NEP vs WI Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! IN AIR... TAKEN! That is some exceptional catch from Bhurtel, and it couldn't have been a better ending for Nepal! Dipendra Singh Airee bowls it fuller, outside off. Fabian Allen presses to his front to lash it up and over the off side. The ball flies like an arrow to sail just over the wide long off fielder, but Kushal Bhurtel offers a fine leap, takes the catch, and in the mid air he loops it away as he loses his balance to land behind the boundary ropes. He steps over the boundary line, comes back into the field of play, and takes the catch back again to create history for his country! Nepal beats West Indies by 19 runs!

Right into the blockhole, on the stump. Fabian Allen jams it toward the leg side for no run.

Short, around off. Fabian Allen punches it straight toward wide of the long off fielder for no runs.

FOUR! Another boundary from Fabian Allen! Short of a length, on off. Fabian Allen drills it hard toward right of the wide long off for a boundary.

FOUR! TOP SHOT! Touch fuller on leg and middle. Fabian Allen punches it hard toward the diving left of th long on fielder for a boundary.

Pitches it up, on the stumps. Fabian Allen pushes it toward mid on.

Fullish, outside off. Obed McCoy goes for a big swing but once again fails to get the connection. What an over it was from Karan KC! Only two runs and a wicket from the penultimate over! 28 runs needed off the last 6 deliveries!

Short, and a slower one, outside off. Obed McCoy pulls and misses.

On a length, wide outside off. Obed McCoy gets forward to loft it away but misses on a large gap.

OUT! CAUGHT! Karan KC eliminates the dangerman! He bowls it on a good-length, outside off. Akeal Hosein covers the stump and tries to launch it across the line, but gets the connection on the upper half of the bat. The ball skies toward the long on region, where Gulshan Jha does well to keep his nerves still and scoops the catch safely.

Pitches it up, wide outside off. Fabian Allen drags it across the line toward long on for a single.

Good length on off, Akeal Hosein thumps this on the bounce to Rohit Paudel at long off for a single.

On a length around middle and leg, Akeal Hosein swings, gets an inside edge onto the pads and it rolls towards the off side for one.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Kushal Bhurtel is the culprit this time as he drops a difficult chance at the fence and it sails beyond the fence for six. On a length wide of off, Akeal Hosein steps across and slogs this towards the deep mid-wicket region. The ball was at a catchable height for Kushal Bhurte, but he fails to time his jump to perfection and the ball kisses his fingertips and goes over the fence for six.

FOUR! Important runs from Akeal Hosein! A difficult chance for the fielder running backwards at short third and the ball strikes his hands and rolls away towards the fence at third man region for four runs.

Slower and short, outside off. Akeal Hosein tries to slog it away but misses due to lack of pace.

Full and outside off. Fabian Allen lofts it toward deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

FOUR! Optimum usage of a Free Hit delivery! Slower delivery, pitching it around off. Fabian Allen does well to read the change of pace, and he smokes it away toward the deep mid-wicket fence for four more runs.

NO BALL! Sompal Kami must be feeling furious with himself, as if he had checked his run-up, it would have been a catch-out! On a length, on leg and middle. Fabian Allen mistimes his heave and the ball loops toward deep mid-wicket, where Gulsan takes the catch and throws the ball away for the celebration, but the umpire signals NO BALL, as the bowler has overstepped! Free hit upcoming!

SIX! This is out of the park! Touch fuller, on middle and leg. Akeal Hosein slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for six more runs.

Short, on off. Akeal Hosein pushes it toward off side.

Fuller, outside off. Akeal Hosein punches it toward the right of the bowler.

OUT! HIT WICKET! Now that is something we don't usually see from the batters! Kushal Bhurtel bowls it short and on the stumps. Navin Bidaisee rocks back and sets a large step back inside the crease to flick it away, but as he finishes his flick, his boots touch the stump and the bails, which knock the bails off.

Fuller, on off. Fabian Allen punches it toward long off for one.

Short, and outside off. Navin Bidaisee taps it toward long on for a single.

