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
Nepal went close to beating eventual finalists South Africa at the last T20 World Cup. The Proteas won by one run on that occasion.
Sam Curran into the attack and Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel manages to drag the left-arm seamer's slower 'moon ball' delivery to the boundary for four
Rohit Paudel is 28 not out off 23 balls while Dipendra Singh Airee is unbeaten on 32 off 23.
It's up for grabs now...
Image source, CricvizThe sun is starting to drop in Mumbai.
Nepal need 94 off 54 balls.
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Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
My word, that is some shot!
Flashed, flat-batted over cover for four. That's got the Nepal supporters up on their feet!
A terrific shot!
Tossed up a little bit by Liam Dawson outside off stump but Dipendra Singh Airee swats it through extra cover for four.
Nepal have more than sniff if they continue at this rate.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Nepal have got more than a chance in this game. They've given themselves a platform. The next five overs will be crucial.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Mumbai
That's what Tom Banton tried earlier. He tried the big reverse sweep to a full delivery. He missed his but this one's been nailed. It's a safe shot once you get bat on it.
Adil Rashid has gone for 23 from two overs. Problems for England a little bit.
Both of these Nepal's players have strong wrists.
Dipendra Singh Airee reverse sweeps Adil Rashid for four.
Later in the over, Rohit Paudel hammers the England leg-spinner through the covers for four.
England under a little bit of pressure here. Rashid's two overs have cost 23.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
Nepal's batters have already scored more runs with the sweep shot (14 runs off 6 balls, 1 dismissal) than England managed throughout their entire innings (11 off 8 balls, 2 dismissals).
Five runs off Liam Dawson's over. Tight in the context of this game.
Cricviz's captaincy grid gives a colour coded match-up for each bowler against the opposition's main batters. Green means chuck them the ball, yellow is middle of the road and red is a bad match-up.
Liam Dawson looks to be key for England, here.
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CricViz analyst
Plenty of turn on offer for England's spinners, with Liam Dawson averaging 2.4° of turn in his opening over, while Nepal's leg spinners averaged 2.6° of turn during the first innings.
Liam Dawson continues for England.
Nepal content to farm the strike against the experienced left-arm spinner.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Mumbai
They're keeping the required rate under 10, within touching distance. 10 is testing but it's manageable.
Liam Dawson is coming back. Harry Brook will be hoping for a bit of control and a wicket.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Nepal are getting close to being up with the rate.
Will Jacks continues round the wicket but his line is fractionally off and Dipendra Singh Airee swivels and whips it round the corner for four.
Rohit Paudel and Airee content to work singles around in the remainder of the over until the final ball of the over where the latter sweeps it square for four.
Image source, CricvizHenry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That's an absolute monster. Rashid has gone for 13 in his first over. Over deep mid-wicket and into the stands. The Nepal fans are loving that.
Adil Rashid now for England.
Dipendra Singh Airee ruthlessly cuts his first delivery for four.
Later in the over, Rohit Paudel hammers Rashid across the line and into the second tier of the Wankhede Stadium. Huge hit.
Nepal's players face a lot of spin at domestic level. They won't be fazed here.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England have realigned well after three explosive overs from Nepal. They were 31 without loss. Liam Dawson has given England a degree of control.
Dipendra Singh Airee is the new batter. He gets off the mark with a whip through mid-wicket.
Will Jacks operates round the wicket to the right-hander Nepal batters but they look to have plans to counter it.
| 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 |