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Nepal vs England: England survived at the last minute despite a major incident in the T20 World Cup 2026 Group C match held at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. England beat Nepal by just 4 runs in this thrilling match.
Kolkata: England survived at the last minute despite a major incident in the Group C match of T20 World Cup 2026 held at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. England beat Nepal by just 4 runs in this thrilling match.
Nepal needed 10 runs to win in the last over. But they couldn’t. They scored only 5 runs in the last over. They came very close to winning but lost the match by 4 runs. Sam Curran bowled the last over for England.
Chasing the target of 185 runs, the Nepal cricket team showed great fighting spirit. Kushal Bhurtel scored 29 runs off 17 balls, captain Rohit Paudel scored 39 runs off 34 balls, Dipendra Singh Airey scored 44 runs off 29 balls and Lokesh Bam played an innings of 39 runs off 20 balls. Due to this performance, Nepal scored 180 runs by losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Nepal remained just one shot away from victory. In the last over, Sam Curran showed his full experience gained in international cricket and league cricket. As a result, England secured victory. Although lack of experience in international cricket and lack of matches against big teams were the reasons for Nepal’s loss, this emerging Asian team displayed great batting and fighting spirit throughout the match to keep England under pressure till the last ball.
Liam Dawson took 2 wickets for England, while Luke Wood, Jofra Archer, Will Jacks and Sam Curran took 1 wicket each. Before that, England won the toss and batted first, losing 7 wickets and scored 184 runs. Jacob Bethel and captain Harry Brook both scored fifties. Bethel scored 55 runs off 35 balls with 4 sixes and 4 fours, while Brook played an innings of 53 runs off 32 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours.
In addition, Will Jacks, who came down at number seven, scored 39 runs in 18 balls with the help of 4 sixes. Jos Buttler also played an important innings of 26 off 17 balls. Will Jacks was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for this brilliant performance.
Kolkata, West Bengal
Feb 08, 2026 11:32 PM IST
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