WIDE! Fuller, but darts it way outside off, beyond the tramline.

Shortish, on leg. Navin Bidaisee swats it toward deep square leg and gets a single.

Fuller, outside leg. Navin Bidaisee misses his heave and hits on the pad.

FOUR! Now a boundary! Short of a length, down the leg. Navin Bidaisee flicks it wide of the short fine leg fielder and gets four more runs.

SIX! BOOM! On a length, on middle. Navin Bidaisee hangs back and pulls it up and over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Full and outside off. Fabian Allen slogs it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

Oh my word! What on earth was Navin Bidaisee doing! That was surely a goner if the fielder had hit the stumps directly! Sompal Kami bowls back of a length, around off. Fabian Allen soft hands it toward the cover fielder and there is no communication between the batters, whether to take the single or not. Bhurtel picks up the ball and takes all his time to throw it directly to the non-striker's end stumps, as Navin Bidaisee sets off and he is all the way to the middle of the pitch. But, it is all luck in favour of Bidaisee that the ball doesn't hit the stumps.

Fullish, outside off. Kushal Bhurtel lunges and drives it toward the off side.

Googly, pitching it tad fuller, just outside off. Navin Bidaisee goes deep into the crease and clips it toward the wide right of the deep mid-wicket fielder and takes a brace.

Full and outside off. Navin Bidaisee prods to drive, but misses.

Short and outside off. Navin Bidaisee tries to cut but misses.

Short, outside off. Fabian Allen shuffles and pushes it toward mid-wicket for one.

OUT! IN AIR... TAKEN! Kushal Bhurtel gets the big fish and they are all pumped up! Kushal Bhurtel bowls it flat and fuller, on leg and middle. Jason Holder, who was not quite finding his timing right, goes for a big blow toward the leg side. He attempts to heave it away but mistimes and loops it toward the deep mid-wicket fielder. Rohit Paudel judges the ball well and scoops it well into his palms. Fabian Allen is the new batter on the crease!

Jason Holder is having a bit difficulty timing his flick! This is the fourth time he has flicked the delivery with the wrong timing. Pitches it up, on leg stump. Holder mistimes his tuck toward sqaure leg and gets a single.

Back of a length, on the stumps. Navin Bidaisee nudges it toward mid-wicket and gets another single.

Pitches it up, on off and middle. Jason Holder once again flicks it uppishly toward mid on for a single.

On a length, on middle. Navin Bidaisee eases it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

Change of pace, angling it just wide outside off stump, back of a length. Navin Bidaisee attempts to pull it away toward the leg side but misses due to lack of pace on the delivery.

Full-length delivery, on middle. Jason Holder flicks it uppishly toward mid-wicket and gets a single.

Pitches it up, outside off. Jason Holder punches it from the inner part of his bat toward the far left of the bowler. Kushal Bhurtel sprints and offers a dive to field it tight, but misses. The ball rolls away toward mid off and the batters takes a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Navin Bidaisee flicks it toward mid-wicket for one run.

Short, on middle. Jason Holder rocks back and nudges it toward the leg side for one run.

Tossed up, fuller, outside off. Jason Holder pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! RUN OUT! That is some sharp fielding from Dipendra Singh Airee! West Indies loses half of their batters! Kushal Bhurtel bowls it short, around off. Keacy Carty pushes it toward the left of the extra cover fielder and sets off to take quick single. Dipendra Singh Airee is the man who charges the ball, picks it up and throws it just over the bails of the wicket straight toward the keeper's gloves. Aasif Sheikh makes no mistake and dislodges the stumps to eliminate Keacy Carty. Jason Holder is the new man in!

Short, on off. Keacy Carty pushes it back to the bowler.

Fires fuller, on leg, angling in. Navin Bidaisee misses his flick and pings on his pad.

Fuller, on middle. Keacy Carty lofts it toward the wide left of the long on fielder for a single.

SIX! There we go! Rohit Paudel bowls it fuller, on middle and off, trying an arm ball. Keacy Carty plants his front foot away from the delivery and sails it toward downtown for six more runs.

Short, outside off. Navin Bidaisee eases it wide cover for one run.

