After winning the IND vs NEP encounter in the Asia Cup 2023, Team India joined the Rhinos for a get-together between the two sides. The match ended as expected (India won by 10 wickets), but the Men in Blue did something that has touched the hearts of cricketing fans all over the world. Indian head coach Rahul Dravid, former skipper Virat Kohli, and star all-rounder Hardik Pandya felicitated three Nepali players.
After the match, Nepal head coach Monty Desai introduced three key players for Nepal in the match. Hardik Pandya awarded all-rounder Sompal Kami, who played a splendid knock of 48.
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Former skipper Virat Kohli awarded Nepal’s top scorer, Aasif Sheikh, who made 58 while opening the batting. Kohli also joked about how Aasif was getting the award due to him (Kohli) dropping him in the second over.
And lastly, Rahul Dravid felicitated all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee, who bowled two overs, giving away just 12 runs, and played a quickfire 29 off 25 balls to take Nepal to 230 runs.
IND vs NEP: Match Summary
In what was the first international clash between the two sides, Nepal showed great fight in the David vs Goliath matchup between the two neighbouring countries.
India completed a dominating win over a less competitive Nepali side on September 4 (Monday). After opting to bowl first, the Men in Blue had a sloppy start as they dropped three catches (Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan) within the first 20 balls of the match. However, they bounced back strongly and restricted Nepal to just 230 runs. Ace spinner Ravindra Jadeja was picked among the bowlers for India as he scalped three wickets.
Chasing a total of 230 runs, India could only manage to score 17 runs before the rain intervened. After the break, the target was adjusted to 145 runs in 25 overs, which the batting chased down quite easily. Both openers, skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, completed fine fifties with the bat.
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