**Nepal Cricket Team Creates History by Defeating West Indies in T20 Bilateral Series**
Sharjah, UAE – The Nepal Cricket Team made history on Monday by defeating the Test-playing nation West Indies in a T20 bilateral series for the first time ever. Building on their 19-run victory in the opening match on Saturday, Nepal delivered a commanding performance in the second match, securing a 90-run win to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series, according to the ICC.
This landmark series victory marks Nepal’s first-ever triumph against a Full Member side and has injected the team with considerable confidence ahead of next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia-Pacific Regional Final. Nepal will be one of three teams vying to qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
In the second match, opener Aasif Sheikh starred with an unbeaten 68, while middle-order batter Sundeep Jora contributed 63 runs. Their crucial 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket helped Nepal post a competitive total of 173/6 in their 20 overs.
Bowler Mohammad Aadil Alam was exceptional with the ball, taking four wickets as the West Indies were bowled out for just 83 runs in response. This victory is recorded as the largest-ever margin of win by an Associate team over a Full Member side.
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel expressed his delight after the match, saying, “We are very happy. It took a lot to win against a Test-playing country and after two days, winning a bilateral series feels really great. This was a very important series for us to showcase our cricket and talent to the world. The way we’ve been playing the last two or three years, lots of eyes are on us. We want to continue this way and play more against Test-playing nations.”
Looking ahead to the final match, Paudel added, “We want to finish the series on a high note. The motivation is to complete a clean sweep but for that, we have to start again from the beginning. We want to carry this momentum into the qualifiers, and we want to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.”
The third and final match of the series is scheduled to take place in Sharjah on Tuesday.
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