Nepal’s efforts to recover from a shaky start were in vain as the West Indies secured a comfortable 9-wicket victory in their Group C encounter at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held at the Wankhede Stadium. The West Indies successfully chased down Nepal’s score of 133/8 in just 15.2 overs, securing a spot in the Super Eights and eliminating Nepal from further contention.
Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal scored 58 runs against the West Indies, becoming only the second Nepali player to achieve a half-century in the T20 World Cup. He followed in the footsteps of Subash Khakurel, who accomplished this feat against Afghanistan in 2014 by scoring 56 runs at Chattogram.
During the match, Dipendra Singh Airee and Sompal Kami contributed 54 runs for the seventh wicket against the West Indies. This marked the fourth instance in the T20 World Cup where a pair from an Associate team added between 54 to 70 runs for the 7th wicket or below.
The West Indies’ victory over Nepal by 9 wickets marked the second time they achieved such a win in the T20 World Cup. Previously, they also defeated the USA in Bridgetown in 2024. Shai Hope, with a score of 61* against Nepal in 2026, became only the second Caribbean captain to register a half-century in the T20 World Cup, following Chris Gayle.
Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer’s unbeaten partnership of 91 runs for the second wicket against Nepal was the third instance in T20 World Cups where a Caribbean pair added 91 or more runs for the second wicket.
