How was the journey of Nepal cricket team in T-20 World Cup 2026?

Updated: 20-02-2026, 12.08 PM

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The journey of Nepal cricket team in T-20 World Cup 2026 has ended. This team was in Group-C. Nepal team played 4 matches in the tournament, out of which it won only 1 match and had to face defeat in 3. The team finished 5th and last in its group with 2 points (-1.349). However, he showed a fighting performance in the tournament. Let us know how was the journey of this team in the entire World Cup.

Nepal’s journey was like this

Nepal lost by 4 runs in the first match against England. Chasing the target of 185 runs, it could only score 180/6. Against Italy they could not defend 123 runs and lost by 10 wickets. Against West Indies, it could not defend 133 runs and lost by 9 wickets. Against Scotland, they achieved the target of 171 runs and won by 7 wickets.

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These batsmen of Nepal scored the most runs

Deependra Singh Airi scored the most runs for Nepal in this World Cup. His bat yielded 169 runs in 4 innings of 4 matches at an average of 56.33 and strike rate of 144.44. He scored 2 half-centuries and his best score was 58 runs. Rohit Paudel scored 83 runs in 4 innings at an average of 20.75 and strike rate of 120.28. No half-century came from his bat and his best performance was 39 runs.

These bowlers of Nepal took the most wickets

Nandar Kumar Yadav took the most wickets for Nepal in this World Cup. He took 5 wickets in 4 innings of 4 matches with an average of 19.00. His economy rate was 8.63. His best bowling performance was taking 2 wickets for 25 runs. Similarly, Sompal Kami took 3 wickets in 2 matches. His best performance was taking 3 wickets for 25 runs.

These records came in the name of Nepal

In the match against England, Nepal’s Deependra scored 44 runs in 29 balls. During this innings, he created history and became the first batsman for Nepal to score 2,000 T20 International runs. Deependra has also hit 6 sixes in one over. He achieved this feat in an over of Kamran Khan against Qatar in 2024. The fastest half-century (9 balls) in T-20 international cricket is also recorded in his name.