Nepal vs West Indies, 1st T20I at Sharjah, NEP vs WI, Sep 27 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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1st T20I (N), Sharjah, September 27, 2025, Nepal v West Indies T20I Series
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(20 ov, T:149) 129/9

Nepal won by 19 runs

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end of over 208 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 129/9CRR: 6.45 
Obed McCoy0 (3b)
Dipendra Singh Airee 3-0-20-1
Karan KC 3-0-17-1

Nepal won by 19 runs

19.6
W
Airee to Allen, OUT

From Kathmandu, Pokhara, Jhapa, and all the way to the peak of Mount Everest and the Annapurna range, the Nepalese cricketers have achieved the unthinkable! This is a historic first win for the men in blue and red against a full member nation, a victory that will resonate across the country. The team showed the courage of the highest spirit and the willpower of the mountain areas. What a monumental moment for the nation to secure this win! And look at the hundreds of Nepal fans in the stands, continuously cheering and shouting for their team for four hours or more! You simply cannot write a better script. Nepal, this is your moment to cherish, your moment to enjoy, and your moment to thrive! Alright, back to cricket now. It was a fuller length ball in the slot around the off stump line, Allen hangs back deep inside the crease and whacks it straight and flat towards long off. Bhurtel took the initial grab, tossed the ball high into the field as he lost his balance and went over the ropes, then jumped back in to complete a spectacular catch!

Fabian Allen c Bhurtel b Airee 19 (14b 3x4 0x6) SR: 135.71
19.5
Airee to Allen, no run

Quicker yorker ball darted on the stumps, hangs back and squeezes it to the on-side

19.4
Airee to Allen, no run

Length ball outside the off stump channel, hammers it straight down the ground to long off. Loud cheer from the stands!

19.3
4
Airee to Allen, FOUR runs

Bowls another widish fuller length ball outside off, plays it inside-out and did not get enough elevation, one bounce and onto the extra cover ropes!

19.2
4
Airee to Allen, FOUR runs

Widish length ball outside off, drills it away and gets it straight of long on for a boundary!

19.1
Airee to Allen, no run

Quicker and fuller outside off, hoicks it down the ground to long on

28 needed from the last over, here's Airee, around the wicket

end of over 192 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 121/8CRR: 6.36 RRR: 28.00 • Need 28 runs from 6b
Obed McCoy0 (3b)
Fabian Allen11 (8b 1x4)
Karan KC 3-0-17-1
Sompal Kami 4-0-43-0
18.6
Karan KC to McCoy, no run

Three dots in a row! Karan continues with the slower ball tactic, keeping the length outside of McCoy's hitting arc. The batter throws his bat at it; this one kept low and no bat is involved.

18.5
Karan KC to McCoy, no run

Short pitched ball outside off, another wild swing and a miss from McCoy, excellent line and length from Karan KC

18.4
Karan KC to McCoy, no run

Excellent widish slower ball outside off, wild swing and a miss

McCoy in

18.3
W
Karan KC to Hosein, OUT

Hosein bites the dust! Banged in short pitched slower ball, stands tall inside the crease and swings it away, miscues the stroke with no pace to work with, connects the sticker part of the bat and fails to clear the boundary, finds the long on fielder.

Akeal Hosein c Gulsan Jha b Karan KC 18 (9b 1x4 2x6) SR: 200
18.2
1
Karan KC to Allen, 1 run

Widish low full toss ball forces it away to deep mid wicket for a single

Continues around the wicket

Khalid : "dont write off WI just yet! they are know for firework when needed"

18.1
1
Karan KC to Hosein, 1 run

widish fuller length ball drills it straight of long off, Paudel comes around and collects it cleanly.

Here's Karan KC, 30 runs needed off 12 balls. Around the wicket

end of over 1819 runs
WI: 119/7CRR: 6.61 RRR: 15.00 • Need 30 runs from 12b
Akeal Hosein17 (7b 1x4 2x6)
Fabian Allen10 (7b 1x4)
Sompal Kami 4-0-43-0
Kushal Bhurtel 4-0-17-2
17.6
1
Sompal Kami to Hosein, 1 run

slower through the air ball outside off, toe ends towards the cover area

17.5
6
Sompal Kami to Hosein, SIX runs

Bhurtel has parried it over the ropes! Full and overpitched ball wide outside off, hoicks it away and hits it flat towards deep mid wicket. Bhurtel waits for the ball near the ropes and timed his jump well, but could not hold on to it in the end!

17.4
4
Sompal Kami to Hosein, FOUR runs

A difficult chance goes begging! Length ball wide outside off, full swing of the bat and strikes with the leading edge, short third man fielder tracks back and tries to settle underneath, spills it as he was running backwards towards the ropes.

17.3
Sompal Kami to Hosein, no run

change of pace ball pitching outside off, wild swing and a miss

17.2
1
Sompal Kami to Allen, 1 run

change of pace ball outside off, wild swing of the bat and connects the toe end to long on

17.1
4
Sompal Kami to Allen, FOUR runs

Muscles it away! Widish length ball goes deep inside the crease and hammers it wide of deep mid wicket for a boundary

Free Hit

17.1
3nb
Sompal Kami to Allen, (no ball) 2 runs

In the airrrr. And taken! Oh dear! No-ball signaled by the on-field umpire! Fuller length ball in the slot, goes for the big heave and miscues the stroke in the air, deep backward square leg fielder comes around and takes a spectacular catch. But, Allen survives!

end of over 179 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 100/7CRR: 5.88 RRR: 16.33 • Need 49 runs from 18b
Akeal Hosein6 (3b 1x6)
Fabian Allen3 (4b)
Kushal Bhurtel 4-0-17-2
Sompal Kami 3-0-24-0
16.6
6
Bhurtel to Hosein, SIX runs

Gets off the mark with a biggie! Widish length ball in the slot, shuffles across and gets inside the line of the ball, nails the slog sweep and sends it sailing out of the park!

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