Nepal vs China
Nepal vs China
31 May 2026 Singapore National Cricket Ground 🏏 Asian Games Men’s Qualifier (T20I)
T20I #3922
Toss: China, elected to field first
Umpires: Anand Natarajan & Narayanan Sivan
Match Referee: T Senthil Kumar
🏆 Result: Nepal won by 221 runs
Nepal Innings 313/2 (20 ov, RR 15.65)
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Ma Qlancheng b Deng Jinqi | 129 | 43 | 5 | 16 | 300.00 |
| Aasif Sheikh † | b Ma Qlancheng | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 110.00 |
| Kushal Malla | not out | 85 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 180.85 |
| Rohit Paudel | not out | 69 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 328.57 |
Extras: 19 (b 1, nb 1, w 12, pen 5)
Did not bat: Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Sundeep Jora, Lokesh Bam, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shahab Alam
Fall of wickets:
1-22 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.1 ov)
2-197 (Kushal Bhurtel, 13.3 ov)
Bowling: China
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tian Sen Qun | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Luo Shilin | 4 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.25 |
| Ma Qlancheng | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12.75 |
| Zong Yuechao | 3 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21.66 |
| Chen Zhuo Yue | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37.00 |
| Deng Jinqi | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.75 |
Nepal innings flow: Powerplay 0.1-6.0 (48/1). 50 runs in 6.2 ov. Kushal Bhurtel 50 off 23 balls (2×4,6×6). 100 runs in 8.2 ov. 150 runs in 10.5 ov. Bhurtel 100 off 35 balls (4×4,12×6). Kushal Malla 50 off 32 balls. 200 runs in 14.1 ov. 250 runs in 16.4 ov. Rohit Paudel 50 off 17 balls (5×4,4×6). 300 runs in 19.3 ov. Innings Break: 313/2 (20 ov).
China Innings (Target: 314) 92 all out (19.2 ov, RR 4.75)
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du Jianyao † | b Sompal Kami | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Du Jianhao | c Kushal Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 65.38 |
| Ma Qiancheng | b Sompal Kami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tian Sen Qun (c) | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Zong Yuechao | run out (Nandan Yadav) | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Shenjian Zheng | run out (Sandeep Lamichhane) | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 206.67 |
| Chen Zhuo Yue | b Kushal Malla | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Yang Wangjie | b Nandan Yadav | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Zhao Zhilong | b Kushal Malla | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Deng Jinqi | lbw b Kushal Malla | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luo Shilin | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: 16 (b 4, lb 3, w 9)
Overs: 19.2 | All out
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Du Jianyao, 2.1 ov)
2-9 (Ma Qiancheng, 2.5 ov)
3-39 (Du Jianhao, 7.5 ov)
4-43 (Tian Sen Qun, 9.2 ov)
5-52 (Zong Yuechao, 11.2 ov)
6-86 (Shenjian Zheng, 14.6 ov)
7-90 (Yang Wangjie, 16.3 ov)
8-91 (Zhao Zhilong, 17.3 ov)
9-91 (Deng Jinqi, 17.5 ov)
10-92 (Chen Zhuo Yue, 19.2 ov)
Bowling: Nepal
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Shahab Alam | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Nandan Yadav | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Kushal Malla | 1.2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
China innings flow: Powerplay 0.1-6.0 (24/2). 50 runs in 10.5 overs.
Player of the Match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal) – 129 off 43 balls
T20I Debuts: Du Jianhao, Du Jianyao, Yang Wangjie, Zhao Zhilong (China)
Points: Nepal 2, China 0
Match Day: 31 May 2026 (day/night)
Nepal posted a mammoth 313/2 — the highest T20I total by an Associate nation — powered by Bhurtel’s 129 (43b, 16 sixes) and Paudel’s 21-ball 69. China were bundled out for 92, losing by 221 runs.
Asian Games Men’s Qualifier 2026 | T20I #3922
Singapore National Cricket Ground | 31 May 2026