England v Nepal — Scorecard

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England

184/7

Nepal

180/6

England won by 4 runs

ICC Men's T20 World Cup · Match 5 · 8 February 2026 · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Mumbai

Innings 1

England

184/7

20.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PD Salt	c S Lamichhane b S Malla	1	2	0	0	50.0
Jos Buttler	c Aasif Sheikh b NK Yadav	26	17	5	0	152.9
Jacob Bethell	c Lokesh Bam b DS Airee	55	35	4	4	157.1
T Banton	lbw b S Lamichhane	2	5	0	0	40.0
HC Brook	c S Malla b NK Yadav	53	32	4	3	165.6
SM Curran	b DS Airee	2	8	0	0	25.0
Will Jacks	not out	39	18	1	4	216.7
JC Archer	run out (Aasif Sheikh, Karan KC)	1	3	0	0	33.3
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0, p 0)		5
Total		184/7 (20.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 5-1 (PD Salt, 1.1) · 43-2 (JC Buttler, 4.3) · 57-3 (T Banton, 6.1) · 128-4 (JG Bethell, 13.4) · 137-5 (SM Curran, 15.3) · 157-6 (HC Brook, 18.2) · 178-7 (JC Archer, 19.5)

Partnerships

1stPD Salt & JC Buttler5 (7) · RR 4.29
2ndJG Bethell & JC Buttler38 (20) · RR 11.40
3rdJG Bethell & T Banton14 (10) · RR 8.40
4thJG Bethell & HC Brook71 (45) · RR 9.47
5thSM Curran & HC Brook9 (11) · RR 4.91
6thWG Jacks & HC Brook20 (17) · RR 7.06
7thWG Jacks & JC Archer21 (9) · RR 14.00

Boundary Breakdown

JG Bethell55 · 73% bdy
HC Brook53 · 64% bdy
WG Jacks39 · 72% bdy
JC Buttler26 · 77% bdy
T Banton2 · 0% bdy
SM Curran2 · 0% bdy
PD Salt1 · 0% bdy
JC Archer1 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Karan KC	3.0	35	0	11.67
S Malla	3.0	35	1	11.67
DS Airee	3.0	23	2	7.67
NK Yadav	3.0	25	2	8.33
S Lamichhane	4.0	25	1	6.25
K Bhurtel	4.0	40	0	10.00

Innings 2

Nepal

180/6

20.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
K Bhurtel	c & b WG Jacks	29	17	4	1	170.6
Aasif Sheikh	c L Wood b LA Dawson	7	9	1	0	77.8
RK Paudel	c PD Salt b LA Dawson	39	34	2	2	114.7
DS Airee	c T Banton b SM Curran	44	29	6	1	151.7
Aarif Sheikh	c JC Buttler b JC Archer	10	8	0	1	125.0
Lokesh Bam	not out	39	20	4	2	195.0
Gulsan Jha	b L Wood	1	2	0	0	50.0
Karan KC	not out	1	1	0	0	100.0
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 10, nb 0, p 0)		10
Total		180/6 (20.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 37-1 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.5) · 42-2 (K Bhurtel, 5.2) · 124-3 (DS Airee, 14.2) · 126-4 (RK Paudel, 15.3) · 146-5 (Aarif Sheikh, 17.2) · 175-6 (Gulsan Jha, 19.0)

Partnerships

1stK Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh37 (23) · RR 9.65
2ndK Bhurtel & RK Paudel5 (9) · RR 3.33
3rdDS Airee & RK Paudel82 (54) · RR 9.11
4thAarif Sheikh & RK Paudel2 (7) · RR 1.71
5thAarif Sheikh & Lokesh Bam20 (11) · RR 10.91
6thGulsan Jha & Lokesh Bam29 (10) · RR 17.40
7thKaran KC & Lokesh BamNB5 (6) · RR 5.00

Boundary Breakdown

DS Airee44 · 68% bdy
RK Paudel39 · 51% bdy
Lokesh Bam39 · 72% bdy
K Bhurtel29 · 76% bdy
Aarif Sheikh10 · 60% bdy
Aasif Sheikh7 · 57% bdy
Gulsan Jha1 · 0% bdy
Karan KC1 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
L Wood	3.0	31	1	10.33
JC Archer	4.0	42	1	10.50
LA Dawson	4.0	21	2	5.25
Will Jacks	2.0	17	1	8.50
AU Rashid	3.0	42	0	14.00
SM Curran	4.0	27	1	6.75

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

JG Bethell & HC Brook put on 71 runs from 45 balls at 9.47 run rate for the 4th wicket.

England innings

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Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 18 balls — Aarif Sheikh fell at 146/5 (17.2 ov).

Nepal innings

Turning over

Over 18: JC Archer took 1 wicket 22 runs.

Nepal innings

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Worm Chart

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Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

Momentum

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Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–6) · Middle (7–15) · Death (16–20)

England

184/7 (20.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–6

57/2· RR 9.50

BatJG Bethell27 (13)BowlNK Yadav1/5 (1.0)

Middle

Ov 7–15

77/2· RR 8.56

BatHC Brook45 (25)BowlS Lamichhane1/24 (3.0)

Death

Ov 16–20

50/3· RR 10.00

BatWG Jacks39 (18)BowlDS Airee1/4 (1.0)

Nepal

180/6 (20.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–6

47/2· RR 7.83

BatK Bhurtel29 (17)BowlLA Dawson1/6 (1.0)

Middle

Ov 7–15

78/1· RR 8.67

BatDS Airee40 (26)BowlSM Curran1/12 (2.0)

Death

Ov 16–20

55/3· RR 11.00

BatLokesh Bam39 (20)BowlLA Dawson1/4 (1.0)

Commentary253 balls

End of over 20
·112·1
Nepal 180/6
20.6
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, 1 run.
20.5
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, no run.
20.4
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, 2 runs.
20.3
SM Curran to Karan KC, 1 run.
20.2
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, 1 run.
20.1
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, no run.
End of over 19
4wdwd·4wd21W
Nepal 175/6
19.9
L Wood to Gulsan Jha, OUT! Bowled.
19.8
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, 1 run.
19.7
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, 2 runs.
19.6
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, wide.
19.5
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, FOUR!
19.4
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, no run.
19.3
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, wide.
19.2
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, wide.
19.1
L Wood to Lokesh Bam, FOUR!
End of over 18
wd6W1wd661
Nepal 161/5
18.8
JC Archer to Lokesh Bam, 1 run.
18.7
JC Archer to Lokesh Bam, SIX!
18.6
JC Archer to Lokesh Bam, SIX!
18.5
JC Archer to Lokesh Bam, wide.
18.4
JC Archer to Gulsan Jha, 1 run.
18.3
JC Archer to Aarif Sheikh, OUT! Caught by JC Buttler.
18.2
JC Archer to Aarif Sheikh, SIX!
18.1
JC Archer to Aarif Sheikh, wide.
End of over 17
11·44·
Nepal 139/4
17.6
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, no run.
17.5
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, FOUR!
17.4
SM Curran to Lokesh Bam, FOUR!