Nepal fall just short after failing to hit final ball for six - report
Airee (44), Paudel (39) & Bam (39*) star for Nepal
England rally late on to reach 184-7 - Jacks hitting 39* off 18
Bethell (55) and Brook (53) rescue England from 57-3
T20 World Cup, Group C
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
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Come on Jacob Bethell. Take your time. Don't throw it away needlessly.
Andy, Reading
Well, that ended up being a positive over for England even with the wicket of Phil Salt.
Jacob Bethell has raced to 14 off five deliveries, profiting from some gifts from Sher Malla.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
A few freebies from Sher Malla and good selective strokeplay from Jacob Bethell on a pitch which you don't know if you can quite trust just yet.
BOOM. Jacob Bethell is in the mood.
He watches one delivery, hits the next through point for four, and then bangs one over mid-wicket and into the crowd for the first six of the day.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That was a good catch by Sandeep Lamichhane. There's a haze at the Wankhede Stadium along with the noise so he did well to hold on.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, ReutersThrashing across the line there Phil Salt who was looking to turn it round the corner with a slap. The ball has just held in the pitch and a top edge which hung in the sky for a decent amount of time. It was an instinctive shot from Salt.
A huge celebration from the Nepal players and fans. England are on the back foot.
Salt c Lamichhane b Malla 1 (Eng 5-1)
Phil Salt top-edges the ball high into the sky and Sandeep Lamichhane pouches the catch at short fine leg.
Sher Malla has a wicket with his first ball on his T20I debut.
What a start for Nepal!
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Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat we saw yesterday in the first few overs was USA bowled well to India with control of their lengths and change of pace. Nepal will have looked at their with their plans for today.
Jos Buttler collects England's first boundary, hitting down the ground.
It's poorly timed but has enough on it to beat the chase of Nepal captain Rohit Paudel.
Karan KC responds with a nipping delivery which beats Buttler's bat.
A tidy opening over from Nepal.
Went a bit early with my "off we go!" cry there, didn't I?
There's a bit of standing around and a stop and a stutter from the bowler before we finally get under way.
Phil Salt gets England up and running with a single.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Phil Salt brings experience and attitude to the top of England's order. He clearly respects the bowlers but when you are bowling at him there is no discrimination about the balls he is looking to hit to the boundary.
He is a batter who puts you immediately on the back foot and that's why England have been desperate to slip him in the top of the order.
England won the toss and elected to bat, so it's Phil Salt and Jos Buttler who have walked out to the middle.
Karan KC will open the bowling for Nepal.
Off we go!
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England have slipped off their pedestal as the best white-ball team in the world. That probably suits them. To be underdogs a little and slide in their quietly. If you put a label on it like 'we have to make a final' it puts pressure on you.
Nepal's fans are excited for this one. Here are some pictures taken before the game by our head of cricket, Adam Mountford.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
Batting first could be a shrewd move from Harry Brook, with conditions aiding swing and seam more in the second innings at the Wankhede yesterday compared to the first innings - albeit with a later start time than today.
Average movement - India vs USA yesterday:
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
As a player there are so many distractions and you just have to put them out of your head. The noise and conjecture around the off-field stuff will continue.
The volume of that will depend on England and how they play on the pitch.
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Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Mumbai
There has been a bit of a Nepal takeover in Mumbai today. This was the famous Marine Drive just an hour before the start of the game. It seemed like England fans were outnumbered 50-1.
I spoke to plenty of Nepal supporters who have flown in just for this game.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught Lamichhane, bowled Malla Salt, caught Lamichhane, bowled Malla | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Buttler,caught Aasif, bowled Yadav Buttler, caught Aasif, bowled Yadav | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 152.94 |
Bethell,caught Bam, bowled Airee Bethell, caught Bam, bowled Airee | 55 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 157.14 |
Banton,leg before wicket, bowled Lamichhane Banton, leg before wicket, bowled Lamichhane | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40.00 |
Brook,caught Malla, bowled Yadav Brook, caught Malla, bowled Yadav | 53 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 165.63 |
Curran,bowled Airee Curran, bowled Airee | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25.00 |
Jacks,not out Jacks, not out | 39 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 216.67 |
Archer,run out Aasif Archer, run out Aasif | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 |
Dawson,not out Dawson, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,184 for 7 20.0 overs Total,184 for 7 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karan | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11.66 |
Malla | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11.66 |
Airee | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.66 |
Yadav | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.33 |
Lamichhane | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.25 |
Bhurtel | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
5 for 1 (1.1 overs) | Salt |
43 for 2 (4.3 overs) | Buttler |
57 for 3 (6.1 overs) | Banton |
128 for 4 (13.4 overs) | Bethell |
137 for 5 (15.3 overs) | Curran |
157 for 6 (18.2 overs) | Brook |
178 for 7 (19.5 overs) | Archer |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhurtel,caught and bowled Jacks Bhurtel, caught and bowled Jacks | 29 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 170.59 |
Aasif,caught Wood, bowled Dawson Aasif, caught Wood, bowled Dawson | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 77.78 |
Paudel,caught Salt, bowled Dawson Paudel, caught Salt, bowled Dawson | 39 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 114.71 |
Airee,caught Banton, bowled Curran Airee, caught Banton, bowled Curran | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 151.72 |
Aarif,caught Buttler, bowled Archer Aarif, caught Buttler, bowled Archer | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 125.00 |
Bam,not out Bam, not out | 39 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 195.00 |
Jha,bowled Wood Jha, bowled Wood | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 50.00 |
Karan,not out Karan, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 10 | |||||||
Total,180 for 6 20.0 overs Total,180 for 6 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10.33 |
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.50 |
Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 |
Jacks | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.50 |
Rashid | 3.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14.00 |
Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
37 for 1 (3.5 overs) | Aasif |
42 for 2 (5.2 overs) | Bhurtel |
124 for 3 (14.2 overs) | Airee |
126 for 4 (15.3 overs) | Paudel |
146 for 5 (17.2 overs) | Aarif |
175 for 6 (18.6 overs) | Jha |