India vs Nepal highlights Asia Cup 2023: Blazing knocks by Rohit-Gill help IND crush NEP by 10 wickets
India vs Nepal Asia Cup 2023 highlights: Blazing knocks by Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill powered India to a 10-wicket win as per the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-interrupted match against Nepal in Pallekele on Monday. Both the batters returned unbeaten with Rohit scoring 74(59), and Gill adding 67(62) as India chased down the revised 145-run target in 20.1 overs. The match was reduced to 23 overs after rain interrupted the show for almost two hours. With this India also advanced to the Super 4 stage. Meanwhile, Nepal produced a valiant effort after being invited to bat first as they managed to post 230 before running out of wickets in 48.2 overs. What compounded India's woes was their sloppiness in the field as they dropped a plethora of chances, allowing Nepal to capitalise. Apart from the catches, India also missed a host of easy fielding opportunities. Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh added 65 runs for the opening wicket before Shardul Thakur removed Bhurtel for 38(25). Soon after his dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja joined the party and led India's fightback. Jadeja scalped three wickets, while Mohammed Siraj chipped in with three more. Aasif emerged as the standout batter from the Nepal camp, as he became the first from his country to slam a half-century against India. The opener scored 58(97) before getting out to Siraj in the 30th over. Sompal Kami also showed good intent and added 48(56) to Nepal's total before getting out to Mohammad Shami in the 47th over....Read More
IND vs NEP, Asia Cup 2023 Playing XIs:
Nepal: 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: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Toss: India won the toss and opted to field
India vs Nepal Live Score: India win by 10 wickets
Gulsan Jha comes to bowl his second over, starts with a good length ball on Shubman Gill's legs, who nudges it behind the wickets for a boundary. That will also be a wrap as India complete the 145-run chase in 20.1 overs after the contest was reduced to 23 overs.
India win the match by 10 wickets and advance to the Super 4 stage. Gill returns unbeaten on 67(62), while Rohit scored 74*(59)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Good bowling
Kushal Malla bowls another solid over as just three singles come from it. IND 143-0 (20 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: IND stare at big win
Kushal Malla gives three singles in his over, following which Gulsan Jha bowls another good over, which results in seven run. IND: 140/0 (19 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: The 6s keep coming
Karan KC is reintroduced but it is the same outcome as Rohit dispatches the pacer for a maximum. IND 130-0 (17 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Gill also slams fifty
Shubman Gill too reaches his fifty with a boundary. He gets on his knees and uses brut force to send a short delivery by Sandeep towards square leg for a boundary.
IND 120-0 (16 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Rohit Sharma continues his carnage
Rohit Sharma continues his carnage as he sends a short delivery by Lalit Rajbanshi for a maximum.
12 runs come from the over as India cruise towards a big win. IND: 113/0 (15 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: The boundaries keep coming
The boundaries keep coming as Shubman Gill hits Kushal Malla for a boundary. A total of five runs come from the over. IND 101-0 (14 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Rohit slams 50
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma continue to deal in boundaries as they hit Sompal Kami for a boundary each. Rohit Sharma also scores his fifty in 39 balls. IND: 96/0 (13 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Rohit hits a SIX
Rohit Sharma hits Sandeep Lamichhane for a boundary and follows it up with a six. 12 runs come in the over.
Dipendra Singh Airee keeps it tight until the fourth ball and then Rohit connects a quicker delivery, slightly full and outside off for a monstrous six. IND: 85/0 (12 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Economical over.
Dipendra Singh Airee is introduced in the attack and he starts with an economical over. Three singles come from it. IND: 64/0 (10 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Gill hits Lamichhane for a SIX
Shubman Gill hits Lamichhane for an 87m SIX. Nine runs come from the over as IND reach 61/0 in 9 overs.
India vs Nepal Live Score: 50-run partnership
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma combine and fetch seven runs from Lalit Rajbanshi's previous over. The pair also bring up the 50-run stand. IND: 52-0 (8 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Chance missed
A good over by Lalit Rajbanshi as just two singles come in it.
Sandeep Lamichhane is introduced in the next over and Rohit hits the spinner for a boundary, then goes for the aerial route, which almost cost him his wicket. However, the fielder stationed at square leg bumps it over the fence for a maximum. IND: 45/0 (7 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Gill-Rohit hit boundary each
Karan KC continues from the other end and Shubman Gill hits a length delivery, slightly outside the off-stump for a boundary. Gets on top and punches the ball square of the wicket.
