West Indies A recorded an exciting 10-run win against Nepal in the second unofficial T20I to stage the sequence on Sunday. Star spinner Gudakesh Motie shone with each bat and ball to assist West Indies defend a 160 complete at Kirtipur’s Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.
The veteran wicketkeeper Andre Fletcher top-scored with 43 runs off 36 balls and Motie added 33* off simply 8 balls to assist West Indies put up a 160/7 complete. Rohit Paudel performed a captain’s knock by smashing 71* off simply 48 balls however the hosts fell 10 runs short after a late collapse in a troublesome chase.
After famously chasing down a 205-run goal against a powerful Caribbean facet in the primary unofficial T20I, Nepal produced one other combating show to point out their speedy enchancment forward of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Paudel, who scored a match-winning century in the primary sport, Nepalese skipper performed one other sensational knock against a powerful and well-known Caribbean bowling assault. But the 21-year-old batter did not get a lot help from his teammates regardless of dominating the sport for almost all of the time.Â
Meanwhile, West Indies A facet struggled for a optimistic begin with openers Johnson Charles and Alick Athanaze being dismissed by younger left-arm spinner Sagar Dhakal. Nepalese bowlers produced grasping shows to maintain the Caribbean huge hitters quiet in the primary 18 overs.
But Motie went ballistic in the final two overs to assist West Indies scorch 41 runs. Motie registered two fours and 4 sixes to smash 33* runs at a outstanding strike price of 412.50 as the visiting facet posted a difficult complete of 160/7 in 20 overs. Dhakal and Kushal Bhurtel took two wickets every whereas Sompal Kami and Dipendra Singh Airee claimed one every for Nepal.
Chasing a troublesome goal, Nepal additionally struggled for a promising begin once more. Nepal misplaced their first 4 wickets inside powerplay overs however Paudel and Gulsan Jha’s 33-run stand for the fifth wicket preserve the hosts alive in the chase. Paudel saved the sport balanced with one other spectacular fifty however Nepal struggled for large photographs in demise overs and have been restricted to 150/9 in 20 overs.
