Brook and Bethel hit fifty

England, who came to play first after winning the toss, did not have a good start. On the score of 5, the first blow came in the form of Phil Salt. Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethel took over the innings and made a partnership of 38 runs for the second wicket, taking the score to 43. Butler was out after scoring 26 runs on 17 balls. Tom Banton could score only two runs. With 3 wickets falling for 57 runs, England were taken over by Bethel and captain Harry Brook. Both made a partnership of 71 runs for the fourth wicket. Bethel scored a half-century. He was out after scoring 55 runs in 35 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 4 fours. Harry Brook also scored a half-century. Brook played an innings of 53 runs in 32 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours. Will Jacques, who came to bat at number seven, played the role of finisher brilliantly and scored unbeaten 39 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 1 four in 18 balls, taking the team’s score to 184 for 7 wickets. He hit three sixes against Curran KC in the last over. Deependra Singh Ere and Nandan Yadav took 2-2 wickets. Sher Malla and Sandeep Lamichhane got 1-1 wicket.

Nepal fought vigorously

Nepal faced the formidable bowlers of England bravely from the very beginning. In the second over, Kushal Bhurtel hit three fours against Joffra Archer. After three overs the team’s score was 31 runs. However, England attacked with spin and the second opener Asif Shaikh was out after scoring 7 runs. Bhurtel became the victim of Will Jacques after scoring 29 runs in 17 balls. After this, Deependra Singh Airi and captain Rohit Paudel took charge.

Both of them attacked England’s experienced spinner Adil Rashid. Rashid gave 42 runs in 3 overs. Rohit and Deependra added 82 runs in 54 balls for the third wicket. However, both could not make fifty. Rohit became the victim of Liam Dawson after scoring 39 runs. Deependra was dismissed by Sam Curran after scoring 44 runs in 29 balls.

Nepal needed 56 runs to win in the last four overs. From here Lokesh Bam took charge. Nepal scored 22 runs in the 18th over. Lokesh had two sixes in this. After this, Nepal scored 14 runs against Luke Wood in the 19th over. In the last over, the team needed 10 runs to win but Sam Curran, taking advantage of his experience, gave only 5 runs. Lokesh Bam played an inning of 39 runs in 20 balls.