4th Match, Group A, Nisshin, September 25, 2026, Afghanistan vs Nepal, Asian Games Men’s Cricket T20 2026
Afghanistan 
vs Nepal 
Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Afghanistan vs Nepal
Categories: Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition, Asian Games Men's Cricket T20 2026
Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)| Afghanistan (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Mohammad Akram c Lokesh Bam b Rajbanshi | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Hassan Eisakhil b Rajbanshi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Karim Janat b Rajbanshi | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Faisal Shinozada c Airee b Bhurtel | 30 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 90.90 | |
| Najibullah Zadran c Karan KC b Bhurtel | 30 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Mohammad Ishaq † lbw b Bhurtel | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 | |
| Darwish Rasooli (c) lbw b Bhurtel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Nangeyalia Khan not out | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 113.33 | |
| Abdollah Ahmadzai not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extras | 6 (b 3, lb 1, w 2) | |||||
| Total | 102/7 (20 Ov, RR: 5.10) | |||||
| Nepal (T: 103 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Kushal Bhurtel c Hassan Eisakhil b Faridoon Dawoodzai | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aasif Sheikh † c Darwish Rasooli b Abdollah Ahmadzai | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sundeep Jora run out (Darwish Rasooli/†Mohammad Ishaq) | 34 | 35 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 97.14 |
| Kushal Malla run out (Karim Janat/†Mohammad Ishaq) | 9 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Rohit Paudel not out | 33 | 32 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 103.12 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee (c) c Najibullah Zadran b Arab Gul | 15 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Gulsan Jha not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 9 (lb 1, w 8) | |||||
| Total | 103/5 (17.2 Ov, RR: 5.94) | |||||
1-1 (Hassan Eisakhil, 0.6 ov), 2-10 (Mohammad Akram, 2.2 ov), 3-16 (Karim Janat, 4.1 ov), 4-55 (Faisal Shinozada, 12.3 ov), 5-65 (Mohammad Ishaq, 14.3 ov), 6-65 (Darwish Rasooli, 14.4 ov), 7-95 (Najibullah Zadran, 18.6 ov)
1-0 (Kushal Bhurtel, 0.2 ov), 2-12 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.1 ov), 3-31 (Kushal Malla, 6.3 ov), 4-56 (Sundeep Jora, 9.6 ov), 5-102 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 17.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Nangeyalia Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdollah Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Arab Gul | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.90 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nepal (T: 103 runs from 20 ovs) – 103/5 (17.2 ov) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over | Score (Cumulative) | Wicket |
| 1 | 1/1 | Kushal Bhurtel |
| 2 | 9/1 | – |
| 3 | 12/1 | – |
| 4 | 19/2 | Aasif Sheikh |
| 5 | 28/2 | – |
| 6 | 29/2 | – |
| 7 | 33/3 | Kushal Malla (run out) |
| 8 | 38/3 | – |
| 9 | 47/3 | – |
| 10 | 56/4 | Sundeep Jora (run out) |
| 11 | 58/4 | – |
| 12 | 65/4 | – |
| 13 | 70/4 | – |
| 14 | 74/4 | – |
| 15 | 83/4 | – |
| 16 | 95/4 | – |
| 17 | 102/4 | – |
| 17.1 | 102/5 | Dipendra Singh Airee |
| 17.2 | 103/5 | – (Nepal won by 5 wickets, 16 balls remaining) |
| Afghanistan (Batting first) – 102/7 (20 ov) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over | Score (Cumulative) | Wicket |
| 0.6 | 1/1 | Hassan Eisakhil |
| 2.2 | 10/2 | Mohammad Akram |
| 4.1 | 16/3 | Karim Janat |
| 6 (Powerplay) | 19/3 | – |
| 10 | 44/3 | – |
| 11.1 | 51/3 | – |
| 12.3 | 55/4 | Faisal Shinozada |
| 14.3 | 65/5 | Mohammad Ishaq |
| 14.4 | 65/6 | Darwish Rasooli |
| 16 | 72/6 | – |
| 18.6 | 95/7 | Najibullah Zadran |
| 20 | 102/7 | – |
| Match Details | |
|---|---|
| Ground | Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin |
| Toss | Afghanistan, elected to bat first |
| Series | Asian Games Men’s Cricket Competition |
| Season | 2026 |
| Match number | T20I no. 4145 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.10 |
| Match days | 25 September 2026 – day (20-over match) |
| T20I debut | Faisal Shinozada |
| Umpires |
Gazi Sohel Viswanadan Kalidas |
| TV Umpire | Nitin Menon |
| Reserve Umpire | Chris Thurgate |
| Match Referee | Narayanan Kutty |
| Points | Nepal 2, Afghanistan 0 |
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