Asia Cup 2023, IND vs NEP Highlights: India thump Nepal, reach Super Four

India vs Nepal, Asia Cup Highlights: India skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hit outstanding fifties while Ravindra Jadeja took 3/40 as India thumped Nepal by 10 wickets to reach Super Four

India qualified for the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup after beating Nepal by 10 wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-interrupted match here on Monday.

Chasing a revised target of 145 in 23 overs, captain Rohit Sharma (74 not out) and Shubman Gill (67 not out) struck unbeaten half centuries to take India home with 17 balls to spare.

India reached 147 for no loss in 20.1 overs.

Earlier, chasing 231, India were 17 for no loss in 2.1 overs when it started raining heavily, forcing the game's second interruption.

What happened in Nepal innings?

Earlier in the day, India's Ravindra Jadeja took 3/40 as the Men in Blue restricted Nepal to 230, getting them all out in 48.2 overs at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. 

It was an impressive showing from the Nepalese team after they were bundled out for 104 in their first match of the tournament against Pakistan. Aasif Sheikh top-scored for the Himalayan nation with 58 while Sompal Kami made 48. India must make 231 to win this match and reach the Super Four stage. 

For India, apart from Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj took three wickets as well but also conceded 61 runs in his 9.2 overs in the process. Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur picked one wicket a piece. 
 

Asia Cup 2023: India vs Nepal Playing 11

India Playing 11:  Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Nepal Playing 11: 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

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11:36 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: India thump Nepal by 10 wickets

 

And with that four from Shubman Gill of Gulshan Jha’s first ball, India have reached the reduced Duckworth Lewsis target of 145 with all 10 wickets in hand and 17 balls to spare in the 23 overs allotted. This will take the Men in Blue to the Super Four as the second-best team from the group behind acrh-ribvals Pakistan. 

 

India score 147/0 after 20.1 overs 

 

11:27 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Five more needed to win

 

With a four off the last ball by Rohit Sharma, he has moved to 73 off 56 balls while the target for India has been reduced to only five more runs needed off the next four overs. 

 

India score 140/0 after 19 overs 

 

11:21 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: India almost there

 

India now need only 12 more runs to win in the five overs remaining as Gulshan Jha has been brought on to bowl the 19th over. 

 

India score 133/0 after 18 overs 

 

11:09 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Gill brings up his fifty

 

Shubman Gill has brought up his fifty here and it is only a matter of time now that India will reach the target. This is Gill’s seventh ODI fifty. 

 

11:08 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 100 up for India

 

Rohit Sharma is going bonkers at Pallekele as he doesn’t want to give any chance to Nepal bowlers. Short of a length and he has just rocked back and pulled this one for a six 

 

India score 113/0 after 15 overs 

 

10:55 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Rohit brings up fifty

 

This is easy pickings for India as Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma are cruising towards their respective fifties. 

 

Four!! Just a tad short and Rohit wastes no time in pulling that for a four and bringing up his fifty in just 39 balls. 

 

 

India score 96/0 after 13 overs 

 

10:48 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Some turn available for Lamichhane

 

Sandeep Lamichhane, the leg spinner from Nepal has been able to extract some turn off the pitch and has thereby kept the run flow a bit slow at the other end.

 

Six!! After five good balls, one googly was read by Rohit and he slog swept it for a six over deep mid-wicket. India cruise towards the target.  

 

India score 76/0 after 11 overs 

 

10:39 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 50 up for India

 

The fifty partnership between skipper Rohit Sharma and young Shubman Gill has come up in the Asia Cup 2023. It took only 46 balls for them to get to the milestone. 

 

India score 52/0 after 8 overs 

 

10:31 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: India start off well post the break

 

India have started well after the break, adding 16 runs in the 21 balls bowled since then. Nepal have employed pinners and they have been able to keep the Indian batters quiet for some time. 

 

India score 33/0 after 6 overs 

 

10:24 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Here’s how the game would flow

 

Powerplay 1: Overs 1-5 

Powerplay 2: Overs 6-19 

Powerplay 3: Overs 20-23

 

 

Three bowlers can bowl 5 overs and two bowlers can bowl 4 overs.

 

10:10 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: New playing conditions

 

The match will resume at 10:15 pm IST with India needing 145 runs to win in 23 overs. The powerplay has been reduced to five overs and the game must end by 11:36 pm IST. 

 

India score 17/0 after 2.1 overs 

 

10:04 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Play will resume at 10:15 pm IST

 

The umpires have gone back inside and the screens say that the match must begin at 10:20 pm IST and then must end by 11;36 pm IST to constitute a play. It has confirmed by the umpires that the play will begin at 10:15 pm IST. 

 

India score 17/0 after 2.1 overs 

 

10:01 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Umpires entering the ground

 

The two on-field umpires for the match are in the middle for the inspection and we will soon have the result on when and how will the match take place 

 

India score 17/0 after 2.1 overs 

 

9:58 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: More rain incoming predicts AccuWeather

 

Though there hasn’t been rain so far till it stopped at around 09:30 pm IST, however, heavy showers are expected from 11:00 pm onwards, meaning that a result in this game might not be possible. 

 

9:54 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Inspection at 10:00 pm IST

 

It's just a matter of 5-10 minutes more. Though there has been no rain and the ground staff have worked tirelessly to ready the field, it will all depend upon the umpires on whether the match will take place or not. 

 

 

India score 17/0 after 2.1 overs