Nepal’s Aasif Sheikh being offered the player-of-the-match for his glorious unbeaten 68 off 47 balls. Photo: X/@CricketNep
Nepal performed the two-time world champion for the primary time on Saturday (September 27, 2025) and earned an historic win by 19 runs and its first victory over an ICC full member.
Monday’s (September 29, 2025) end result was much more spectacular.
Nepal made 173-6 with career-best 60s from Aasif Sheikh and Sundeep Jora, then West Indies was bowled out for 83 in 17.1 overs.
Medium-pacer Mohammad Aadil Alam took a career-best 4-24 in his ninth T20.
A second-string West Indies debuted a fifth participant within the sequence, 19-year-old leg-spinner Zishan Motara, and plunged to a brand new low.
In July, the check staff was all out for 27 towards Australia in Kingston, the second lowest whole in males’s check historical past.
The 83 on Monday (September 29, 2025) was the bottom whole by a full member facet towards an affiliate staff in T20s, 5 lower than England made towards the Netherlands within the 2014 T20 World Cup.
Nepal’s 90-run win was the most important by runs by an affiliate staff towards a full member in T20s.
“For us, it is nearly understanding actually quick that that is worldwide cricket,” West Indies captain Akeal Hosein mentioned. “If you attempt to benchmark your self right here and might’t match the extent, then it is advisable to look within the mirror and ask your self when you’re actually worldwide materials.”
Hosein’s two wickets helped to scale back Nepal to 43-3, then Sheikh and Jora mixed for 100 runs in 11 overs.
Opening batter Sheikh struck an unbeaten 68 off 47 balls and Jora hit 63 off 39 with 5 sixes.
Only three West Indies gamers obtained into double figures, led by Jason Holder’s 21.
“We are very joyful,” Nepal captain Rohit Paudel mentioned. “It took so much to win towards a test-playing nation.
“This was an important sequence for us to showcase our cricket and expertise to the world. The means we have been enjoying the final two or three years, a number of eyes are on us. The motivation is to finish a clear sweep.”
The third and final T20 is on Tuesday (September 30, 2025).
Published – September 30, 2025 01:57 pm IST
