Kuwait
- R Sandaruwan
- CV Anto
- Meet Bhavsar
- Usman Patel
- Muhammad Umar
- Bilal Tahir
- MNM Aslam
- Nimish Lathief
- Yasin Patel
- A Chenthamara
- Mohamed Shafeeq
Also played this season NT Rajendran
Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) 2025 · Match 3Result
Kuwait v Nepal
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchKushal Bhurtel
Nepal (186/4) beat Kuwait (185/8) by 6 wickets in Match 3 of Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) 2025 at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong on Thu 10 Apr 2025. Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 81 off 50 balls and was player of the match, and Sompal Kami took 3/36.
Updated
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait1st innings | 185/8 (185 for 8) | 20 | 9.25 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 186/4 (186 for 4) | 18.5 | 9.88 | 186 |
Top performers
Batters
- Kushal BhurtelNepal81 (50)6 fours, 6 sixes, strike rate 162.0
- Aasif SheikhNepal53 (38)2 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 139.5
- CV AntoKuwait41 (30)4 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 136.7
Bowlers
- Sompal KamiNepal3/36 (4 ov)economy 9.00
- Yasin PatelKuwait2/17 (4 ov)economy 4.25
- Nandan YadavNepal2/34 (4 ov)economy 8.50
Kuwait1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sandaruwanc Gulsan Jha b LN Rajbanshi | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 173.33 |
| CV Antoc RK Paudel b NK Yadav | 41 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 136.67 |
| Meet Bhavsarb Sompal Kami | 35 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 125.00 |
| Usman Patelc & b Sompal Kami | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 130.00 |
| Muhammad Umarlbw b K Bhurtel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bilal Tahirc LN Rajbanshi b NK Yadav | 32 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 246.15 |
| MNM Aslamrun out (Aasif Sheikh/NK Yadav) | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 130.77 |
| Nimish Lathiefb Sompal Kami | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Yasin Patelnot out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Extras b 3, lb 6, w 2, nb 0 | 11 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 20 ov, RR 9.25 | 185 | ||||
Did not bat A Chenthamara, Mohamed Shafeeq
Fall of wickets
- 43-1R Sandaruwan4.1 ov
- 97-2CV Anto10.0 ov
- 122-3Meet Bhavsar13.4 ov
- 123-4Usman Patel14.0 ov
- 124-5Muhammad Umar14.2 ov
- 162-6Bilal Tahir17.2 ov
- 175-7Nimish Lathief18.2 ov
- 185-8MNM Aslam20.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktR Sandaruwan & CV Anto43 (25)
- 2nd wktCV Anto & Meet Bhavsar54 (35)
- 3rd wktMeet Bhavsar & Usman Patel25 (22)
- 4th wktUsman Patel & Muhammad Umar1 (2)
- 5th wktMuhammad Umar & Bilal Tahir1 (2)
- 6th wktBilal Tahir & MNM Aslam38 (18)
- 7th wktNimish Lathief & MNM Aslam13 (6)
- 8th wktMNM Aslam & Yasin Patel10 (10)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc Nimish Lathief b Yasin Patel | 81 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 162.00 |
| Aasif Sheikhc Nimish Lathief b MNM Aslam | 53 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 139.47 |
| Kushal Mallac & b Yasin Patel | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rohit Paudelnot out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec Yasin Patel b Mohamed Shafeeq | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 258.33 |
| Gulshan Jhanot out | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 0, w 2, nb 1 | 4 | ||||
| Total 4 wkts, 18.5 ov, RR 9.88 | 186 | ||||
Did not bat Basir Ahamad, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Lalit Rajbanshi
Fall of wickets
- 127-1Aasif Sheikh13.5 ov
- 141-2Kushal Bhurtel15.3 ov
- 142-3Kushal Malla15.5 ov
- 176-4Dipendra Singh Airee18.1 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Shafeeq | 3.5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.96 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| A Chenthamara | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasin Patel | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Meet Bhavsar | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 20.50 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| MNM Aslam | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nimish Lathief | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktAasif Sheikh & Kushal Bhurtel127 (83)
- 2nd wktKushal Bhurtel & Kushal Malla14 (10)
- 3rd wktKushal Malla & Rohit Paudel1 (2)
- 4th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Rohit Paudel34 (14)
- 5th wktGulshan Jha & Rohit Paudel10 (4)
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
- Match 3
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Thursday, 10 April 2025
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Umpires
- John Prakash and Ramasamy Venkatesh
- Reserve umpire
- H Tukrul
- Match referee
- G Sankaranarayanan
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Basir Ahamad
- Sompal KamiAll-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.