Rohit Sharma-led India trounce Nepal

India made one change to their playing eleven – Jasprit Bumrah made way for Mohammed Shami.

Nepal were playing India for the first time.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Nepal’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay - was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 65, and lost a wicket.

Forty-nine balls (8.1 overs) into the match, Nepal sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Kushal Bhurtel was the batsman. It was upheld by Australian umpire Paul Wilson.

Nepal’s openers put on 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Bhurtel was batting on 29, Aasif Sheikh was batting on 20.

Bhurtel, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 38. Fifty-nine balls into thr match, he was caught by Ishan Kishan. Shardul Thakur broke the 65-run partnership.

The second Powerplay of Nepal’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay - was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 119, and lost five wicket.

Bhim Sharki, who faced 17 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 37 balls after Bhurtel’s dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja broke the 12-run stand.

Sixteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Nepal had scored 77 for a couple of wickets at that point. Aasif was batting on 28.

Nineteen overs into the match, Nepal sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Aasif was the batsman. It was upheld by Wilson.

Rohit Paudel, Nepal’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring five. Four overs after Sharki’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Jadeja broke the 16-run stand.

Nepal scored 100 off 21.3 overs (129 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The other Kushal in Nepal’s playing eleven – Malla – faced five balls, scoring a couple. Seven balls after Paudel’s dismissal, he was caught by Mohammed Siraj. Jadeja broke the eight-run stand.

Aasif’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 88 balls.

He eventually scored 58 off 97 balls, which included eight boundaries. Forty-eight balls after Malla’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Siraj broke the 31-run stand.

Thirty overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. Nepal had scored 134 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Gulsan Jha was batting on 18, Dipendra Singh Airee had scored a run.

Jha, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 23. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Siraj broke the run-a-ball stand.

A hundred and ninety-two balls (31.5 overs) into the match, the drinks break was taken. Nepal had scored 144 for half-a-dozen wickets at that point. Airee had scored half-a-dozen.

Nepal scored 150 off 33.4 overs (202 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Thirty-four overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. Nepal had scored 156 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Airee had scored eight, Sompal Kami had scored three.

Two hundred and twenty-seven balls (37.5 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain (as a result of which the outfield was wet). Nepal had scored 178 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Airee was batting on 27, Kami was batting on 11.

The third Powerplay of Nepal’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay - was between the 41^st  and the 50^th over. They scored 46, and lost four wicket.

The seventh-wicket put on 50 off 55 balls. India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Airee was batting on 23, Kami was batting on 25.

Two hundred and forty-seven balls (41.1 overs) into the match, Nepal sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Airee, the batsman, eventually scored 29 off 25 balls, which included three boundaries. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge. He was trapped leg before wicket by Hardik Pandya, who broke the 50-run partnership.

Nepal scored 200 off 43.3 overs (261 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Kami, whose 56-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 48. Thirty-seven balls after Airee’s dismissal, he was caught by Kishan. Shami broke the 34-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on a run. Sandeep Lamichhane, who faced 17 balls, scored nine. A couple of balls later, the substitute, Axar Patel, and Ishan Kishan ran him out.

Karan K C, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

Lalit Rajbanshi,  who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Siraj broke the one-run stand.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Nepal were dismissed for 230 off 48.2 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 34.

Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket.

Shami, who bowled seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

Hardik, whose eight- over spell included three maidens, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket.

Siraj bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 61, picking up three wickets.

Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay - was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 31, without the loss of a wicket.

Three balls into the chase, Nepal sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rohit Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Palliyaguruge.

Thirteen balls into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 17 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rohit had scored four, Shubman Gill had scored a dozen.

As a result, India’s target was revised to 145 off 23 overs.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay - was between the sixth and the 19^th over. They scored 109, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). Nepal had conceded an extra at that point. While Rohit Sharma was batting on 25, Shubman Gill was batting on 24.

Rohit Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 39 balls.

India’s openers put on 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). Nepal had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma was batting on 53,Gill was batting on 45.

Gill’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 47 balls.

Ninety-four balls (15.4 overs) into the chase, Nepal sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rohit Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Wilson.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay - was between the 20^th and the 23^rd over. India were in seventh heaven, because they didn’t lose a wicket.

Rohit Sharma eventually scored 74 off 59 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and five sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Gill, who eventually scored 67 off 62 balls, which included eight boundaries, in addition to the six.

Nepal eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 147 without the loss of a wicket off 20.1 overs, won by 10 wickets with 17 balls to spare.

Obviously, all the Nepalese bowlers were wicketless.

Jha, who conceded 11, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Kami and Airee bowled two overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded a dozen.

Malla, who bowled three overs, conceded 11.

Lamichhane, Karan, and Rajbanshi bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 39, 26, and 24, respectively.