India outclassed Nepal by 10-wickets in their opening game of the Asia Cup 2023 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Samjhana Khadka and Indu Barma led Nepal in scoring. The match will be broadcast live on Sony LIV as well as streamed online via that platform.
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Nepal secured their second victory following their loss against Pakistan by defeating Namibia, in a 21-over match reduced due to rain in Pallekele. Both Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma made half centuries as they chased down a revised target easily. Following this tour to Oman where two ODIs against PNG were played; Karan KC took four wickets as Nepal won both matches comfortably.
India defeated Nepal to secure their place in the Super 4 round of the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. India captain Rohit Sharma led from the front as his Men in Blue won by 10 wickets at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium after Rohit won the toss and elected to field first at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Nepalese batsmen raced past 65 runs during powerplay overs, but soon fell away after Mohammed Shami and Mohammad Siraj picked up wickets regularly.
Match Scorecard and Timeline
India Cricket, commonly referred to as “The Men in Blue,” is one of the world’s most celebrated cricket teams. Over the years, they have won several major tournaments such as three ICC World Cup championships as well as multiple one day international series against arch rival Pakistan. Although India has had success in short format matches like ODIs and T20Is, they have struggled in Test matches due to inexperience.
India has produced some of the greatest players ever seen across all forms of cricket – Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Kapil Dev, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar among many others – while also witnessing some outstanding young talent like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli making their mark.
Indian is currently ranked second in the ICC Test rankings and will find itself tested against Sri Lanka during an upcoming series.
Match Highlights
India women rallied from an inauspicious start to defeat Nepal by seven wickets at Dambulla International Stadium, in their second Group A match. India won the toss and elected to bat first; Bangladesh opener Liton Das and Tanzid Hasan put up an encouraging partnership, but Kuldeep Yadav struck early to put control back with India.
Smriti Mandhana and Shubman Gill both played some impressive shots to help their
team post an impressive 261/8 in 50 overs, with support from Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues for a comfortable victory.
India women looked strong in their batting line-up and appear to have found a solid unit to work with throughout this tournament. Dayalan Hemalatha, Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh(wk) have stood out so far.
Player Performance
India boasts some of the finest batsmen in ODI cricket including Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli as well as quality spinners like Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohd Siraj – ranking second overall among Tests, fourth among ODIs, and first in T20Is respectively.
Nepal has made impressive strides in ICC Cricket World Cup League Two so far, winning two out of their four matches and earning a positive net run rate compared to Namibia for third place overall.
Nepal defeated the Netherlands by nine wickets at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur after winning the toss and opting to bowl first, restricting their innings to just 137 runs in 39 overs. Though Nepal were successful at picking up wickets regularly throughout their innings and kept Sybrand Engelbrecht and Bas de Leede at bay with partnerships of 38 for their third wicket; Nepal managed to keep picking them off regularly enough and limited them to just 137 runs total in their innings.
Team Rivalry
Nepal men’s national cricket team (Nepalese:) represents Nepal internationally men’s cricket. Administered by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), since 1996 the team has been an Associate Member of International Cricket Council.
Nepal traveled to UAE for round seven of ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, playing four ODI series against UAE and Papua New Guinea. Nepal won its opening match against PNG by an innings margin. Leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane claimed five wickets while Aasif Sheikh scored an unbeaten century.
India Women have displayed strong team play during this tournament with Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, and Richa Ghosh all contributing significantly in competition. However, concerns remain regarding Dayalan Hemalatha’s form and batting depth of the side.
Final words
Team Nepal have found some stability after an otherwise turbulent year of performances, going from languishing second from bottom to qualifying for 2023 World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe – drawing praise and admiration from cricket fans throughout their nation and beyond. The youthful squad have even managed to capture hearts and minds across Nepal as they managed to qualify for qualifying events of World Cup 2023 World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe.
After their match against Pakistan was postponed due to rain, the youngsters are set to face India in Pallekele on Wednesday in search of victory and qualification to Super Four stage.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Nepal after filling in for Jasprit Bumrah who returned home for his newborn’s arrival. Indian bowlers took early wickets of Samjhana Khadka and Kabita Kunwar to reduce hosts to 2-1/2, however Hemalatha and Shafali Verma put up an outstanding partnership of 122 runs that saw Nepal fight back strongly in response.
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