5th Match, Group C, England vs Nepal ICC Mens t20 WC 2026
England 
vs Nepal 
England won by 4 runs
England vs Nepal
Categories: ICC Mens, ICC Mens WC t20 2026
England won by 4 runs| Batsman | Status | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt | c Lamichhane b Malla | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jos Buttler † | c †Aasif Sheikh b Yadav | 26 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Lokesh Bam b Airee | 55 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 157.14 |
| Tom Banton | lbw b Lamichhane | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Harry Brook (c) | c Malla b Yadav | 53 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 165.62 |
| Sam Curran | b Airee | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Will Jacks | not out | 39 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 216.66 |
| Jofra Archer | run out (†Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Liam Dawson | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 4) | ||||||
| Total | 184/7 (20 Ov, RR: 9.20) | ||||||
| Batsman | Status | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c & b Jacks | 29 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 170.58 |
| Aasif Sheikh † | c Wood b Dawson | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Rohit Paudel (c) | c Salt b Dawson | 39 | 34 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 114.70 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | c Banton b Curran | 44 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 151.72 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c †Buttler b Archer | 10 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Lokesh Bam | not out | 39 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 195.00 |
| Gulsan Jha | b Wood | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Karan KC | not out | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (w 10) | ||||||
| Total | 180/6 (20 Ov, RR: 9.00) | ||||||
1-5 (Phil Salt, 1.1 ov), 2-43 (Jos Buttler, 4.3 ov), 3-57 (Tom Banton, 6.1 ov), 4-128 (Jacob Bethell, 13.4 ov), 5-137 (Sam Curran, 15.3 ov), 6-157 (Harry Brook, 18.2 ov), 7-178 (Jofra Archer, 19.5 ov)
1-37 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.5 ov), 2-42 (Kushal Bhurtel, 5.2 ov), 3-124 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 14.2 ov), 4-126 (Rohit Paudel, 15.3 ov), 5-146 (Aarif Sheikh, 17.2 ov), 6-175 (Gulsan Jha, 18.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 3.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 14.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.66 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sher Malla | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.66 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.66 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Ground | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | Will Jacks |
| Match number | T20I no. 3688 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20 |
| Match days | 8 February 2026 – daynight (20-over match) |
| T20I debut | Sher Malla |
| T20 debut | Sher Malla |
| Umpires | Leslie Reifer (DRS), Rod Tucker (DRS) |
| TV Umpire | Paul Reiffel |
| Reserve Umpire | Roly Black |
| Match Referee | Andy Pycroft |
| Points | England 2, Nepal 0 |
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