England vs Nepal T20 World Cup: Sunday could not have been more exciting for cricket fans. Nepal is an associate team, but it has performed like a top-ranked team. England batted first and scored 184 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. Nepal’s team remained just 4 runs away from the target. England may have won the match, but Nepal has won the hearts of cricket fans around the world.

It was only 6 balls, which snatched the victory from the hands of Nepal. Today Nepal had already pulled off a huge upset, but Sam Curran’s over saved England’s honour. In this match, England batted first and scored 184 runs. Harry Brook and Jacob Bethel each hit fifties, while Will Jacques also played a stormy innings.

6 balls, England’s shame saved

Nepal team, which came to chase the huge target of 185 runs, had scored 175 runs in 19 overs. Deependra Singh Ari contributed 44 runs and captain Rohit Poudel contributed 39 runs and sent the England team on the backfoot. The situation was that Nepal had to score 10 runs in the last 6 balls. The way Lokesh Bam was batting, England’s defeat seemed certain.

But in front was the experienced Sam Curran, who along with experience also has tremendous bowling variations. Sam Curran gave only 5 runs in the last over and saved England from becoming the victim of a huge upset. Let us remind you that Pakistan also avoided becoming the victim of a major upset at the hands of Netherlands on the first day of T20 World Cup 2026.

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T20 World Cup 2026 ENG vs NEP Highlights: In the fifth match of T20 World Cup 2026, the teams of England and New Zealand were face to face at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. A major upset was avoided in this match. At one point in the breath-taking match, it seemed that the Nepal team would easily defeat England, but ultimately the English team came back and won by 04 runs. Jacob Bethal and captain Harry Brook played amazing innings for the team. Nepal needed 10 runs to win in the last over, which was saved by England’s Sam Curran and gave the team a spectacular victory.

Curran proved to be a hero for the team. He spent only 05 runs in the last over, when the opposing team needed 10 runs to win. The English bowler led his team to victory with an accurate yorker.

Victory in Mumbai

A nail-biter in our @T20WorldCup opener with Nepal

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 8, 2026

Nerve held.

An outstanding final over from @CurranSM

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 8, 2026

The innings of these Nepali players went in vain

Deependra Singh Aari and Lokash Bam played brilliant innings for Nepal. However, both their innings could not bring victory to the team. Deependra played the biggest innings for the team and scored 44 runs in 29 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. Apart from this, Lokesh, batting at number eight, scored 39 runs in 20 balls by hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes.

These players did wonders for England

England, who came to bat first in the match, put 184/7 runs on the board in 20 overs. Jacob Bethal played the biggest innings for the team and scored 55 runs in 35 balls by hitting 4 fours and 4 sixes. Apart from this, captain Harry Brook played an inning of 53 runs in 32 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes.

Nepal missed in run chase

Nepal team, which came out for run chase, could reach only 180/6 runs in 20 overs. The team missed winning by just 04 runs. Liam Dawson took maximum 2 wickets for England during Nepal’s innings. Apart from this, Luke Wood, Joffra Archer, Will Jacques and Sam Curran took 1-1 wicket in their account.

Dipendra Singh Airee Profile: The first day of T20 World Cup 2026 proved to be very exciting. The match between England and Nepal on the second day was full of thrill. In this match played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, England, playing first, had scored a huge score of 184 runs. In reply, when Nepal team came to bat, all eyes were on Deependra Singh Ari. Deependra played such an innings that on one hand the fans of Nepal were cheering him, while on the other hand the nervousness of the English team started increasing while he was at the crease.

Deependra Singh Ari was out after scoring 44 runs in 29 balls in the match against England. In this innings he hit 6 fours and 1 six. Deependra is more popular for breaking a record of Yuvraj Singh than for his stormy batting style. In fact, he has not only made the world record of fastest fifty in international cricket but like Yuvraj, he has also hit 6 sixes in 6 balls.

Who is Deependra Singh Eri?

Deependra Singh Eri was born on January 24, 2000. Along with batting with his right hand, he also bowls off-spin. He got recognition in world cricket when in the year 2023, he scored fifty in just 9 balls in the match against Mongolia.

Nepal vs England Score T20 World Cup: England batted first and scored 184 runs. Nepal team bowled tightly in the beginning, but England captain Harry Brook thrashed the bowlers and played a stormy half-century. Harry Brook and Jacob Batchelor scored fifties for England. Whereas for Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav impressed everyone with their bowling by stopping the English batsmen from hitting big shots.

Nepal made a strong start in bowling, where Sher Malla dismissed Phil Salt in the very second over. Sher Malla made his debut in this match and created history by taking a wicket on the very first ball of his international career. Jos Buttler also got out after scoring 26 runs, during which he touched the mark of 1000 runs in T20 World Cup history. Tom Banton also walked out after scoring 2 runs.

Harry Brook wreaked havoc

First Jacob Batchelor handled the England innings, who scored 55 runs in 35 balls. But Nepal’s bowlers were troubled by Harry Brook, who scored 53 runs in 32 balls. In this innings he hit 4 fours and 3 sixes. In the last overs, Will Jacques played a cameo inning of 39 runs in 18 balls and helped England cross 180.

There were 11 sixes and 14 fours in this innings of England. Jacob Bethel and Will Jacques hit four sixes each in their innings, while Harry Brook hit 3 sixes. The maximum number of fours for the English team was hit by Jos Buttler, whose bat hit 5 boundaries.

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Taking a wicket on the first ball of a match is a special achievement, taking a wicket on the first ball of an innings is also a memorable moment for any bowler. But the most special thing will be taking a wicket on the first ball of his international cricket career. This special and historic achievement has been achieved by Sher Malla of Nepal.

In the 2026 T20 World Cup, he got the opportunity to make his international debut in the match against England. He created history by bowling the second over of the innings and taking the wicket of Phil Salt on the very first ball. Sher Malla got Phil Salt caught out by Sandeep Lamichhane.

second bowler to do so

Sher Malla is the second bowler from Nepal who has taken a wicket on the first ball of his T20 career. Before him, Paras Khadka had done this, who took a wicket on the very first ball of his career in the match against Hong Kong. Sher Malla has also previously played for Nepal A and Nepal Under-19 team.

Who is Sher Malla?

Sher Malla was born on December 1, 2002 in Dhangarhi, Nepal. He started practicing cricket at a local cricket academy, after which his all-round talents caught the attention of the selectors. He bats with his left hand and bowls off-spin with his right hand.

In 2026, Nepal team is playing in T20 World Cup for the third time. Before this, she had also been a part of T20 World Cup in 2014 and 2024.

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