Nepal defeats West Indies by 90 runs:Win T20I series 2-0; seals series against a Test-playing nation for first time

Nepal defeated West Indies by 90 runs to clinch the title with an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in the second T20 match played in Sharjah. Batting first, Nepal scored 173 runs for 6 wickets, while the West Indies team could only manage 83 runs in 17.1 overs. This is the first time Nepal has won a series against a Test-playing nation in any format. Earlier in 2014, Nepal had defeated Afghanistan, but at that time, Afghanistan was an associate member. West Indies’ innings collapsed for 83 runs Chasing a target of 174 runs against Nepal, the West Indies were bundled out for 83 runs. West Indies had a poor start. They could only score 16/2 runs in the power play. Dipendra Singh Airee bowled Jewel Andrew (2), while Kushal Bhurtel sent Keacy Carty (1) back to the pavilion with a brilliant catch. No other batsman looked comfortable except Jason Holder (21 off 15 balls). Holder was dismissed by Lalit Rajbanshi in the 17th over, when Gulshan Jha took the second brilliant catch of the day. The last wicket was of Zishan Morata, who was caught out by Karan KC. Nepal’s medium-pacer Mohammad Aadil Alam took 4 wickets for 24 runs, and Kushal Bhurtel took 3 wickets for 16 runs in 2.1 overs. Aasif Sheikh and Sundeep Jora made a 100-run partnership for Nepal With this, Nepal, batting first, posted a strong total of 173 runs in 20 overs. In the first 10 overs of the innings, Nepal did not hit a single six. Nepal had lost three wickets for 74 runs. Opening batsmen Aasif Sheikh and Sundeep Jora batted aggressively in the next 10 overs, forming a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket off 66 balls. Jora scored 63 runs off 39 balls, which included five sixes. Aasif Sheikh remained unbeaten with 68 runs off 47 balls. Mohammad Aadil Alam played a quick innings of 11 runs off 5 balls, which was his first match after a three-year comeback. For the West Indies, spinners Akeal Hosein and Kyle Mayers took two wickets each.