IND vs NEP : Rohit-Gill’s strikes enabled India’s Victory


IND vs NEP game was not played for full 50 overs in the Asia Cup’s initial round due to poor weather conditions in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. The match was affected by thunderstorms, and India was 17/0 in 2.1 overs after bowling out Nepal for 230 in 48.2 overs. The target dropped to 145 in 23 overs when players returned to the pitch more than an hour later. India defeated Nepal in a game using the Duckworth/Lewis formula by ten wickets, propelled by explosive innings from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. The modified 145-run target succeeded in 20.1 overs thanks to 74 runs from Rohit and 67 from Gill.

IND vs NEP: Rohit-Gill’s explosive innings helped IND defeat NEP by ten wickets

To secure a 10-wicket victory in Pallekele, captain Rohit and fellow opener Gill gave away in an unbeaten 147-run partnership.

India made it to the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup

India will enter the Asia Cup’s Super 4 round without participating in a full 50-over game. With a maximum of seven games remaining before the World Cup, the situation is not ideal, but it is what got dealt to them while playing their group games in poor weather in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

The match gets affected by thunderstorms

In IND vs NEP match, India was 17/0 in 2.1 overs after bowling out Nepal for 230 in 48.2 overs on Monday (left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took 3/40); this was one of many interruptions on the day. The target dropped to 145 in 23 overs when the players arrived back on the pitch more than an hour later.

Ind vs. Pak also got called off due to rain

After scoring 266, India’s first match against Pakistan on Saturday got called off, depriving their bowlers of the opportunity to challenge themselves against Babar Azam and company.

The 10-wicket victory of India

In a match against Nepal that got halted by rain on Monday in Pallekele, India was victorious by ten wickets using the Duckworth/Lewis method thanks to explosive innings from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Rohit scored 74 (59), and Gill added 67 (62) as India completed the revised 145-run target in 20.1 overs. Both batters returned unbeaten.

About Indian Innings

On Monday, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill paired for a 147-run stand to secure a 10-wicket victory. The shorter game may have freed Gill, who hasn’t been playing at his most fluid level lately. Gill’s most convincible shot was a six down the ground against leggie Sandeep Lamicchane, despite starting the game by slashing medium-pacer Sompal Karni for three fours in the second over.

Gill and Sharma retreated and pulled vehemently to find the boundary whenever Lamicchane dragged the ball down. With the pull, both batters benefited, reaching their half-centuries this way.

About Nepal’s Innings

After getting the opportunity to bat first, Nepal made an admirable effort, scoring 230 runs before they ran out of wickets in 48.2 overs. Before Shardul Thakur dismissed Kushal Bhurtel for 38(25), he and Aasif Sheikh contributed 65 runs to the score for the first wicket. Soon after getting fired, Ravindra Jadeja joined the party and organized India’s retaliation.

India also missed simple fielding opportunities in addition to the catches. Mohammed Siraj added three more wickets to Jadeja’s haul of three. As the first player from Nepal to score a half-century against India, Aasif emerged as the camp’s standout batter.

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