Nepal were in good form with their bat as opener Sita Magar made her fifty. Unfortunately for Nepal though, she was soon back to their dugout as Radha Yadav bowled her.
Nepal showed that, despite being young and inexperienced, they possess great promise as an international team. With increasing strength and experience comes greater ability to compete against India more successfully. In this article, we will discuss the main point of Nepal National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
Timeline of Nepal National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team matches
Though India has historically dominated international cricket, Nepal has recently made notable strides. Nepal joined the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an Associate Member in 1996, giving it access to world’s premier teams. Since then, these two nations have played numerous matches; recent tightly contested encounters exemplify this rivalry between them.
Nepal and India first played their inaugural official match during the ACC Trophy tournament in 2002, though it received little global notice. Since then, however, Nepal’s performance in regional tournaments and qualifiers had made them more noticeable to audiences around the globe and thus their encounters with India became more prominently publicised.
Nepal won their second victory of the series against UAE with a convincing win in Dubai, despite losing toss and conceding an enormous total. Nepal restricted home side to only 207 runs with Aasif Sheikh being named Player of the Match while Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane each contributed three wickets each to make up their victory margin.
Nepal’s batsmen struggled to post significant scores. Bowlers proved ineffective as well, with Deepti Sharma picking off Samjhana Khadka early and denying any opportunity for batsmen to establish themselves.
Nepal still hopes of making the Super Four stage last four despite their loss to Pakistan, though winning both remaining matches and hoping India loses against Netherlands on Monday are keys for Nepal in order to advance. Furthermore, Jasprit Bumrah will miss this game due to personal reasons and is expected to be replaced by Mohammed Shami.
Matches between Nepal and India
India recently defeated Nepal by an impressive margin in the T20 Asia Cup and will look to repeat that performance and win their third successive group A match against Nepal Women at Kirtipur’s Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.
This match will be streamed and live-telecast LIVE in India via Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar platforms, and also live broadcast by BBC Radio 5 Live in the UK.
Nepal are in trouble after just two overs, trailing by 5 wickets with Arundhati Reddy bowling superbly to remove Samjhana Khadka with an accurate delivery that hit her stumps cleanly.
Tanuja Kanwar steps up to bowl the third over. She concedes a single to Hemalatha before sending Shafali Verma back for 14 runs – after trying for an aggressive shot off her first ball but failing miserably and being collected easily by the keeper.
Nepal reached 30-1 after six overs, yet was unable to break through Indian bowling. Rubina Chhetry made her presence felt by hitting back-to-back fours off Renuka Singh towards the end of their innings, one being hit in to the stands over mid-off for four before edged a short delivery right-handed for another four that sent her score past 17 off 14 balls and put Nepal within sight of a respectable total total.
Matches between Nepal and UAE
Nepal played two matches against UAE at the 2023 ICC Emerging Teams Asia Cup and were victorious both times, as well as winning their opening encounter with Pakistan.
Nepal will face an uphill struggle as they face India in their group stage match at Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam City, Saudi Arabia. Nepal hopes to make the finals, but their overall game needs to improve and more players must qualify for top 15 status.
The match will provide a valuable learning opportunity for Nepal’s young players as they will face one of the best teams in the world – India’s men’s cricket team is currently number one and it will prove challenging to match against, yet these young Nepal players are eager to perform well and win this important contest.
Nepal defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets to advance to the semi-finals of the Asia Cup. Shafali Verma and her bowlers played a pivotal role in Nepal’s win; previous match saw strong start as Samjhana Khadka and Indu Barma led their side with crucial contributions as batters.
Even after suffering a disappointing result, Nepalese cricket team has shown promising signs of improvement in recent games. Their strong squad should give them confidence ahead of this crucial contest.
Matches between Nepal and Oman
Nepal and Oman faced off in four T20 matches between them, with Nepal winning three and Oman one of these encounters. The winner will qualify for the semi-final of the 2023 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier tournament, with this particular match taking place at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Kirtipur.
India women were victorious against Nepal, winning by an 82-run margin to take first place in Group A and become heavy favorites against Bhutan. Harmanpreet Kaur took time off, giving Smriti Mandhana her chance as captain.
Nepal hosted the inaugural match of this series on home ground, in February 2023, and saw Kushal Malla make his ODI debut, while Aasif Sheikh formed Nepal’s highest ever opening partnership (66 runs) against Namibia before defeating Scotland by 7 wickets with bowlers Karan KC taking 5 and Sandeep Lamichhane taking three respectively for their hosts.
Samjhana Khadka and Indu Barma have been the star players for Nepal this season, both boasting impressive batting forms that have put them ahead in their division. Unfortunately, however, other players in the squad are struggling to meet expectations; particularly Sita Rana Magar and Kabita Kunwar. Additionally, Nepal’s run rate remains below par which could prove disastrous in the long run; therefore improvement must occur both batting and bowling lines to help make up ground back into contention in subsequent matches or any comeback will become impossible; therefore Nepal must make changes to improve their batting and bowling line-ups in coming matches or risk losing ground significantly behind.
Matches between Nepal and USA
The USA and Nepal will face off in several matches in the 2024 World Cup. They last met during a Twenty20 international in 2014; the inaugural match of their series will take place June 16 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent. Both teams hope to make it to the final, but before then will face each other first.
Nepal men’s team has enjoyed an outstanding run at the Asian Games, defeating Bangladesh and drawing with Canada. Nepalese top-order batsmen Gyanendra Malla, Bhim Sharki, Paras Khadka have been in great form and Sandeep Lamichhane has proven invaluable as an essential member of their side, taking 12 wickets over five matches!
However, Nepal women’s team are yet to secure victory against India in their group stage match. In their previous game against them, Nepal amassed 178 runs with Kabita Kunwar and Samjhana Khadka both contributing. Unfortunately for Nepal though, Indian bowlers didn’t allow much time for building innings with them dismissing all top order batsmen quickly in first overs of each over.
Nepal women’s team will have one last chance to beat India on June 16. But it won’t be an easy victory against one of the tournament’s top-ranked sides; currently tied with Malaysia at third, but needing to beat Thailand and Netherlands to advance. Still, Nepal are confident they’ll put up an effective fight.
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