T20 World Cup 2026 · Match 5 · ENG v NEPResult
England v Nepal
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
England won by 4 runs
England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchWG Jacks
England (184/7) beat Nepal (180/6) by 4 runs in Match 5 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sun 8 Feb 2026. JG Bethell top-scored with 55 off 35 balls, LA Dawson took 2/21 and WG Jacks was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England1st innings | 184/7 (184 for 7) | 20 | 9.20 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 180/6 (180 for 6) | 20 | 9.00 | 185 |
Top performers
Batters
- JG BethellEngland55 (35)4 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 157.1
- HC BrookEngland53 (32)4 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 165.6
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal44 (29)6 fours, 1 six, strike rate 151.7
Bowlers
- LA DawsonEngland2/21 (4 ov)economy 5.25
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal2/23 (3 ov)economy 7.67
- Nandan YadavNepal2/25 (3 ov)economy 8.33
England1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Saltc Sandeep Lamichhane b Sher Malla | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| JC Buttlerc Aasif Sheikh b Nandan Yadav | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
| JG Bethellc Lokesh Bam b Dipendra Singh Airee | 55 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 157.14 |
| T Bantonlbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| HC Brookc Sher Malla b Nandan Yadav | 53 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 165.63 |
| SM Curranb Dipendra Singh Airee | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| WG Jacksnot out | 39 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 216.67 |
| JC Archerrun out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| LA Dawsonnot out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0 | 5 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 20 ov, RR 9.20 | 184 | ||||
Fall of wickets
- 5-1PD Salt1.1 ov
- 43-2JC Buttler4.3 ov
- 57-3T Banton6.1 ov
- 128-4JG Bethell13.4 ov
- 137-5SM Curran15.3 ov
- 157-6HC Brook18.2 ov
- 178-7JC Archer19.5 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sher Malla | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktPD Salt & JC Buttler5 (7)
- 2nd wktJC Buttler & JG Bethell38 (20)
- 3rd wktT Banton & JG Bethell14 (10)
- 4th wktJG Bethell & HC Brook71 (45)
- 5th wktSM Curran & HC Brook9 (11)
- 6th wktHC Brook & WG Jacks20 (17)
- 7th wktJC Archer & WG Jacks21 (9)
- 8th wktWG Jacks & LA Dawson6 (1)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc & b WG Jacks | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 170.59 |
| Aasif Sheikhc L Wood b LA Dawson | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Rohit Paudelc PD Salt b LA Dawson | 39 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 114.71 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec T Banton b SM Curran | 44 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 151.72 |
| Aarif Sheikhc JC Buttler b JC Archer | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Lokesh Bamnot out | 39 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 195.00 |
| Gulshan Jhab L Wood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Karan KCnot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 10, nb 0 | 10 | ||||
| Total 6 wkts, 20 ov, RR 9.00 | 180 | ||||
Did not bat Sher Malla, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane
Fall of wickets
- 37-1Aasif Sheikh3.5 ov
- 42-2Kushal Bhurtel5.2 ov
- 124-3Dipendra Singh Airee14.2 ov
- 126-4Rohit Paudel15.3 ov
- 146-5Aarif Sheikh17.2 ov
- 175-6Gulshan Jha19.0 ov
Partnerships
- 1st wktAasif Sheikh & Kushal Bhurtel37 (23)
- 2nd wktKushal Bhurtel & Rohit Paudel5 (9)
- 3rd wktDipendra Singh Airee & Rohit Paudel82 (54)
- 4th wktRohit Paudel & Aarif Sheikh2 (7)
- 5th wktAarif Sheikh & Lokesh Bam20 (11)
- 6th wktGulshan Jha & Lokesh Bam29 (10)
- 7th wktLokesh Bam & Karan KC5 (6)
Graphs arrive after the match
The worm, the Manhattan, the run rate and the partnerships are drawn from the ball-by-ball data. This match has the score only so far, so the graphs are added about a day after the final ball.
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Match
- Match 5
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Sunday, 8 February 2026
- Toss
- England won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 4 runs
- Player of the match
- WG Jacks
- Umpires
- LS Reifer and RJ Tucker
- TV umpire
- PR Reiffel
- Reserve umpire
- R Black
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Lokesh BamWicketkeeper
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Sher MallaBowler
- Nandan YadavBowler
- Sandeep Lamichhane
Also played this season Sompal Kami, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sundeep Jora
Data source
Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet, licensed under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0). Cricsheet is at cricsheet.org, and the licence is at opendatacommons.org.