West Indies defeated Nepal in World Cup Qualifier 2023. West Indies won the match by 101 runs. The match was played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on June 22. Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran scored centuries to win the match against Nepal. Nepal won the toss and decided to bowl first.
West Indies set a target of 240 runs against Nepal
Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran’s centuries and some other small cameos helped West Indies to score 339 runs against Nepal.
Good Start by Nepali Bowlers
Brandon King and K Mayers opened the inning for West Indies. Karan KC sent Mayers back to the pavilion for 1 run. J Charles came to bat at No. 3 but was out for a duck, Gulshan Jha took his wicket. West Indies lost the first two wickets in 9 runs. Captain Shai Hope joined B King on the crease. Both had a partnership of 46 runs. Sandeep Lamichhane dismissed Brandon King in the 16th over of the inning. King scored 32 runs for the team.
Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran 216 Runs Partnership
Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran had a partnership of 216 runs for the third wicket. Both scored centuries and helped West Indies to set a target of 340 runs.
Nicholas Pooran Century
Pooran scored his second ODI century for West Indies. He scored 115 runs off 95 balls. He smashed 10 fours and 4 sixes in his inning. DS Airee caught and bowled him in the 44th over.
Shai Hope Century
Shai Hope played a brilliant inning for West Indies. He scored 132 runs in his 15th ODI century. He scored 132 off 129 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Lalit Rajbanshi picked up his wicket in the 50th over.
West Indies Finished Inning Well
Rovman Powell scored 29 runs in 14 balls. Keemo Paul scored 1 run. Lalit sent both back to the pavilion. Jason Holder remained not out in 16 runs off 10 balls.
Nepal Bowling
Nepali spinners bowled well in the match but fast bowlers couldn’t do so. Lalit Rajbanshi picked up 3 wickets. Lamichhane, Karan, Gulshan, and Airee took 1 wicket each. Nepali spinners took 5 wickets and conceded 155 runs in their 28 overs of spin bowling. Nepali fast bowlers took 2 wickets and conceded 178 runs in their 22 overs of fast bowling. Nepal conceded 13 runs from extras.
West Indies defeated Nepal in World Cup Qualifier
Nepal was all out in 238 runs. As a result, West Indies defeated Nepal in World Cup Qualifier by 101 runs.
Nepal lost early wickets
Kushal Bhurtel was out for 5 runs in the second over of the inning. Alzarri Joseph took his wicket. Nepal lost the second wicket in 23 runs. Bhim Sharki couldn’t do much and was caught out by Jason Holder. Aasif Sheikh was also out for 28 runs. Keemo Paul took his wicket as the third wicket for West Indies. Then Nepal was in 48 runs with a loss of 3 wickets in 12 overs.
Nepal lost Wickets in Regular Intervals
Rohit Paudel and Aarif Sheikh tried to control the inning. Both had a partnership of 33 runs for the fourth wicket. Rohit Paudel made 30 runs then Jason Holder took his wicket. Kushal Malla also went back to the pavilion with a fantastic catch by Carty. He was out for 2 runs on the ball by Akeal Hosein. DS Airee joined Aarif Sheikh on the crease and played some shots. He scored 23 runs then was also out by Akeal Hosein. Nepal has scored 129 runs and lost 6 wickets in 28.1 overs.
Aarif and Gulshan Partnership
Aarif Sheikh and Gulshan Jha had a partnership of 68 runs for the seventh wicket. Gulshan Made 42 runs off 58 balls. He hit 5 fours and 1 six in his inning. Keemo Paul took his wicket in the 44th over.
Aarif Sheikh Fifty
Aarif Sheikh scored a half-century. He scored 63 runs in 93 balls. He smashed 4 fours and 1 six in his inning. Alzarri Joseph took his wicket with Nicholas Pooran’s impressive catch.
Tail-handers wickets for West Indies
Sandeep Lamichhane was out for 1 run by Jason Holder. Karan KC was out for 28 runs off 27 balls at last. Kyle Mayers took his wicket.
