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

nudged to leg, good running gets two

15.44

Keswani to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

15.3

Keswani to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.2

Keswani to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run

watchful defence

15.1

Keswani to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 15

7 runs

14.64

Kumar to Dipendra Singh Airee, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

14.5

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

rotates the strike

14.4

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

watchful defence

14.3

Kumar to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

14.2

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

nudged for a single

14.1

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

defended back to the bowler

Over 14

8 runs

13.64

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

13.5

Arfan to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

13.4

Arfan to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

left alone outside off

13.3

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

13.2

Arfan to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

13.1

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 13

4 runs

12.6

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

watchful defence

12.5

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

blocked solidly

12.44

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

12.3

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

pushed to the fielder

12.2

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

left alone outside off

12.1

Kumar to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

played and missed

Over 12

13 runs

11.6

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

11.5

Tanveer to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

11.4

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

11.3

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, no run

watchful defence

11.24

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

11.16

Tanveer to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX

sent sailing over the ropes

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

Over 20

15 runs

19.6

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

19.5

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

rotates the strike

19.46

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, SIX

slog-swept over midwicket for six

19.3

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, no run

pushed to the fielder

19.2

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

19.1

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, no ball

no ball called, free hit next ball

19.14

Yadav to Muhammad Zohaib, FOUR

swept fine for four

Over 19

1 runs

18.6

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

played and missed

18.5

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

beaten outside off

18.4

Lamichhane to Muhammad Zohaib, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

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

good length, no run

Over 18

8 runs

17.6

Dhami to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

worked away for one

17.5

Dhami to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

17.4

Dhami to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.3

Dhami to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

17.24

Dhami to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

17.1

Dhami to Muhammad Arfan, no run

through to the keeper, bye taken

Over 17

11 runs

16.6

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, no run

watchful defence

16.54

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

16.4

Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, wide

down the leg side, wide called

16.4

Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

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

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

16.1

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

nudged for a single

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

pushed to long-off for one

15.3

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

blocked solidly

15.2

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

left alone outside off

15.1

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

defended back to the bowler