Rohit Sharma ends the over with another boundary. Shuffles across the crease and scoops it wide of the keeper for a boundary. IND: 31/0 (5 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: IND take it slow
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma combine to get three singles from Lalit Rajbanshi's over. IND: 22/0 (4 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Action resumes
Rohit Sharma resumes action against Karan KC. Six runs come from the over as IND reach 19/0 in 3 overs.
India vs Nepal Live Score: India chase 145
India will have to chase down 145 in 23 overs, this is what has been decided as per the DLS.
Gautam Gambhir while speaking on Star Sports says Nepal will be the happier side.
India vs Nepal Live Score: 23-over contest
The match has been reduced to a 23-over contest.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Action to resume shortly
Play to resume at 10:15 PM.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Inspection done
Umpires are out for inspection. Waiting for the official word now.
India vs Nepal Live Score: What do we know
The umpires in an conversation with the official broadcast hint the chances of play to resume is slim.
They confirm that the curator needs 30 minutes to get the field ready after covers are entirely removed. There will be another inspection around 10 and play must resume by 10:20 for a 20-over contest.
If the action doesn't start by 10.20, we will head towards another washout.
India vs Nepal Live: Covers are being removed but wait continues
The groundstaffs are slowly removing the covers. Is this an indication of the action resuming soon?
India vs Nepal Live Score: Inspection
The umpires are inspecting the playing conditions but the covers are still on. Still waiting for an official word.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Some activity
We notice some activity by the groundsmen, but as per latest inputs it is still raining at the moment.
India vs Nepal Live Score: What has happened so far
- India won the toss, opted to bowl
- Nepal openers capitalised on India's fielding errors and added 65 in the powerplay overs. Wicketkeeper-batter Aasif Sheikh, who also opened the innings, become the first batter from Nepal to slam a half-century against India. He scored 58(97)
- Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj get India back into the contest
- Rain interrupts proceedings. After 25 minutes of stoppage, Sompal Kami gives India a hard time. He scores 48(56) before getting out against Shami
- Shami, Siraj wrap Nepal innings for 230 in 48.2 overs
- Early pressure on Rohit as India start the chase
- Shubman Gill smashes three fours in the second over, Rohit hits another one in the next over
- Rain stops play again
India vs Nepal Live Score: 'Nepal was top notch'
While it continues to rain, lets take a look at what former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has to say about what we've witnessed so far.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Rain gets stronger
It has started pelting and the entire ground is covered now. We could be up for a long delay.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Rain stops play
Karan KC continues from his end and this time Rohit charges down the track and dispatches the ball towards mid-wicket for a boundary.
There is another rain interval as players march out of the ground. IND: 17/0 (2.1 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Gill smashes three 4s
Sompal Kami will share the new ball with Karan KC and Shubman Gill welcomes him with a couple of boundaries. Both the shots were played square of the wicket.
Gill is batting while standing outside the crease. He is beaten by an outswinger in the third ball.
Meanwhile, we can see some drizzle as Gill continues his carnage. He once again goes square of the wicket as the ball reaches the fence for the third time in the over. IND: 13/0 (2 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Rohit in pressure
Karan KC drops the ball at length, which hits Rohit Sharma on his pads and everyone goes for an LBW appeal. The umpire says not-out but Nepal opt for an early DRS. TV replay confirm that the ball was missing the stumps.
Similar delivery, which beats Rohit once again, but this time they decide not to take a review.
What is happening as Rohit Sharma is troubled for the third consecutive time. This time the ball moves away from Rohit, missing the edge by whiskers.
Just one run come from the over. IND: 1/0 (1 over)
India vs Nepal Live Score: The chase begins
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill arrive in the middle to start the run chase.
Karan KC leads the attack for Nepal.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Nepal all-out for 230
That's it as Mohammed Siraj cleans up Lalit Rajbanshi for 0. Nepal are bundled out for 230 in 48.2 overs. India need 231 to win.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Shami comes to India's rescue
Shami provides India with a much-needed breakthrough as Sompal Kami is caught-behind for 48(56). The ball was dropped back of a length and Kami tries to nudge it behind Ishan Kishan, but the wicketkeeper does an exceptional job to hold on to the ball.
