India got its first win in Asia Cup – defeated Nepal by 10 wickets

IND vs NEP: Team India has entered the Super-4 round of the Asia Cup 2023. Now the team will face Pakistan on 10 September. India defeated the Nepal team by 10 wickets on Monday. With this win, India has 3 points in the points table. Pakistan team has already qualified for Super-4 with 3 points from this group. Nepal was eliminated after losing both the matches.

Batting first after losing the toss, Nepal scored 230 runs in 48.2 overs at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy. In response, India had scored 17 runs in 2.1 overs when rain came. In such a situation, the umpires gave India a revised target of 145 runs in 23 overs under the DLS method, which Rohit-Gil pair achieved in 20.1 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 74 and Shubman Gill on 63 runs.

Shubman Gill's half-century too

After Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill also scored a half-century. He scored the seventh half-century of his ODI career in 47 balls.

Rohit Sharma's half century

Captain Rohit Sharma scored a half-century off 39 balls. He completed his half-century by hitting a four off Sompal Kami. This was the 49th half-century of his ODI career.

New conditions of the match

3 bowlers can bowl 5-5 overs and 2 bowlers can bowl 4-4 overs.

Powerplay-1: 2 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle for up to 5 overs.

Powerplay-2: 4 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle for 6-19 overs.

Powerplay-3: 5 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle till 20-23 overs.

Century partnership of Rohit-Gil

Chasing the target of 231 runs, the pair of Rohit-Gil gave India a steady start. Both had added 17 runs when the rain came. In such a situation the match had to be stopped. When the match resumed, both the Indian batsmen were seen in rhythm. Rohit-Gil both scored spectacular shorts. There has been a century partnership between the two.

Powerplay-1: India scored 31 runs in 5 overs

Play resumed after rain and India got the target of scoring 145 runs in 23 overs. The first powerplay lasted for 5 overs, in which India scored 31 runs without loss. Both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill remained at the crease. On the other hand, Nepal got spinner Lalit Rajbanshi to attack.

Nepal scored 230 runs with the help of Asif's fifty.

Nepal exposed the Indian bowlers and scored 230 runs losing all 10 wickets in 50 overs in front of stalwarts like Shami, Siraj, Shardul, Pandya, Jadeja and Kuldeep. This is the same Nepal team, which was all out for 104 runs against Pakistan.

Batting after losing the toss, Asif Shaikh scored the highest score of 58 runs for Nepal. Number-8 batsman Sompal Kami played an inning of 48 runs. For India, Mohammad Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja took 3-3 wickets.

Asif Sheikh completed Fifty on 88 balls

Nepal's opener Asif Sheikh scored the tenth fifty of his ODI career. He scored 58 runs in 97 balls at a strike rate of 59.79. Asif got a lease of life in the second over, but from here he built his innings and scored a half century on 88 balls.

Among the remaining batsmen of Nepal, Sompal Kami scored 48, Kushal Bhurtel scored 38, Deependra Singh Airi scored 29 and Gulshan Jha scored 23 runs. Apart from these, 6 batters could not touch the double figure.

Jadeja took 3 wickets

Ravindra Jadeja from India took 3 wickets for just 40 runs. Along with him Mohammad Siraj also got 3 wickets. Whereas Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya got 1 wicket each. While a batter was run out.

Openers shared a 65-run partnership

After losing the toss, Nepal team came to bat first and got 3 lives in the first 6 overs. Team openers Kushal Bhurtel and Asif Shaikh took advantage of these opportunities and made a fifty partnership in the 9th over.

Bhurtel was out after scoring 38 runs in the 10th over and the opening partnership was broken. Both added 65 runs on 59 balls. After 10 overs, Nepal's score was 65 runs at the loss of one wicket.

Shreyas, Virat and Ishaan dropped easy catches

India dropped 3 easy catches in 5 overs. Shreyas Iyer missed the chance at first slip on the last ball of the first over. Virat Kohli was caught at short covers on the very first ball of the second over. Then wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan dropped the catch on the second ball of the fifth over. Ishaan and Shreyas gave life to Kushal Bhurtel, while Virat gave life to Asif Sheikh.

Playing-11 of both the teams...

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav.

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (Captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh (Wicketkeeper), Bhim Sharkey, Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airey, Kushal Mala, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC and Lalit Rajbanshi.