West Indies vs Nepal Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies thrash Nepal by nine wickets

Shamar Joseph to Lokesh Bam, Hard-length delivery, outside off, Lokesh Bam cuts it away to deep point for a run. Bam finally gets off the mark on the 7th ball of his innings.

Shamar Joseph to Dipendra Singh Airee, Back of a length and around off, Dipendra Singh Airee punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Time for Gudakesh Motie? Not yet, but Shamar Joseph comes on to bowl now.

Matthew Forde to Lokesh Bam, Another beauty to end the over! Matthew Forde goes a bit fuller and around off, Lokesh Bam pushes at it with hard hands but gets beaten on the outside edge. Forde finishes an incredible spell of bowling with figures of 4-1-10-1.

Matthew Forde to Lokesh Bam, Matthew Forde is giving nothing away here. He hits the length hard, on off, angling in a bit, Lokesh Bam steers it away towards point.

Matthew Forde to Lokesh Bam, Touch fuller and on off, Lokesh Bam looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards short mid-wicket.

Matthew Forde to Lokesh Bam, On a length and on middle, Lokesh Bam blocks it out.

Matthew Forde to Lokesh Bam, WIDE! Just errs in line and serves this full but down the leg side, Lokesh Bam misses his flick as Shai Hope grabs it behind the stumps. There is a shout for caught behind, but turned down. Hope signals that it has hit the pads, but the umpire ignores it and calls it a wide.

Matthew Forde to Lokesh Bam, BEAUTY! Good-length delivery, on the sixth stump line, straightens a bit off the deck. Lokesh Bam has a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, Fuller delivery, on off, Dipendra Singh Airee drives it towards sweeper cover for a single.

Jason Holder to Dipendra Singh Airee, Back of a length, straighter in line, tucked away wide of short fine leg for a single.

Jason Holder to Dipendra Singh Airee, Full-pitched delivery around off, Dipendra Singh Airee digs it out to mid off.

Jason Holder to Lokesh Bam, Good-length delivery, angling in, Bam misses the flick and the ball rolls off the pads to short third. They get a leg bye.

Nepal slip further down. Lokesh Bam, the almost hero against England, walks out to bat now.

Jason Holder to Aarif Sheikh, OUT! CAUGHT! Matthew Forde has made that catch look a lot easier than it actually was. Jason Holder bowls it on a good length at the stumps, angling the ball in. Aarif Sheikh looks to pick it off the pads and flick it over mid-wicket but ends up skying it high towards mid-wicket. Forde circles around and takes it running back. From 17/1, Nepal are now 23/4.

Jason Holder to Aarif Sheikh, Pitched up on the leg stump, Sheikh clips it straight to square leg.

Jason Holder to Dipendra Singh Airee, Hard length in the channel, Airee opens the bat face and squeezes the ball between backward point and short third for a single.

DRINKS! Not the greatest of starts for Nepal in a do-or-die clash. They have only managed to score 5 runs in the last 3 overs of the Powerplay, which has put them very much on the back foot. However, they have to fight and recover through a partnership here, and much will depend on Dipendra Singh Airee, who has often been their saviour in difficult situations. West Indies will be delighted with how things are going, and they will look to build on this. With the spin pair of Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase still to come, they will be feeling very confident.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, A single to end the Powerplay. Length ball on leg, tucked down to short fine leg for a single. Nepal are 22/3, the lowest Powerplay score of this World Cup.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, Back of a length, hammered into the deck. Dipendra Singh Airee gets into an awkward position and has to block it off.

Matthew Forde to Aarif Sheikh, Back of a length and wide outside off, chopped down to the right of the gully fielder for a quick single.

Matthew Forde to Aarif Sheikh, Fuller in length, wide outside off, Aarif Sheikh extends the arms to thrash it through the off side but miscues it towards mid off.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, Tap and run! Short of a good length, on off, Airee nudges it ito the off side and scampers through for the single.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, The dots are piling up for Nepal in the Powerplay. Back of a length, cutting back in from outside off, Airee jams it out to covers.

