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

3:51 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Maiden over from Pandya

 

Suddenly there is a spike in the run-up of the Indian bowlers and the fielders are chirping a bit more as they have got the wicket. 

 

 

Five dot balls from Pandya and another outside off beat Bhim Sharki as Pandya completed a maiden over. 

 

 

Nepal Score 65/1 after 11 overs

 

3:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Shardul removes Bhurtel

 

The openers are not stopping here as the Indians are being punished for any lose ball on offer. 

 

 

Six!! Another India pacer, Shardul Thakur has been hit for a massive six

 

 

Wicket!! Edge and taken. It was an away swinger from Shardul and Bhurtle, in no mood to relent,l chased it, edged and was taken behind the stumps by Kishan. 

 

 

Nepal Score 65/1 after 10 overs

 

3:42 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Succesful review by Nepal

 

Review!! It seemed like Hardik Pandya had broken through as the umpire termed it out leg before wicket on a ball that was going down the leg, Nepal reviewed and got the decision reversed. 

 

 

Four!! Short from Pandy is punished as Bhurtel pulls him over square leg for a four 

 

 

Short again, pulled again. This time the height was more than the distance, but still it went over the in field and the Npoeali batters collected three runs 

 

 

Four!! Short this time and it was outside off in line. Bhurtle didn’t need a second invitation to bash it over covers for a four. 11 from the over and Nepal’s 50 is also up. 

 

Nepal Score 53/0 after 09 overs

 

3:36 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Back-to-back fours against Siraj

 

Four!! Short from Siraj and pulled away disdainfully by Aasif Sheikh for a four to the deep square leg boundary

 

 

Four!! And another one, this has been a brilliant showing by Nepal openers 

 

 

Nepal Score 42/0 after 08 overs

 

3:31 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Almost a maiden over from Shami

 

Shami has been amazing in the over, not conceding even a single run as he has kept the line and length tight. 

 

 

After five balls, a single will end the over. 

 

 

Nepal Score 34/0 after 07 overs

 

3:26 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal 33/0 after 6 Overs

 

Brilliant ball to start the sixth over from Siraj as he betas the edge of Bhurtel’s hanging willow 

 

 

Four!! That has been driven straight down the ground

 

 

Six!! And here we go, the first six of the innings and Siraj is not happy at all about it. 

 

 

Tried to york him, but the batter was well in line of the ball to defend 

 

 

Nepal Score 33/0 after 06 overs

3:21 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal 23/0 after 5 Overs

 

Indian fielding continues to be bad here and now Ishan Kishan has dropped a catch behind the stumps

 

 

Earlier Shreyas Iyer in first slip and Virat Kohli at short covers had dropped two chances. 

 

 

Shami cuts the batter in half with a brilliant in-swinger. 

 

 

Nepal Score 23/0 after 05 overs

 

3:17 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal 18-0 after 4 Overs

Over Summary: 4 1 1 0 0 0 ; Nepal: 18-0  ; Kushal Bhurtel (7),  Aasif Sheikh (7)

Siraj continues and starts with a freebie on the pads, Aasif flicks towards deep square leg for FOUR, bringing first boundary for Nepal. 

Aasif works the second ball towards deep backward square leg for a single. 

Bhurtel plays a cross-batted shot, manages only top edge but it is safe. A single taken.

Aasif fails to score off the last three deliveries. 

3:13 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal 12-0 after 3 Overs

Over Summary: 0 3 0 0 0 1 ; Nepal: 12-0  ; Kushal Bhurtel (6),  Aasif Sheikh (2)

Shami continues and starts with a DOT ball. 

Bhurtel walks down the pitch and whips the second ball towards square leg for three runs. 

Shami follows up with three DOT deliveries. Aasif taps the last ball towards gully region for a single. 

3:09 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal 8-0 after 2 Overs

Over Summary: 0 0 L4 0 0 0 ; Nepal: 8-0  ; Kushal Bhurtel (3),  Aasif Sheikh (1)

Mohammed Siraj shares the new ball with Shami.

Aasif Sheikh drives the first ball uppishly towards extra cover. This time Virat Kohli drops a SITTER. 

Siraj sprays the 3rd ball on the pads and it brushes Sheikh's pads and rolls down to fine leg boundary for FOUR leg byes. Sloppy effort from India to start with.

Siraj ends the over with three DOTS. 

3:05 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal 4-0 after 1 Over

Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 0 2 ; Nepal: 4-0  ; Kushal Bhurtel (3),  Aasif Sheikh (1)

Mohammed Shami bowls the first over and concedes 4 runs in the over as Shreyas Iyer drops Bhurtel in the first slip off the last delivery. 

2:54 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Time for national anthem

India and Nepal players are lining up for the national anthems.

2:51 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Match to begin at 3 PM IST

As the toss concluded, it started raining. However, in 10 minutes time, the rain stopped and covers are off. Match to begin on time, i.e. 3 PM IST. 

2:45 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE: Nepal Playing 11

Nepal Playing XI: 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.

2:44 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Nepal LIVE: India Playing 11