Kuwait
- R Sandaruwan
- CV Anto
- Meet Bhavsar
- Usman Patel
- Muhammad Umar
- Bilal Tahir
- MNM Aslam
- Yasin Patel
- NT Rajendran
- Mohamed Shafeeq
- A Chenthamara
Also played this season Nimish Lathief
Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) 2025 · FinalResult
Kuwait v Nepal
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Kuwait won by 3 runs
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchA Chenthamara
Kuwait (174/7) beat Nepal (171) by 3 runs in Final of Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) 2025 at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong on Sun 13 Apr 2025. Basir Ahamad top-scored with 80 off 43 balls and A Chenthamara took 3/18 and was player of the match.
Updated
Ball-by-ball commentary arrives after the match
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait1st innings | 174/7 (174 for 7) | 20 | 8.70 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 171 (171 all out) | 19.3 | 8.77 | 175 |
Top performers
Batters
- Basir AhamadNepal80 (43)8 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 186.0
- R SandaruwanKuwait63 (36)6 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 175.0
- Nandan YadavNepal37 (14)2 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 264.3
Bowlers
- A ChenthamaraKuwait3/18 (2.3 ov)economy 7.20
- Yasin PatelKuwait2/24 (4 ov)economy 6.00
- Sompal KamiNepal2/26 (4 ov)economy 6.50
Kuwait1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sandaruwanc Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC | 63 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 175.00 |
| CV Antoc Gulsan Jha b NK Yadav | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 185.71 |
| Meet Bhavsarc Aasif Sheikh b NK Yadav | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Usman Patelb K Bhurtel | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 153.33 |
| Muhammad Umarb Sompal Kami | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Bilal Tahirrun out (K Bhurtel/Aasif Sheikh) | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
| MNM Aslamnot out | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 86.67 |
| Yasin Patelc Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| NT Rajendrannot out | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras b 0, lb 2, w 5, nb 0 | 7 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 20 ov, RR 8.70 | 174 | ||||
Did not bat Mohamed Shafeeq, A Chenthamara
Fall of wickets
- 49-1CV Anto4.2 ov
- 71-2Meet Bhavsar6.1 ov
- 127-3Usman Patel11.5 ov
- 135-4R Sandaruwan12.3 ov
- 149-5Bilal Tahir14.5 ov
- 154-6Muhammad Umar16.3 ov
- 162-7Yasin Patel18.3 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktCV Anto & R Sandaruwan49 (26)
- 2nd wktMeet Bhavsar & R Sandaruwan22 (11)
- 3rd wktUsman Patel & R Sandaruwan56 (34)
- 4th wktR Sandaruwan & Muhammad Umar8 (4)
- 5th wktBilal Tahir & Muhammad Umar14 (14)
- 6th wktMuhammad Umar & MNM Aslam5 (10)
- 7th wktYasin Patel & MNM Aslam8 (12)
- 8th wktNT Rajendran & MNM Aslam12 (9)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelb Yasin Patel | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Aasif Sheikhc CV Anto b A Chenthamara | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 190.91 |
| Rohit Paudelc Bilal Tahir b NT Rajendran | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Kushal Mallac Usman Patel b A Chenthamara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireelbw b Yasin Patel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Basir Ahamadc CV Anto b A Chenthamara | 80 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 186.05 |
| Sompal Kamirun out (Usman Patel/Mohamed Shafeeq) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Gulshan Jhac Meet Bhavsar b NT Rajendran | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Karan KCc Meet Bhavsar b MNM Aslam | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Nandan Yadavc & b Mohamed Shafeeq | 37 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 264.29 |
| Lalit Rajbanshinot out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 1 | 6 | ||||
| Total all out, 19.3 ov, RR 8.77 | 171 | ||||
Fall of wickets
- 24-1Kushal Bhurtel2.5 ov
- 25-2Aasif Sheikh3.1 ov
- 25-3Kushal Malla3.2 ov
- 28-4Dipendra Singh Airee4.5 ov
- 54-5Rohit Paudel8.3 ov
- 62-6Sompal Kami10.2 ov
- 77-7Gulshan Jha12.3 ov
- 92-8Karan KC14.0 ov
- 164-9Nandan Yadav18.4 ov
- 171-10Basir Ahamad19.3 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasin Patel | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohamed Shafeeq | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 13.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| A Chenthamara | 2.3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7.20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| NT Rajendran | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| MNM Aslam | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bilal Tahir | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh24 (17)
- 2nd wktAasif Sheikh & Rohit Paudel1 (2)
- 3rd wktKushal Malla & Rohit Paudel0 (1)
- 4th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Rohit Paudel3 (9)
- 5th wktRohit Paudel & Basir Ahamad26 (22)
- 6th wktSompal Kami & Basir Ahamad8 (11)
- 7th wktGulshan Jha & Basir Ahamad15 (13)
- 8th wktKaran KC & Basir Ahamad15 (9)
- 9th wktNandan Yadav & Basir Ahamad72 (28)
- 10th wktBasir Ahamad & Lalit Rajbanshi7 (5)
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
- Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) 2025
- Match
- Final
- Stage
- Final
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Sunday, 13 April 2025
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Kuwait won by 3 runs
- Player of the match
- A Chenthamara
- Umpires
- Ramasamy Venkatesh and Tabarak Dar
- Reserve umpire
- John Prakash
- Match referee
- G Sankaranarayanan
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Basir Ahamad
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Nandan YadavBowler
- Lalit RajbanshiBowler
Also played this season Rijan Dhakal
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.