Drags his length back, outside off. Navin Bidaisee steers it toward deep point for no run.

Fuller, on middle. Navin Bidaisee presses forward and flicks it toward vacant mid-wicket and takes two run.

Three dots back to back! Only two runs from the first over of Kushal Bhurtel! Bowls it fuller, around the pads of the batter. Keacy Carty tucks it toward square leg and gets no run.

Short, wide outside off, spins it a shy away. Keacy Carty rocks back and tries to punch it away but misses on the outer edge.

Fuller, on off. Keacy Carty pats it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, on middle and leg. Navin Bidaisee stays back and works it toward deep sqaure leg for a single.

Drags his length back, just outside off. Navin Bidaisee nudges it back to the bowler.

Short of a length, outside off. Keacy Carty punches it toward deep cover for one.

Floated onto the pads, Navin Bidaisee goes for the flick but gets it edged onto the pads again.

Too full on middle and leg, Navin Bidaisee thumps this back to the bowler.

Quicker one around off, Keacy Carty drives this towards sweeper cover for one.

Fuller on off, Navin Bidaisee drives this to deep point for a single.

Floated around middle and off, Navin Bidaisee goes for the flick but gets it edged off the inside onto the pads for no run.

Short and wide outside off, Keacy Carty cuts this to deep point for one.

Fuller on middle and leg, Navin Bidaisee defends this out.

OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and gone. Tossed up on the pads, Amir Jangoo goes for the sweep but mishits this and the top edge flies towards the deep backward square leg fence. Sundeep Jora takes a few steps out in front and takes a good catch to send Jangoo back.

Quicker one on off, Amir Jangoo misses out on the flick and brushes this off his pads to short fine leg for no run.

Fuller on off, Keacy Carty drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Tossed up on middle and off, Keacy Carty pushes this to extra cover for another dot.

Darted on the pads, Keacy Carty jams this out.

Fuller on the pads, Keacy Carty flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Keacy Carty is away with a boundary. Tossed up, wide outside off, Keacy Carty presses in front and drives this crisply through the cover region for a boundary to open his account.

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Tossed up, wide of off, Jewel Andrew clears his front leg and aims for the stands but gets more elevation than distance behind this. Hits this straight towards Sundeep Jora at the long on fence. Jora, with the fence in his mind, keeps calm and takes a good catch to send Jewel back.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Amir Jangoo flicks this through square leg for one.

Tossed up on middle and off, Jewel Andrew sweeps this towards deep square and rotates.

Fuller on the pads, Jewel Andrew flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Tossed up around middle and off, Jewel Andrew flicks this all along the carpet through mid on for a single.

Short and wide of off, Amir Jangoo sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Under-cutter around off, Jewel Andrew rolls this to long on for another single.

Short of a length around the pads, Amir Jangoo steps across and sweeps this to fine leg for one.

Tossed up around off, Jewel Andrew pushes this down to long off for a single.

Slider around the pads, Jewel Andrew punches this off the back foot towards mid on for no run.

Good length on middle and leg, Amir Jangoo stays leg side and pushes this to cover for no run.

FOUR! As easy as Amir Jangoo could have asked for. On a length down the leg, Amir Jangoo comes inside the line of it and flicks this gently beyond short fine leg for a boundary. Karan KC has been good against the right-hander but has struggled with his line to the left-handers.

Good length around off, Jewel Andrew punches this crisply towards sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! On a length down the leg. Wided.

On a length wide of off, Jewel Andrew swings but misses as the ball keeps really low.

Back of a length around off, Jewel Andrew punches this straight to Dipendra Singh Airee of all players and runs for it. Amir Jangoo sends him back and rightly so. Airee aims at the stumps towards the keeper's end but misses out. Had Airee hit, Andrew would have been short of his crease.

Good length on off, Amir Jangoo pushes this gently in front of mid off and takes a quick single.

Back of a length around off, Jewel Andrew scuffs the punch off the inside towards the bowler's left.

WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg. Jewel Andrew leaves it. Wided.

