England vs Nepal
England vs Nepal, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 8 Feb 2026 T20
Result
England
(20 ov)
184/7
Nepal
(20 ov)
180/6
England won by 4 runs
Full scorecard
England — 1st innings
184/7 (20 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Salt | c S Lamichhane b S Malla | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| JC Buttler | c Aasif Sheikh b NK Yadav | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
| JG Bethell | c Lokesh Bam b DS Airee | 55 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 157.14 |
| T Banton | lbw b S Lamichhane | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| HC Brook | c S Malla b NK Yadav | 53 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 165.63 |
| SM Curran | b DS Airee | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| WG Jacks * | not out | 39 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 216.67 |
| JC Archer | run out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| LA Dawson * | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 4) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 7 wkts, 20 ov | 184 | ||||
Did not bat AU Rashid, L Wood
Fall of wickets 1-5 (PD Salt, 1.1 ov), 2-43 (JC Buttler, 4.3 ov), 3-57 (T Banton, 6.1 ov), 4-128 (JG Bethell, 13.4 ov), 5-137 (SM Curran, 15.3 ov), 6-157 (HC Brook, 18.2 ov), 7-178 (JC Archer, 19.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 | 0 | 0 |
| S Malla | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 | 0 | 0 |
| DS Airee | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | 1 | 0 |
| NK Yadav | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 | 2 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| K Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 |
Nepal — 2nd innings
T 185 180/6 (20 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | c & b WG Jacks | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 170.59 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c L Wood b LA Dawson | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| RK Paudel | c PD Salt b LA Dawson | 39 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 114.71 |
| DS Airee | c T Banton b SM Curran | 44 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 151.72 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c JC Buttler b JC Archer | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Lokesh Bam * | not out | 39 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 195.00 |
| Gulsan Jha | b L Wood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Karan KC * | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (w 10) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 6 wkts, 20 ov | 180 | ||||
Did not bat S Malla, NK Yadav, S Lamichhane
Fall of wickets 1-37 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.5 ov), 2-42 (K Bhurtel, 5.2 ov), 3-124 (DS Airee, 14.2 ov), 4-126 (RK Paudel, 15.3 ov), 5-146 (Aarif Sheikh, 17.2 ov), 6-175 (Gulsan Jha, 18.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wood | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 | 3 | 0 |
| JC Archer | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 | 3 | 0 |
| LA Dawson | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 2 | 0 |
| WG Jacks | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 | 1 | 0 |
| AU Rashid | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Curran | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
England — 1st innings · 20 overs
Runs per over
peak 21
Over 1
Karan KC
1
•
4
•
•
•
5 runs
Over 2
S Malla
W
•
4
6
4
•
14 runs 1 wkt
Over 3
Karan KC
1
1
•
4
2
1
9 runs
Over 4
DS Airee
1
1
4
4
1
•
11 runs
Over 5
NK Yadav
•
4
W
1lb
•
•
5 runs 1 wkt
Over 6
S Malla
•
1
6
4
1
1
13 runs
Over 7
S Lamichhane
W
1
1
4
1
•
7 runs 1 wkt
Over 8
NK Yadav
1
1
1
wd
2
2
wd
•
9 runs
Over 9
S Lamichhane
1
1
•
•
•
1
3 runs
Over 10
K Bhurtel
4
2
•
1
•
1
8 runs
Over 11
S Malla
•
1
1
1
1
4
8 runs
Over 12
K Bhurtel
1
wd
6
6
•
•
•
14 runs
Over 13
S Lamichhane
2
1
•
1
4
6
14 runs
Over 14
DS Airee
1
6
1
W
•
•
8 runs 1 wkt
Over 15
K Bhurtel
4
1
•
•
•
1
6 runs
Over 16
DS Airee
1
wd
1
W
•
1
•
4 runs 1 wkt
Over 17
S Lamichhane
•
•
•
1
•
•
1 run
Over 18
K Bhurtel
•
1
1
6
2
2
12 runs
Over 19
NK Yadav
6
W
•
1
4
1
12 runs 1 wkt
Over 20
Karan KC
2
6
6
1
W
6
21 runs 1 wkt
Nepal — 2nd innings · 20 overs
Runs per over
peak 22
Over 1
L Wood
•
•
1
•
•
1
2 runs
Over 2
JC Archer
1
4
4
•
4
1
14 runs
Over 3
L Wood
4
•
6
1
4
•
15 runs
Over 4
LA Dawson
2
2wd
1
1
•
W
•
6 runs 1 wkt
Over 5
JC Archer
•
1
•
wd
•
•
1
3 runs
Over 6
WG Jacks
wd
1
W
2
1
1
1
7 runs 1 wkt
Over 7
AU Rashid
4
1
•
1
1
6
13 runs
Over 8
WG Jacks
4
•
1
1
•
4
10 runs
Over 9
LA Dawson
2
1
1
1
•
•
5 runs
Over 10
AU Rashid
•
1
•
4
1
4
10 runs
Over 11
LA Dawson
•
4
1
•
1
•
6 runs
Over 12
SM Curran
wd
4
1
1
1
1
1
10 runs
Over 13
JC Archer
•
•
1
•
1
1
3 runs
Over 14
AU Rashid
1
1
6
1
4
6
19 runs
Over 15
SM Curran
1
W
•
1
•
•
2 runs 1 wkt
Over 16
LA Dawson
•
1
W
1
1
1
4 runs 1 wkt
Over 17
SM Curran
1
1
•
4
4
•
10 runs
Over 18
JC Archer
wd
6
W
1
wd
6
6
1
22 runs 1 wkt
Over 19
L Wood
4
wd
wd
•
4
wd
2
1
W
14 runs 1 wkt
Over 20
SM Curran
•
1
1
2
•
1
5 runs
Run progression
England 184
Nepal 180
wicket
Overs
Partnerships
England — 1st innings
1
5
JC Buttler 4 · PD Salt 1
2
38
JC Buttler 22 · JG Bethell 16
3
14
T Banton 2 · JG Bethell 11
4
71
HC Brook 40 · JG Bethell 28
5
9
SM Curran 2 · HC Brook 6
6
20
WG Jacks 13 · HC Brook 7
7
21
WG Jacks 20 · JC Archer 1
8
6
WG Jacks 6
Nepal — 2nd innings
1
37
K Bhurtel 28 · Aasif Sheikh 7
2
5
RK Paudel 2 · K Bhurtel 1
3
82
DS Airee 44 · RK Paudel 37
4
2
Aarif Sheikh 2 · RK Paudel 0
5
20
Lokesh Bam 11 · Aarif Sheikh 8
6
29
Lokesh Bam 24 · Gulsan Jha 1
7
5
Lokesh Bam 4 · Karan KC 1
Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.