It seems that the match will not be resumed due to the constant rains;
Mohammed Siraj bowls to Sandeep Lamichhane, good length ball, pitching outside off from the muñón, Sandeep Lamichhane plays an aggressive drive off the front foot for 2 runs.
The duel is still on hold because it is still raining on the stadium
The players have left because it is raining heavily on the stadium;
Mohammed Siraj bowls Gulshan Kumar Jha, without a good length ball, bowling from the muñón, Gulshan Kumar Jha takes advantage of the width on offer and cuts it past point backwards to score a límite.
Kuldeep Yadav bowls to Dipendra Singh Airee, full length ball, bowls outside off the muñón, Dipendra Singh Airee takes an aggressive front foot cover for 4 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja bowls to Gulshan Kumar Jha, full length ball, throws outside from the muñón, Gulshan Kumar Jha makes an aggressive front foot cover and is beaten.
6 and a porthole! End of a quick inning by Kushal Bhurtel!
Shardul Thakur bowls Kushal Bhurtel, off a good length ball, pitching outside off stump, Kushal Bhurtel bowls an aggressive front foot shot for 6 runs
Shardul Thakur bowls to Mahamad Asif Sheikh, full length ball, pitching outside off the muñón, Mahamad Asif Sheikh plays an aggressive front foot drive for 3 runs.
Mohammad Shami bowls to Kushal Bhurtel, short length ball, pitching outside the muñón, Kushal Bhurtel bowls an aggressive front foot shot for a single.
Four more runs for India, Kushal Bhurtel plays aggressive front foot shooting for 4 runs
Mohammed Siraj bowls Mahamad Asif Sheikh, fuller length ball, pitched up from the muñón and angling in, Mahamad Asif Sheikh cuts it off his pads towards deep square leg to score a límite. Nepal’s first four innings
Mohammed Siraj bowls to Mahamad Asif Sheikh, he misses a good length ball, bowls from the off stump, Mahamad Asif Sheikh’s leg looks at him awkwardly, 4 leg breaks are added to the extras
Mohammad Shami bowls Kushal Bhurtel, off a good length ball, pitching outside off from the off-side, Kushal Bhurtel gets an outside edge as he looks to play a cut shot. Shreyas Iyer at first slip fails to grasp that.
Shami to Aasif Sheikh for India to get the first run
India will have the first turn;
The main referee will be Javagal Srinath and this will also be his 250th match refereeing in his career;
They have won the raffle that has been held and will start playing;
In a few minutes the match between India and Nepal will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL
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The Asia Cup is an international men’s cricket tournament played between Asian countries in One Day International (50 overs) and Twenty20 International (20 overs) cricket format. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally intended to be held every two years. The Asia Cup is the only continental cricket championship and the winning team becomes the Asian champion. It alternates every 2 years between ODI and T20 formats.
Nepal fell in their first match of the group stage of the Asia Cup Odi by losing against Pakistan who won by 238 runs. A team that comes to this tournament after playing the ICC World Cup where they finished in eighth position after losing against Ireland in the fight for the last position. This is the first time in their history that they participate in this competition;
The first match against Pakistan was finally suspended. Right now they are second in the group with 1 point and we remember that the first two of each group qualify to the winners phase. It comes from playing the Twenty20 International with clashes against Ireland and West Indies. India defends the reign after winning this tournament in the last edition, in 208 where they defeated Bangladesh in the final. It also lifted this title in 2010.
This is the first time the two teams will meet in the Asia Cup Odiacute;n competition;
India and Nepal will meet in the match corresponding to the second day of the group stage of the Asia Cup Odi. Both teams are in group A, which also includes Pakistan.
My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifrion for this match. We will offer you the pre-match analysis and news here live on VAVEL.