- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras6 (b 3, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL102/7 (20 Overs, RR: 5.1)Fall of wickets: 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LN Rajbanshi 4 0 13 3 3.25 17 2 0 0 0 Karan KC 1 0 9 0 9 3 2 0 0 0 Kushal Malla 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 DS Airee 4 0 21 0 5.25 11 1 1 0 0 S Lamichhane 4 0 18 0 4.5 8 0 0 0 0 K Bhurtel 4 1 21 4 5.25 14 3 0 0 0 RK Paudel 2 0 14 0 7 5 2 0 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras9 (lb 1, w 8)TOTAL103/5 (17.2 Overs, RR: 5.94)Fall of wickets: 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 4s 6s WD NB Faridoon Dawoodzai 3 0 10 1 3.33 10 0 0 0 0 Nangeyalia Khan 4 0 30 0 7.5 11 4 0 1 0 Abdollah Ahmadzai 3 0 15 1 5 11 2 0 2 0 Karim Janat 3 0 25 0 8.33 7 2 0 3 0 Arab Gul 3.2 0 13 1 3.9 8 0 0 0 0 Najibullah Zadran 1 0 9 0 9 2 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
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 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Nepal 2, Afghanistan 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 19 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 44/3 in 10.0 overs (Faisal Shinozada 22, Najibullah Zadran 10)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 1
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 102/7 in 20.0 overs (Nangeyalia Khan 17, Abdollah Ahmadzai 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 2 wickets)
- Nepal: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Nepal - 56/4 in 10.0 overs (RK Paudel 5)
- Nepal: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 9
Match Coverage
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