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

5:38 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal inch towards 200

 

Each and every run being scored by Nepal is cheered here as they slowly and steadily inch towards 200. 

 

Four!! Short from Shami and Airee cuts it past backward point for a four

 

Nepal Score 168/6 after 36 overs

 

5:33 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: That’s how India got their first wicket

5:29 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 150 up for Nepal

 

Nepal have brought up their 150 although at the loss of six wickets. But both Sompal Kami and Dipendra Singh Airee, currently standing at the crease, are more than capable of handling the willow. Thus the team from the Himalayas would eye a target of anywhere near 200 

 

Nepal Score 151/6 after 34 overs

 

5:27 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Just amazing from Jajdeja

5:20 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal lose the sixth wicket

 

Gulshan Jha has departed as well, meaning that Nepal are now six down for 144 and the drinks have been called on the ground. India would want to poach things up quickly. 

 

Nepal Score 144/6 after 31.5 overs

 

5:06 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Kohli catches Aasif out

 

Virat Kohli finally caught one and a good one too to get rid of half-centurion Aasif Sheikh. Taking on Siraj, the batter wanted to hit the length ball towards the leg side but was beaten by pace and the edge flew just above Kohli, where he jumped in the air and caught it. 

 

Nepal Score 134/5 after 30 overs

4:54 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Fifty for Aasif Sheikh

 

Aasif Sheikh has become the first Nepali player to hit a fifty against India and he shows that he will stay put at the wicket and score some more as the celebration is not full-fledged. 

 

Nepal Score 123/4 after 28 overs

 

4:36 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Jadeja gets another one

And another one bites the dust, Kushal Malla, the left-hander tried to play it over mid-off, but handed it straight to Mohammed Siraj at mid-off. Jadeja has his third, and Nepal are four down for 101. 

 

Nepal Score 101/4 after 22 overs

 

4:32 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Jadeja removes Nepal captain

 

Ravindra Jadeja has spelt the end of Nepal captain Rohit Paudel. The ball was pushed quicker by Jadeja, it turned and took the outside edge of Paudel’s bat and Rohit Sharma in the slips took a marvellous catch. 

 

Nepal Score 93/2 after 20 overs

 

4:24 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Aasif survives a close call

 

Nepal used yet another review judicially and set batter Aasif Sheikh has survived once again. 

 

Nepal Score 89/2 after 19 overs

 

4:11 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Jadeja gets the second breakthrough for India

 

Jadeja struck in his second over only as Bhim Sharki tried to play the ball towards the cover but ended up playing it back on his stumps, as he was not in the line of the ball at the time of driving it.

 

Nepal Score 77/2 after 16 overs

 

4:08 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal impressive in the first 15 overs

 

So the first 15 overs have been bowled and Nepal have definitely impressed with their batting approach after being bundled out for 104 against Pakistan in their first game. 

 

Reaching 73 for one is by no means an average showing from a team ranked 15th in the world and playing their first-ever Asia Cup. 

 

Nepal Score 73/1 after 15 overs

 

4:03 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Quick over from Jadeja

 

Ravindra Jadeja comes and bowls a quick over conceding two runs even as we ended up disbelieving that India would be the second-worst side in catching 

 

 

Nepal Score 69/1 after 14 overs

 

4:01 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: India second worst side in catch efficiency since last ODI World Cup

Edge and falls just short of the backward point fielder. 

 

Another good ball and this one beats the edge of the batter and goes through to the keeper 

 

Short from Pandya and Aasif goes for a pull, but is unable to connect

 

And a slide comes up on the screen showing that India’s catch efficiency is the second worst among the top 10 teams in the world. They have only 71.2 per cent catch efficiency,m while leaders England have nearly 83%. India are only ahead of Afghanistan in taking their chances. 

 

Another maiden over from Pandya

 

Nepal Score 67/1 after 13 overs

 

3:55 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Tight over from Shardul Thakur

 

Another controlled over for India. Shardulk Tahkaur bowls three dot balls and then concedes just two singles to end the over 

 

Nepal Score 67/1 after 12 overs