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The 5th match of T-20 World Cup 2026 was very exciting. In the match, England cricket team defeated Nepal cricket team by 4 runs. With this he has started this tournament with a win. Nepal team gave a tough competition to England. Batting first, England scored 184/7. In reply, Nepal could only score 180/6. In such a situation, let us look at the records made in the match.
Statement of account
match account
England won the toss and decided to bat first. Jacob Bethel (55) and Harry Brook (53) played brilliant half-centuries. Deependra Singh Airi and Nandan Yadav took 2-2 wickets. In reply, Deependra also showed his strength in batting and scored 44 runs. Apart from him, captain Rohit Paudel played an inning of 39 runs. In the last overs, Lokesh Bam (39) changed the entire match. However, he could not lead his team to victory.
A look at the shifts at Brook and Bethel
Brook faced 32 balls and scored 53 runs. 4 fours and 3 sixes came from his bat. His strike rate was 165.62. Bethel faced 35 balls and scored 55 runs. 4 fours and 4 sixes came from his bat. His strike rate was 157.14. There was a partnership of 71 runs in just 45 balls between these two players. Only these two batsmen recovered from the initial setbacks suffered by England.
Brook scored the sixth half century and Bethel scored the third half century.
This was the sixth half-century from Brook’s bat. Bethel scored the third half-century of his T20 international career. Brook has played 56 matches and has managed to score 1,121 runs in 48 innings at an average of 31.13. His strike rate is 153.14. Bethel has played 24 matches so far and has managed to score 472 runs in its 22 innings at an average of 27.76 and strike rate of 149.36.
These batsmen also played good innings for England
Will Jacques batted brilliantly for England in the last overs. He scored 39 runs in 18 balls. 1 four and 4 sixes came from his bat. His strike rate was 216.67. Jos Buttler scored 26 runs in 17 balls.
This big record came in the name of Butler
Butler has become the third batsman to score the most runs in the T20 World Cup. He has left behind Mahela Jayawardene, the former legendary batsman of Sri Lankan cricket team. This player had scored 1,016 runs in 31 World Cup matches. Now only Rohit Sharma (1,220 runs) and Virat Kohli (1,292 runs) are ahead of Butler. The former England captain has managed to score 1,039 runs in 35 innings.
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