Nepal vs Afghanistan Live ஸ்கோர், Match 4 of Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2026

Nepal faces Japan up next - That wraps up a comprehensive victory for Nepal as they march forward with immense confidence. The action continues right away in the Asian Games, where Nepal will take on Japan on 26th September, Saturday at 12 am GMT, while Malaysia and Oman go up against each other at 5 am GMT. Make sure to tune in for both exciting clashes. Cheers for now!

Rohit and Jora steady the chase - Chasing a small target of 103, Nepal's response did not start well as they slumped early to a precarious 12 for 2. However, a target this small only required a couple of steady partnerships in the 20s to swing the momentum back. Rohit Paudel anchored the innings beautifully, while Sundeep Jora played a crucial knock in the 30s, helping the middle order fire and see Nepal past the total without any major difficulty. In contrast, Afghanistan's spinners failed to make much of an impact on the surface, which ultimately cost them the game.

Bhurtel and Lalit extinguish Afghan hopes - Nepal's bowling performance was exceptional, spearheaded by a brilliant spell from Kushal Bhurtel, who picked up 4 wickets to dismantle the top and middle order. He was perfectly complemented by Lalit Rajbanshi, who took 3 crucial scalps to ensure Afghanistan never got away. The duo kept a tight lid on the scoring rate and regularly broke partnerships, ensuring the target remained just a little over the 100-run mark.

Afghanistan restricted to 102 - Afghanistan chose to bat first but found it difficult to break free against a disciplined bowling attack, eventually finishing their innings on a modest 102 runs. The Afghan batting effort was primarily held together by a couple of fighting 30s from Faisal Shinozada and Najibullah Zadran, who tried to rebuild the innings during the middle overs. However, the lack of acceleration from the other end kept Afghanistan from posting a truly competitive total on the board.

Gulshan Jha hits the winning run! Arab Gul fires this one, full and on middle, Jha drills it towards mid on and sets of for the run. The fielder fails to pick it up cleanly and Jha makes his ground. NEPAL WIN BY 5 WICKETS, with 16 balls to spare.

Gulshan Jha is out to bat next for Nepal.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dipendra Singh Airee holes out, trying to go for the glory shot. Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away. Airee goes down for the big slog sweep but gets a top edge. It goes high in the air towards the mid on region. Najibullah Zadran from mid-wicket runs towards it, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a safe catch.

FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Short of a length and around middle. Rohit Paudel opens up his stance, gets on top of the bounce and swats it away to the wide long on fence for a boundary.

Pitched up, outside off, Dipendra Singh Airee bunts it out to extra cover for a run.

Low full toss, on middle, Dipendra Singh Airee tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Fuller and around off, Rohit Paudel pushes it through covers for a single.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, Rohit Paudel uses his feet, stays leg side of the ball and swats it but straight to mid off.

WIDE! A bouncer, on middle, but too high for the batter. Rohit Paudel lets it go. Wided.

Bangs this into the pitch, around off, gets some steep bounce. Rohit Paudel backs away to pull but misses.

Hard length and on off, Rohit Paudel pats it towards cover-point for one. 12 runs off the over!

FOUR MORE! Nepal are almost there now! Dug into the surface, outside off, Rohit Paudel rides the bounce and slaps it through the extra over. The fielder from deep point runs to his right and dives, gets a hand but can only parry it to the fence for another boundary.

FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Short of a length and outside off, takes pace off. Rohit Paudel slashes at it but gets a thick outside edge that flies to the third man fence for a boundary. Nepal fans go wild in the stands.

Full and on leg, Dipendra Singh Airee clips it through backward square leg for another run.

Back of a length and around off, Rohit Paudel runs it down to deep third for a run. Nepal need 18 runs in 28 balls now.

A slower one, on a length and outside off. Dipendra Singh Airee throws his bat at it but gets an inside edge to the left of the keeper. He fumbles and allows a single.

Tossed up, around off, Rohit Paudel punches this to extra cover for no run.

Too full, on off, Rohit Paudel dabs this to the backward point fielder.

FOUR! Fuller around middle and off, Rohit Paudel gets right underneath the flight on the ball and lofts this over the bowlers head for a boundary.

Tossed up, on middle and off, Dipendra Singh Airee sweeps this through square leg for a single.

Too full, around off, Rohit Paudel drives this down to long off for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Dipendra Singh Airee plays this late and guides this past the left of the short third fielder for three runs. Excellent running between the wickets.

Short and wide of off, Rohit Paudel looks to cut this away but gets beaten.

Short and around off, Rohit Paudel arches back and looks to help this to the third man region but misses.

WIDE! Bouncer, a tad too high on the batter. Wided.

Slower one, around off, on a length, Rohit Paudel keeps it out to covers.