Nepal nationwide cricket crew captain Rohit Paudel on Tuesday mentioned the win over Scotland nationwide cricket crew in its remaining match of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup — its first victory in 12 years on the event — “means so much” to him and the Himalayan nation.
Nepal rode on Kushal Bhurtel’s early fireworks and Dipendra Singh Airee’s unbeaten 50 off 23 balls to finish its 12-year winless run within the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket conquer Scotland in an inconsequential Group C conflict.
“This implies so much to me. It’s my second World Cup as captain, and successful our first sport within the final league-stage match was crucial for us as a crew. Dipendra led the best way,” Paudel mentioned on the post-match presentation.
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Nepal had suffered a slim four-run defeat to heavyweight England in its event opener earlier than dropping momentum in subsequent matches, solely to regain its footing on Tuesday.
Paudel thanked the passionate Nepalese followers for backing the crew throughout troublesome instances.
“After our sport in opposition to England, they began reserving tickets and supported us till the final match. To sluggish them down and prohibit them to 170, our loss of life bowling was glorious. We targeted extra on dot balls than on taking wickets.”
The Nepal skipper additionally praised Airee and Gulshan Jha (24 not out off 14 balls) for his or her breathtaking, match-winning partnership.
“This isn’t the best way we wished to play, however Dipendra and Gulshan received the sport for us. Dipendra deserves the Participant of the Match award — he has nice expertise. We saved our nerves calm, each bowlers and batters.
“We realized so much from the England sport. To summarise this event, we wished to play the best way we did in opposition to England and Scotland. The sport in opposition to Italy was not how we wished to carry out. We are going to attempt to enhance from right here,” Paudel mentioned.
Airee, who was named Participant of the Match for his unbeaten 23-ball 50 that secured Nepal’s first T20 World Cup win in 12 years, described it as the perfect innings of his profession.
Airee additionally added that the defeat to England had been a significant studying expertise.
“The final sport in opposition to England gave us a number of essential classes. So I believe this win is essential for us.”
Scotland skipper Richie Berrington credited Airee for turning the sport in Nepal’s favour.
“The ambiance was unimaginable. We at all times knew it will be a troublesome sport in opposition to Nepal with the gang behind them. Full credit score to Airee — he modified the momentum of the sport.
Berrington added that Scotland had proved it belongs on the T20 World Cup stage after being named as a last-minute alternative for Bangladesh nationwide cricket crew.
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