Summary

  • 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

  • Seifert half-century helps NZ beat Afghanistan

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Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. England's T20 World Cup schedule

    8 February – England v Nepal (09:30 GMT, Mumbai)

    11 February – England v West Indies (13:30, Mumbai)

    14 February – England v Scotland (09:30, Kolkata)

    16 February – England v Italy (09:30, Kolkata)

    Super 8s: 21 February – 1 March (subject to qualification)

    Semi-finals: 4-5 March

    Final: 8 March

  2. Nepal captain Rohit Paudel: "We would've bowled first. Looking at the conditions, chasing is a good option.

    "We love our slow tracks and it's a used wicket, so it will spin a bit."

    On playing all of their group matches in Mumbai: "Playing all the games here will give an advantage to the team playing all four here. And as a team, to play in Indian conditions always helps Nepal."

  3. England captain Harry Brook: "The pitch is going to be in the best shape in the first innings.

    "It looked like there was a bit of spin and bounce [when India played here]. Hopefully we can utilise that.

    "We wanted to go with two out and out pacers with the new ball. Pretty much everything else was already settled.

    "We're playing really well. That tour to Sri Lanka was awesome preparation. We can take a hell of a lot of confidence coming into this. I'm feeling good with the bat and hopefully I can make some good decisions as captain - on and off the field.

    "You can't take any side for granted. We know what can happen in a T20 World Cup. The main message from us is to stay in the moment and adapt to the conditions and surfaces."

  4. Salt returns but no place for Duckett

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    Phil Salt returns after missing England's third T20I against Sri Lanka with a back spasm.

    Tom Banton, who scored an unbeaten half-century in the second T20I, is preferred to the out of form Ben Duckett.

    Jamie Overton misses out with the ball, with left-arm opening bowler Luke Wood picked alongside Jofra Archer and Sam Curran in the pace ranks.

    England have four spin options in Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, and Jacob Bethell.

  5. Teams

    England XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood.

    Nepal XI: Khushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Sher Malla, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane.

  6. England win the toss and bat

    Nepal captain Rohit Paudel calls "tails" but it lands on heads.

    Harry Brook puts England in to bat.

    Paudel says he would have bowled first anyway, so everyone's happy.

  7. Hello!

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    Hello there! Happy Sunday!

    It's time to get England's Men's T20 World Cup under way, with Brendon McCullum's side eyeing a third title.

    Up first for England is a first ever T20I meeting with Nepal.

    Toss and team news coming up.