England vs Nepal, 5th Match
Group C 2026 · T20I · · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
England won by 4 runs (England 184/7, Nepal 180/6).
Match report
England (ENG) faced Nepal (NPL) in the 5th Match of Group C 2026, a T20I match, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Play began on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at 09:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
England won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Leslie Reifer and Rod Tucker, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.
England made 184/7 in 20 overs, with Jacob Bethell top-scoring on 55 from 35 balls. Dipendra Singh Airee was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 23. Nepal made 180/6 in 20 overs, with Dipendra Singh Airee top-scoring on 44 from 29 balls. Liam Dawson was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 21.
Result: England won by 4 runs.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
England · 1st innings: 184/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Sandeep Lamichhane b Sher Malla | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jos Buttler | c Aasif Sheikh b Nandan Yadav | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Lokesh Bam b Dipendra Singh Airee | 55 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 157.14 |
| Tom Banton | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Harry Brook | c Sher Malla b Nandan Yadav | 53 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 165.63 |
| Sam Curran | b Dipendra Singh Airee | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Will Jacks | not out | 39 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 216.67 |
| Jofra Archer | run out (Karan KC) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Liam Dawson | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
| Sher Malla | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
| Nandan Yadav | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
Nepal · 1st innings: 180/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c & b Will Jacks | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 170.59 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Luke Wood b Liam Dawson | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Philip Salt b Liam Dawson | 39 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 114.71 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | c Tom Banton b Sam Curran | 44 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 151.72 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Jos Buttler b Jofra Archer | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| Lokesh Bam | not out | 39 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 195 |
| Gulsan Jha | b Luke Wood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Karan KC | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Will Jacks | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Adil Rashid | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 14 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (NPL, Sam Curran): 5 runs, 180/6 – 1 • 2 1 1 •
- Over 19 (NPL, Luke Wood): 14 runs, 175/6 – W 1 2 wd 4 • wd wd 4
- Over 18 (NPL, Jofra Archer): 22 runs, 161/5 – 1 6 6 wd 1 W 6 wd
- Over 17 (NPL, Sam Curran): 10 runs, 139/4 – • 4 4 • 1 1
- Over 16 (NPL, Liam Dawson): 4 runs, 129/4 – 1 1 1 W 1 •
- Over 15 (NPL, Sam Curran): 2 runs, 125/3 – • • 1 • W 1