T20 World Cup 2026: Deependra Singh Airi scored his second consecutive half-century

Updated: 17-02-2026, 05.24 PM

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In the 33rd match of T-20 World Cup 2026, Nepal cricket team registered its first win by defeating Scotland cricket team by 7 wickets. In the match held at Wankhede Stadium, Nepal achieved the target of 171 runs in 19.2 overs. Deependra Singh Airi played an important role in this victory, who played a half-century (50*) in the match. Let’s take a look at his innings.

Eri’s innings was brilliant

While chasing the target, when Nepal lost its second wicket at the score of 87 runs, then Deependra came to the crease. He batted at a high run rate in pressure situations and completed his half-century in just 23 balls. He remained unbeaten on 50 with a strike rate of 217.39. Along with Gulshan (24*), he also made an unbroken partnership of 73 runs for the fourth wicket.

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Deependra Singh Airi’s performance in the current T20 World Cup

Deependra, famous for his aggressive batting, performed brilliantly in the T20 World Cup 2026. He scored 169 runs in 4 innings at an average of 56.33 and strike rate of 144.44. He played a half-century innings for the second consecutive match. He was the highest run scorer from his team in this edition. Their scores were 44, 17, 58 and 50* runs respectively.

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Nepal won the match by 7 wickets

George Munsey (27) and Michael Jones (71) added 80 runs for the first wicket. After a good start, Brandon McMullen scored 25 runs. Other batsmen disappointed and the team failed to score runs quickly during the last overs. Scotland scored 170/7. In reply, Kushal Bhurtel (43) and Asif Shaikh (33) made a good start. After this, Deependra (50*) and Gulshan Jha (24*) led to the victory.