India easily defeated Nepal by 23 runs to advance to the first quarter-final of the Asian Games cricket tournament. India led throughout, and ultimately claimed victory by 26 runs.
Nepal were able to score 215 runs in their 50 overs innings and Kushal Bhurtel contributed greatly by hitting multiple boundaries early in his innings.
India and Nepal will meet for an Asian Games 2023 cricket quarter-final match that will be streamed live and broadcast live via Sony Liv and TV on 4 September at Pallekele Cricket Stadium. In this article, we will discuss the high light points of India National Cricket Team Vs Nepal National Cricket Team Timeline.
India vs Nepal
India will host Nepal for a Group A match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Monday, 4 September 2023 starting at 3 pm IST with toss taking place half an hour beforehand. You can keep up with all of the action live through VAVEL’s minute-by-minute coverage!
Nepal and India both boast long histories with cricket, having both joined the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1996 as Associate Members. Unfortunately, neither country have played an official test match; however Nepal have made notable inroads into T20I cricket: their debut victory came against Hong Kong at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong in 2014 before continuing their upward momentum since.
India boasts several young talent who have impressed in short formats of play. Additionally, experienced coaches have guided them to many victories over time and eager players are keen to prove themselves here in this tournament. Though India are favoured to win this match-up, they will not take Nepal lightly and aim for victory regardless.
As India and Nepal battle it out on Sunday afternoon, both teams stand a good chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. Additionally, each has already won one match within this tournament; thus the winner of this match will become Group A winners and can claim bragging rights!
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma will lead an experienced group that includes Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja as they attempt to continue their winning run at Asia Cup 2016. India hope that by beating Nepal, their winning streak can continue.
Indu Barma, captain of Nepal Women’s Cricket team is upbeat about her team and its achievements. She remarks that they will continue working to develop their skills, making a comeback stronger.
Indu is delighted that her team was exposed to such an intense experience by playing against such an impressive Indian side, believing it will only serve to strengthen them going forward and adding that the match was highly compelling. Nepal will now need to prepare for their remaining matches as the tournament advances, hoping that their performance in these remaining contests improves so as to end on a high note and gain another victory against India in their next match. Next up for India and Nepal is their Asia Cup matchup – which should provide them with an opportunity to finally establish themselves within this format. Don’t miss it – stay tuned to VAVEL Mexico for all the latest developments from this game and join us! We look forward to seeing you there!
IND vs NEP
India and Nepal meet for the inaugural time ever in international cricket history and India has an overwhelming advantage against their counterparts from Nepal in this matchup. At home, India will look to claim victory and claim its maiden win of this tournament while Nepal are unlikely to go down without a fight as they have shown some impressive cricket in this tournament and one of its stronger sides on paper.
Nepalese players Aasif Sheikh and Gulshan Kami have made strides forward against an Indian attack, however they remain five down. Hardik Pandya has now joined their attack looking for that crucial breakthrough against Nepal.
Rohit Sharma has selected three fast bowlers for this game and dropped regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar from his side, in place of them coming Arundhati Reddy and Sajeevan Sajana into their ranks – hoping that this combination can carry their good form forward into Asia Cup semi-finals.
Rain has temporarily put an end to play but grounds staff will strive to get this game underway once more. Should India start play once again, their target would be reduced from 213 runs in 37 overs to 213.
India have won the toss and elected to bat first against Nepal at Colombo Oval in Group A match, continuing their impressive performance thus far in this competition. India have already shown how dominant they can be when facing hosts Nepal – they will aim to maintain this success when taking on hosts Nepal on April 9.
Hemalatha and Shafali led India’s assault against Mongolia with a devastating 314/3 in just 20 overs, breaking an unprecedented opening stand record at this edition of T20 Asia Cup competition and scoring fourth highest overall overall score overall.
Nepal was unbeaten on 122 from 62 balls with 12 fours and three sixes scored by this duo – but their final-over batting struggled, ending on 315/6 after 20 overs were played.
Nepal’s top order has struggled against India’s attacking bowlers and is struggling for wickets at present; thus needing to bat deeper if they wish to win this match and advance to the semifinals of this competition.