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Nepal humiliate West Indies with 90-run thrashing to seal historic series win

Jatin

Nepal defeated West Indies in the 2nd T20I [Source: @okaymahesh/x.com]Nepal defeated West Indies in the 2nd T20I [Source: @okaymahesh/x.com]

If there were any doubts about Nepal belonging on the big stage, they were silenced in Sharjah on Monday. Rohit Paudel led the team to flatten former world champions West Indies by 90 runs to seal the T20I series 2-0 with one match still to go.

Three days ago, Nepal had never played a T20I series against a Full Member. Now, they have beaten one of the giants of the format twice in a row. Let’s take a look at Nepal vs West Indies 2nd T20I highlights.

Sheikh and Jora lay the platform

Nepal’s innings was like a tale of two halves. The first ten overs were quiet as not a single six was hit. Aasif Sheikh and Sundeep Jora stitched together a partnership that slowly turned into something special. They took Nepal from early jitters to 74 for 3 at the halfway mark.

Then came the fireworks. Jora lit up Sharjah with a 39-ball 63, peppering the stands with five sixes while Sheikh anchored the innings with an unbeaten 68 off 47. The pair added 100 runs for the fourth wicket, turning Nepal’s innings from steady to stormy. A few late blows from Mohammad Aadil Alam pushed the score to 173 for 6, a total that looked competitive but perhaps not out of West Indies’ reach.

West Indies fall apart

Turns out, it was far too much. West Indies’ chase was a train wreck from the word go. They couldn’t buy a boundary in the powerplay, limping to 16 for 2 in six overs. Dipendra Singh Airee struck first, bowling Jewel Andrew, before Kushal Bhurtel pulled off a screamer to send back Keacy Carty.

The collapse kept gathering steam. Kyle Mayers scratched around for 6 off 16 before falling and the rest followed suit. Jason Holder tried to swing momentum with a quick 21 but by then the scoreboard pressure was sky-high. From 63 for 5, the slide was inevitable.

Alam and Bhurtel run riot

The star with the ball was Mohammad Aadil Alam. Playing his first T20I in over three years, he made it a comeback to remember. With subtle changes of pace and pinpoint yorkers, Alam returned figures of 4 for 24.

Bhurtel, who had already taken a blinder in the field, bagged 3 for 16 to mop up the tail. Add Lalit Rajbanshi’s tidy spell and some outstanding catches from Gulsan Jha and it was the complete bowling performance.

West Indies’ innings ended in a heap at 83 all out, their sixth-lowest total in T20Is and the lowest ever by a Full Member against an Associate nation.

A result for the ages

For Nepal, this was a statement. Beating West Indies in the 1st T20I could have been written off as an upset. Doing it twice in three days, with their frontline spinner Sandeep Lamichhane missing, turned it into something historic. Stuart Law’s side now have the series in the bag with one match still to play.

For the West Indies, this was another low in what has been a rollercoaster few years. For Nepal, it was a night that will echo for a long time, proof that Associate cricket is no longer playing catch-up, but ready to stand tall.