Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, 2nd T20I, Twenty20 International in Kirtipur, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Date & Time:21 Apr 2026, 11:15 am LOCAL

UAE128/8(20)

NPL129/2(15.5)

Nepal won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Kushal Bhurtel

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Alishan Sharafu	c Lokesh Bam b Nandan Yadav	1	4	0	0	25.00
Harpreet Singh Bhatia	b Hemant Dhami	1	3	0	0	33.00
Adeeb Usmani	b Sandeep Lamichhane	30	22	2	2	136.00
Sohaib Khan	c Hemant Dhami b Shahab Alam	0	5	0	0	0.00
Nilansh Keswani	c Dipendra Singh Airee b unknown	0	2	0	0	0.00
Muhammad Arfan	c Dipendra Singh Airee b Sandeep Lamichhane	32	36	2	1	89.00
Khuzaima Tanveer	c Dipendra Singh Airee b Sandeep Lamichhane	0	1	0	0	0.00
Muhammad Waseem	b Hemant Dhami	0	1	0	0	0.00
Akshdeep Nath	not out	53	42	3	4	126.00
Muhammad Zohaib	not out	8	5	1	0	160.00

Total128/8 (20 Ov, RR: 6.40)

Fall of Wickets

0-1 (Waseem, 0.0 ov)15-2 (Sharafu, 0.2 ov)20-3 (Bhatia, 0.4 ov)47-4 (Usmani, 1.1 ov)48-5 (Khan, 1.2 ov)48-6 (Keswani, 1.3 ov)112-7 (Arfan, 3.0 ov)112-8 (Tanveer, 3.1 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Sandeep Lamichhane	4	1	6	3	1.5
Hemant Dhami	4	0	20	2	5.0
Nandan Yadav	4	0	44	1	11.0
Shahab Alam	3	0	29	1	9.7
Dipendra Singh Airee	3	0	16	0	5.3
Santosh Yadav	1	0	11	0	11.0
Gulsan Jha	1	0	1	0	1.0

Nepal - 2nd Innings129/2 (15.5)

Over 16

8 runs

15.5

Keswani to Kushal Bhurtel, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

15.44

Keswani to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

15.3

Keswani to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.2

Keswani to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run

beaten outside off

15.1

Keswani to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 15

7 runs

14.64

Kumar to Dipendra Singh Airee, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

14.5

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

14.4

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

blocked solidly

14.3

Kumar to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

nudged for a single

14.2

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

nudged for a single

14.1

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 14

8 runs

13.64

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

13.5

Arfan to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

13.4

Arfan to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

defended back to the bowler

13.3

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

13.2

Arfan to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

nudged for a single

13.1

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 13

4 runs

12.6

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

pushed to the fielder

12.5

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

defended back to the bowler

12.44

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

12.3

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

beaten outside off

12.2

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

blocked solidly

12.1

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

watchful defence

Over 12

13 runs

11.6

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

rotates the strike

11.5

Tanveer to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

11.4

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

worked away for one

11.3

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

defended back to the bowler

11.24

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

11.16

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX

pulled into the stands

United Arab Emirates - 1st Innings128/8 (20)

Over 20

15 runs

19.6

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

19.5

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

19.46

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, SIX

pulled into the stands

19.3

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, no run

played and missed

19.2

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

19.1

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, no ball

overstepped! Free hit coming up

19.14

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, FOUR

swept fine for four

Over 19

1 runs

18.6

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

watchful defence

18.5

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

left alone outside off

18.4

Lamichhane to Muhammad Zohaib, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

18.3W

Lamichhane to Khuzaima Tanveer, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

18.2W

Lamichhane to Muhammad Arfan, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

18.1

Lamichhane to Muhammad Arfan, no run

defended back to the bowler

Over 18

8 runs

17.6

Dhami to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.5

Dhami to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.4

Dhami to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

17.3

Dhami to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

17.24

Dhami to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

17.1

Dhami to Muhammad Arfan, no run

misses everything, they run a bye

Over 17

11 runs

16.6

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, no run

left alone outside off

16.54

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

16.4

Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

16.4

Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.3

Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

16.2

Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

16.1

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

Over 16

3 runs

15.6

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

15.5

Lamichhane to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.4

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.3

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

pushed to the fielder

15.2

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

left alone outside off

15.1

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

beaten outside off