Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
Match interrupted by rain
It seems that the match will not be resumed due to the constant rains;
Over 47
Mohammed Siraj bowls Sompal Kami, short ball, throws outside off stump, Sompal Kami bowls aggressively off the front foot for 6 runs
India 227-7 Nepal
Over 45
Mohammed Siraj bowls to Sandeep Lamichhane, good length ball, pitching outside off from the muñón, Sandeep Lamichhane plays an aggressive drive off the front foot for 2 runs.
Over 39
Ravindra Jadeja bowls to Sompal Kami, good length ball, throw from the off stump, Sompal Kami plays a defensive push forward for a single
India 183-6 Nepal
Over 38
Hardik Pandya bowls Dipendra Singh Airee, good length ball, bowls outside off stump, Dipendra Singh Airee plays a defensive push forward and is beaten.
India 178-6 Nepal
Continues
The duel is still on hold because it is still raining on the stadium
The Stadium
The ground has been covered and we will see if it stops raining in the next few minutes.
The match at a standstill
The players have left because it is raining heavily on the stadium;
India 144-6 Nepal
Mohammed Siraj bowls Gulshan Kumar Jha, without a good length ball, bowling from the muñón, Gulshan Kumar Jha takes advantage of the width on offer and cuts it past point backwards to score a límite.
India 138-5 Nepal
Kuldeep Yadav bowls to Dipendra Singh Airee, full length ball, bowls outside off the muñón, Dipendra Singh Airee takes an aggressive front foot cover for 4 runs.
India 111-4 Nepal
Ravindra Jadeja bowls to Gulshan Kumar Jha, full length ball, throws outside from the muñón, Gulshan Kumar Jha makes an aggressive front foot cover and is beaten.
Kushal Bhurte
Performed a fast 38 with only 25 balls against a formidable attack. He hit 3 fours and 2 sixes;
India 65-1 Nepal
6 and a porthole! End of a quick inning by Kushal Bhurtel!
India 65-0 Nepal
Shardul Thakur bowls Kushal Bhurtel, off a good length ball, pitching outside off stump, Kushal Bhurtel bowls an aggressive front foot shot for 6 runs
India 59-0 Nepal
Shardul Thakur bowls to Mahamad Asif Sheikh, full length ball, pitching outside off the muñón, Mahamad Asif Sheikh plays an aggressive front foot drive for 3 runs.
India 23-0 Nepal
Mohammad Shami bowls to Kushal Bhurtel, short length ball, pitching outside the muñón, Kushal Bhurtel bowls an aggressive front foot shot for a single.
India 22-0 Nepal
Four more runs for India, Kushal Bhurtel plays aggressive front foot shooting for 4 runs
India 18-0 Nepal
Mohammed Siraj bowls Mahamad Asif Sheikh, fuller length ball, pitched up from the muñón and angling in, Mahamad Asif Sheikh cuts it off his pads towards deep square leg to score a límite. Nepal's first four innings
1. 3 (4)
Mohammed Siraj bowls to Mahamad Asif Sheikh, he misses a good length ball, bowls from the off stump, Mahamad Asif Sheikh's leg looks at him awkwardly, 4 leg breaks are added to the extras
0'6
Mohammad Shami bowls Kushal Bhurtel, off a good length ball, pitching outside off from the off-side, Kushal Bhurtel gets an outside edge as he looks to play a cut shot. Shreyas Iyer at first slip fails to grasp that.
1st Run
Shami to Aasif Sheikh for India to get the first run
The meeting begins
India will have the first turn;
Confirmed Nepal roster
K Bhurtel, A Sheikh (wk), R Paudel (c), S Kami, GK Jha, B Sharki, DS Airee, K Malla, S Lamichhane, Karan KC, LN Rajbanshi
Group A
Here's how group A stands, remember that the match between India and Pakistan was suspended due to rain.
Referee
The main referee will be Javagal Srinath and this will also be his 250th match refereeing in his career;
Winning percentage
Slightly higher for India, although the percentage is very close.
India will start by removing
They have won the raffle that has been held and will start playing;
India's roster
This is the Indian team's starting XI for its second match in the Asian Cup Cricket.
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Brazil: 04:30 hrs.
Chile: 03:30 hrs.
Colombia: 03:30 hrs.
Ecuador: 03:30 hrs.
Spain: 11:30 hrs.
Mexico: 03:30 hrs.
Paraguay: 04:30 hrs.
Peru: 03:30 hrs.
Uruguay: 05:30 hrs.
France: 10:30 hrs.
Sweden: 10:30 hrs.
India: 14:30 hrs.
Asian Cup Cricket
The Asia Cup is an international men's cricket tournament played between Asian countries in One Day International (50 overs) and Twenty20 International (20 overs) cricket format. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally intended to be held every two years. The Asia Cup is the only continental cricket championship and the winning team becomes the Asian champion. It alternates every 2 years between ODI and T20 formats.
How does Nepal arrive?
Nepal fell in their first match of the group stage of the Asia Cup Odi by losing against Pakistan who won by 238 runs. A team that comes to this tournament after playing the ICC World Cup where they finished in eighth position after losing against Ireland in the fight for the last position. This is the first time in their history that they participate in this competition;
How does India arrive?
The first match against Pakistan was finally suspended. Right now they are second in the group with 1 point and we remember that the first two of each group qualify to the winners phase. It comes from playing the Twenty20 International with clashes against Ireland and West Indies. India defends the reign after winning this tournament in the last edition, in 208 where they defeated Bangladesh in the final. It also lifted this title in 2010.
Background
This is the first time the two teams will meet in the Asia Cup Odiacute;n competition;
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, located in Pallekele. It was inaugurated in 2009 and has a capacity for 35,000 spectators.
Preview of the match
India and Nepal will meet in the match corresponding to the second day of the group stage of the Asia Cup Odi. Both teams are in group A, which also includes Pakistan.
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