Jason Holder to Aarif Sheikh, Another tidy over for the Windies, just 2 runs and a wicket off it. The in-between length, around off, hitting the splice of the bat. Sheikh taps it down in front of point.

Jason Holder to Aarif Sheikh, Hard length in the channel, eased away towards cover.

Jason Holder to Aarif Sheikh, Pitched up fuller and outside off, Aarif Sheikh shoulders arms at it.

Jason Holder to Dipendra Singh Airee, Good length, outside off, angling away. Airee pushes it down through backward point for one more.

Jason Holder to Aarif Sheikh, Very full on the toes, clipped firmly to short mid-wicket. The fielder over there parries it away and the batters get a single.

West Indies have got three inside the Powerplay now. Aarif Sheikh is the next man in.

Jason Holder to Aasif Sheikh, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust and Nepal are in tatters. Jason Holder begins with a gentle loosener, bowling it full and on the pads. Aasif Sheikh picks it up and flicks it aerially down to deep backward square leg and finds the fielder to perfection. Shimron Hetmyer pouches a simple catch and Nepal are 17/3 in 4.1 overs.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, A wicket-maiden for Forde! Good length, straighter at the stumps, tucked away towards mid-wicket.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, A beauty from Forde! Slightly pitched up on the fourth stump line, it is the wobbled seam delivery that angles in and then leaves the batter. Dipendra Singh Airee does well to not edge it behind.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, Beaten! Just back of a length, in the channel, goes straight on. Airee looks to drive but is beaten past the outside edge.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, Good length, darted i towards off and middle, Dipendra Singh Airee hangs back and jams it out again. Another dot ball.

Matthew Forde to Dipendra Singh Airee, Pitched up a touch fuller again and around off, Dipendra Singh Airee jams it down onto the pitch.

Nepal are two down now. That brings Dipendra Singh Airee out to the middle, replacing his skipper.

Matthew Forde to Rohit Paudel, OUT! LBW! Matthew Forde pitches the ball on a fullish length and bowls it on off stump, slanting the ball back in. Paudel looks to flick but falls over a bit and is beaten on the inside edge, getting rapped on the pads. There is an appeal and it is given by the on-field umpire. Rohit Paudel reviews it, though. Seems pretty straightforward but the third umpire is having a look. The replays suggest there is a big gap between bat and pad and Ball Tracking shows the wickets as umpire's call, with the ball clipping the leg stump. It stays out.

Akeal Hosein to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Top shot! Tossed up around off, Aasif Sheikh goes inside-out and lofts it over extra cover for another boundary. 10 off the over.

Akeal Hosein to Rohit Paudel, Floated up on leg stump, worked away through square leg for a single.

Akeal Hosein to Rohit Paudel, Nagging length, attacking off stump, Paudel blocks it down the pitch.

Akeal Hosein to Rohit Paudel, FOUR! Nicely done. Very full and down leg, Rohit Paudel gets inside the line and sweeps it to the right of Matthew Forde at short fine leg for a boundary.

Akeal Hosein to Aasif Sheikh, Flatter this time, on middle, swept away through backward square leg for a single.

Akeal Hosein to Aasif Sheikh, Flighted up, full and on off, Sheikh lunges to defend.

Matthew Forde to Rohit Paudel, Nicely bowled! Matthew Forde hits the length hard and in that channel outside off, gets it to shape away. Rohit Paudel looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Matthew Forde to Rohit Paudel, Back of a length and on off, Rohit Paudel punches it to extra cover.

Matthew Forde to Aasif Sheikh, On a length and on middle, Aasif Sheikh clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Matthew Forde to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Up and over! Pitched-up delivery, on middle. Aasif Sheikh manages to get under it this time and lifts it over the mid on fielder for the first boundary of the game.

Matthew Forde to Aasif Sheikh, Swing and a miss! Fuller delivery and around off, holds its line, Aasif Sheikh looks to hit it through the line down the ground but misses.

Matthew Forde to Aasif Sheikh, Matthew Forde begins with a good-length delivery, on off, Aasif Sheikh pats it in front of short cover. He wants the run but is sent back.