Highlights
Kushal Bhurtel blew away the Indian bowlers.
Scored runs at a strike rate of 152.00.
New Delhi. The match to be played between India and Nepal in Asia Cup 2023 has started. Team India got their first breakthrough in the form of Kushal Bhartel. However, Nepal’s opening batsmen hit the Indian bowlers hard before being dismissed. The 26-year-old opener faced a total of 25 balls to start the innings. During this he scored 38 runs at a strike rate of 152.00. Meanwhile, three fours and two brilliant sixes came out of his bat.
Kushal Thakur fell prey to:
Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur ended Kushal Bhurtel’s explosive innings. In fact, Thakur was bowling the 10th over of the Indian innings. Thakur dodged the fifth ball of this over and Kushal dodged it. The result was that the ball took the outside edge of his bat and fell into the hands of wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. This ended Bhurtel’s aggressive innings.
Kushal shared a half-century partnership with Asif Sheikh.
After losing the toss against India, the Nepalese team, who came out to bat first, managed to get off to a good start. Kushal Bhurtel and Asif Shaikh batted strongly and added 65 runs in 9.4 overs for the first wicket. Kushal Ak was an important contributor to this partnership. He contributed 38 runs. However, he fell victim to Thakur trying to score runs at a quick pace.
India make a comeback:
In the opening overs, the Nepalese batsmen looked to dominate the Indian bowlers. After the completion of 22 overs, the Indian team has managed to make a comeback. The Blue team has taken four big wickets from the opposing team. Among the players dismissed are Kushal Bhurtel (38), Bhim Sharkey (07), Rohit Paudel (05) and Kushal Malla (02). The team score is 102 runs for the loss of four wickets at the end of 22 overs.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Nepal, Shardul Thakur, Team India
First published: September 04, 2023, 16:26 IST