads, Malla nudges it 'round the corner and rotates the strikes.

Floated full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.

Leg bye! Quicker one drifted onto the pads, Kushal Bhurtel fails to tuck it away as the ball goes off his [pads to short fine leg. They do scamper through for a leg bye.

Just short! On the shorter side around off, Kushal Bhurtel backs away and cuts it on the bounce to the man at cover-point.

Around the pads, swept away toward square leg where Shivam Dube makes a good stop and keeps it down to a single.

Extra bounce! Around off, this one pops up off the deck and goes past the outside edge. Good work from Jitesh Sharma behind the stumps.

FOUR! Another googly, fuller and around off, Kushal Malla slogs it against the turn and nails it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

Starts with a googly. Bowled on a nagging length around off, Kushal Malla goes back and dabs it past the first slip.

FOUR! Nicely timed! Full and in the slot. Kushal Bhurtel drives this gloriously through mid-on and down the ground for a boundary.

Slower ball on a length and around off. Kushal Bhurtel cuts it to backward point for none.

Full-length delivery on off. Kushal Bhurtel bunts it to silly mid off.

SIX! BANG! Short of a length, outside off. Kushal Bhurtel slashes hard and slaps it over the deep point fence for a maximum.

Short and just outside off. Bhurtel cuts and misses.

Slower length ball, around off from round the wicket. Kushal Bhurtel attempts the reverse ramp and fails to connect.

Length delivery slanting across. Malla has a feel for it and gets beaten on the edge.

Back of a length delivery, just outside off. Malla plays and misses.

WIDE! Bangs it short and angled across. Malla lets it go. Wide signaled here.

OUT! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan draws the first blood for India. Short of a length delivery, angling into the batter. Aasif Sheikh goes for the pull and gets a faint edge through to the keeper Jitesh Sharma who makes no mistake. Nepal started off well but have lost their first wicket now.

Change of pace and on a length, outside off. Left alone by Aasif Sheikh.

SIX! BANG! Length delivery, outside off. Aasif Sheikh slashes hard and gets it over the deep point fence for six runs.

Hard-length delivery jags back in around off. Aasif Sheikh plays forward and gets beaten on the inside.

Arm ball on the middle and leg. Kushal Bhurtel bunts it back at the bowler.

Flat and on off. Bhurtel blocks.

Full and straight at the stumps. Kushal Bhurtel lofts it straight and down the ground toward long off. Gets back for the second.

Gives it some air and spins away, outside off. Kushal Bhurtel gets low and sweep and misses.

Four! Fuller and just outside off. Kushal Bhurtel makes room and lifts it to the deep point region for a boundary.

Full and around off. Kushal Bhurtel swipes it straight to backward square leg.

FOUR! EDGY! Length delivery, outside off. Aasif Sheikh swings across the line and edges it past the slips and runs down to third man region for four runs.

Full-length delivery on off. Kushal Bhurtel heaves across the line and gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a streaky run.

Short and wide outside off. Kushal Bhurtel cuts and misses.

Fuller and wider outside off. Bhurtel looks to play the ramp again but dabs it to point.

Hard-length into the surface on the middle and leg. Kushal Bhurtel bunts it into the off-side.

FOUR! Kushal Bhurtel greets Avesh Khan with a boundary. Full-length delivery outside off. Bhurtel gets across and ramps it to the fine leg region for a boundary.

Goes fuller around off. Aasif Sheikh drives it uppishly toward mid off and lands in front of the fielder.

WIDE! Length and swinging down the leg. Aasif Sheikh plays and misses. Third wide of the over.

Slower length delivery on off. Kushal Bhurtel runs it down to third man for a single.

Back of a length, angling away from the batter. Kushal Bhurtel plays and misses on it.

Slower length ball on off. Kushal Bhurtel dabs it to backward point.

WIDE! Short of a length and down the leg. Bhurtel gets across to play the scoop but lets it go and another wide is signaled.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Full and wide outside off. Bhurtel smacks it hard through cover point region for a boundary.

Full-length delivery, around off. Kushal Bhurtel mistimes the drive into covers.

WIDE! Back of a length delivery angling down the leg. Kushal Bhurtel plays and misses. Wide to start.