Ishan involves in another wicket later in the over as Sandeep Lamichhane hits it straight towards Axar Patel and runs for a single. However, he is sent back by his partner but that allows enough time for India to inflict a run-out. He falls for 9(17). NEP: 229/9 (47.4 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Fearless cricket by Nepal
Sompal Kami is playing fearless cricket and is doing a great job for Nepal. Apart from converting singles into doubles, he is also clearing the fence with ease. Siraj concedes 11 runs in his over as NEP reach 227/7 in 47 overs.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Nepal keep fighting
An excellent bit of an effort by Shardul Thakur near third man as he overruns while charging towards a ball, but recovers quickly and saves the ball from reaching the fence.
Sompal Kami then dispatches a length ball by Pandya over the mid-wicket fence as NEP reach 216/7 in 46 overs.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Fielders disappoint again
Hardik Pandya keeps it tight by mixing his length, not allowing even the settled Sompal Kami to free his arms. They, however, manage to do strike-rotation with ease as five runs come from the over.
Siraj is now introduced from the other end, who concedes just one single until the fourth ball. The fifth ball, however, results in a double in the form of overthrows, something that won't make Rohit Sharma happy. NEP: 205/7 (45 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: IND keep it tight
Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's most popular player, joins the proceedings as Pandya bowls a wicket maiden.
Kuldeep Yadav continues from the other end, who gives three singles in his over. NEP: 197/7 (43 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Pandya strikes
Kuldeep joins the attack and gives away 10 runs despite not conceding a single boundary in the over, which shows the importance of strike-rotation.
Meanwhile, Pandya strikes in the next over as he traps Dipendra Singh Airee LBW for 29(25). The batter takes DRS but it won't save him as the replay confirms that the ball was crashing the middle and leg stump. NEP 194/7 (41.1 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: 10 overs to go
Hardik continues from the other end. He concedes just one single as Nepal reach 184/6 with 10 overs left in the bank.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Action restarts
The action resumes after almost 25 minutes of rain delay.
Hardik starts with a dot ball, following which Ravindra Jadeja joins the attack. He gives fives runs and that will also be the end of his quota. Jadeja finishes with three wickets and gives away 40 runs. NEP: 183/6 (39 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Siraj warms up
We can see Siraj warming up near the boundary ropes. The good news is that covers have been removed entirely.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Inspection at 6.30 PM
As per an official update there will be inspection at 6.30 PM.
We can expect the play to resume by 6.45 PM with no reduction in overs.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Covers are being removed
Covers are being removed as players wait for the action to resume. Lets hope it starts shortly.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Fingers crossed
Dipendra Singh Airee and Sompal Kami are batting in the middle and the pair has so far added 34(36).
Well live footage shows the covers being removed partially, so we can see the action resume anytime soon.
India vs Nepal Live Score: Rain stops play
Sloppy fielding continues to hurt India and this time the culprit is Shardul Thakur. Hardik Pandya bangs it short and Sompal Kami plays a upper-cut but Thakur fails to stop the ball, which should have been stopped. The ball settles behind the boundary rope and Nepal won't mind that.
Meanwhile, rain stops play as umpires call for covers. NEP: 178/6 (37.5)
India vs Nepal Live Score: The boundaries keep coming
Dipendra Singh continues to get boundaries for Nepal. He slaps a length ball, pitched outside off by Shami beating the fielder stationed inside the 30-yard-circle.
Jadeja then concedes three runs in his next over. NEP: 171-6 (37 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: NEP keep the fight on
Dipendra Singh hits a full delivery by Jadeja for a FOUR. Gets on top of the ball and drives it through extra cover. Seven runs come from the over. NEP: 158-6 (35 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: NEP cross 150
Three runs come in the previous over by Kuldeep and then Sompal Kami completes a double in the next over by Shami, which also results in three runs. With that Nepal cross the 150-mark. NEP: 151/6 (34 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Edge and taken
Dipendra Singh gets on top of a full delivery by Kuldeep Yadav and sends it towards covers for a boundary.
Gulsan Jha then hits Siraj for another boundary in the next over. Siraj, however, gets his man later in the over as Jha is caught-behind for 23(35). NEP: 144/6 (31.5 overs)
India vs Nepal Live Score: Siraj strikes
Mohammed Siraj strikes as Nepal lose half their side with 132 on the board. A bit of an extra pace does the trick as Aasif Sheikh gets a leading edge, which is caught by Virat Kohli at short cover. He falls for 58(97). NEP: 134/5 (30 overs)