OUT! CAUGHT! Nandan Yadav gets the breakthrough as Ackeem Auguste goes for 15(7). Slower one, cutter around off. Ackeem Auguste plays the lofted drive early and ends up ballooning this above Dipendra Singh Airee at extra cover. Airee is never dropping it as he is the best fielder around the Associate circuit and he holds onto it.

WIDE! Good length, wide outisde off, Ackeem Auguste swings and misses. Wided.

On a length around off, Amir Jangoo prods in front and plays the cover drive to perfection. Dipendra Singh Airee gives it a good chase and keeps this inside the playing area. The batters take three as throw is collected by the bowler towards the non-striker's end.

Another swing and a miss. On a length wide of off, Amir Jangoo looks to hit across the line but gets beaten on the inside.

Good length around off, Amir Jangoo swings at it but gets beaten.

Rohit Paudel drops Ackeem Auguste on 14. On a length, slower one, going across the batter. This stuck into the surface. Ackeem Auguste checks his drive and it lons towards the left of Rohit Paudel at extra cover. Rohit Paudel did all the hard work and got to it with a diving effort in the end but fails to grab hold of it. Single taken.

Clever from the bowler. Karan KC saw Jangoo move towards his leg and fired in a fuller one wide of off. Amir Jangoo reaches it and jams this out on off.

Good length around off, Ackeem Auguste drives this through extra cover for one.

SIX! Here comes the Windies flair from the bat of Ackeem Auguste. Pitched-up on the pads, Ackeem Auguste leans onto it and picks it up with a flick and dposits this over the rope towards the deep mid-wicket region for six runs.

On a length, down the leg, Amir Jangoo flicks this to deep fine leg for one.

FOUR! Elegantly hit away for four. On a length around off, Amir Jangoo comes down the ground, steps towards the pitch of the delivery and lofts this over the fielder at mid on for four runs. Pure timing behind this boundary.

Good length on off, Amir Jangoo dabs this too close to him and the opportunity for a quick single goes by.

SIX! Ackeem Auguste clears the fence with ease. Tossed up, on the pads, Ackeem Auguste clears his front foot out of the line and slogs this up and over the fielder at the long on region for a biggie. Ackeem Auguste will feel a lot better with this stroke.

Tossed up on middle and off, Amir Jangoo drives this to wide long off for one.

Pushed through on off, Amir Jangoo pushes this to point for another dot.

Much slower this time, around off, Amir Jangoo cuts this off the under edge towards backward point for no run.

Quicker one around off, Amir Jangoo punches this back to the bowler.

Floated down the leg, Amir Jangoo goes for the sweep bu misses out and wears it on his front pad. An appeal for LBW but the umpire tunrs this down.

This one went across and Ackeem Auguste ended up edging this back to the keeper but for the batter's delight, the ball swing a bit too much away from him, beting his outside edge.

On a length down the leg, Amir Jangoo glances this to long leg for a single.

Good length on the pads, Ackeem Auguste gets it away off the inside towards square leg for one.

Good length on the pads, Amir Jangoo flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! EXCELLENT FROM NEPAL! RUN OUT! Good length around off, Kyle Mayers hops up on his toes and punches this towards the right of Kushal Bhurtel at extra cover. Bhurtel runs in, picks it up and throws at the non-striker's end. Kyle Mayers was no where near his crease as the ball disturbs the timber and Bhurtel helps Nepal with his fielding. Kyle Mayers has to walk back.

A little bit of swing back into the batter from Karan KC straight away. Kyle Mayers flicks this to mid on for a dot.

Quicker and fuller around middle and off, Karan KC punches this down to long off for a comforable single.

Pushed through around middle and off. Kyle Mayers defends this out.

Tossed up on off, Kyle Mayers pushes this towards the ring of fielder on off for no run.

Floated on off, Kyle Mayers pushes this to cover for no run.

Flatter and quicker on off, Kyle Mayers cuts this to short third for a dot.

FOUR! A boundary to get the chase underway. Short of a length wide of off, Kyle Mayers leans back and punches this through the gap at the cover region for four runs.