Nepal and the West Indies are currently playing in ongoing World Cup Qualifiers 2023 at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl first. West Indies sets a Target of 340 runs against Nepal in the ongoing World Cup Qualifier 2023.
Inning Summary: West Indies sets a Target of 340 runs against Nepal
216-run partnership from Nicholas Pooran and captain Shai Hope helped West Indies to get the significant milestone to the board. WI 339 runs on the board will very difficult to chase for Nepal.
West Indies Batting:
Brandon King and Kyle Mayers joined the crease as the opening batsmen. West Indies lost its first wicket as Kyle Mayers for just 1 run in the 1.3 overs. He was caught by Kushal Bhurtel. West Indies lost its second wicket as Johnson Charles in the first ball of the fifth over.
55 runs partnership was built between Brandon King and Shai Hope. Brandon King was bowled out by Sandeep in the 15.3 overs. He scored 32 runs from 42 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. At the end of the 20th over West Indies was playing at 83 with 3 wickets down.
Nicholas Pooran and Shai Hope played together for a destructive 216-run partnership. They completely destroyed Nepali Bowlers. Nicholas Pooran scored 115 runs from just 94 balls. He smashed 10 fours and 4 sixes throughout his inning. He got dismissed at the last ball of the 44th over.
Shai Hope for West Indies got out at the last over for 132 runs from 129 balls. He smashed 10 fours and 3 sixes and played with a run rate over 100. As a result, West Indies sets a Target of 340 runs against Nepal.
Nepal’s Bowling:
Despite a good start from Nepali bowlers, they gave huge runs in the middle over. Lalit Rajbanshi and Sandeep Lamichhane somehow managed to maintain a good economy. Lamichhane took 1 wicket conceding 50 runs from 10 overs. Lalit Rajbanshi took 3 wickets from 10 overs conceding 52 runs.
Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Aarif Sheikh, and Dependra Sinhg Airee took 1 wicket each. All the ballers were expensive in the middle and death over.
