Afghanistan vs Nepal, 4th T20I — Asian Games in Japan Men's
Match summary
Nepal beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets in the 4th T20I of the Asian Games in Japan Men's at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin on Fri, 25 Sept, 2026. Afghanistan 102/7 (20 ov); Nepal 103/5 (17.2 ov). Sundeep Jora top-scored with 34 off 35 balls for Nepal. Kushal Bhurtel took 4/21 for Nepal. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel c H Eisakhel b F Dawoodzai | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aasif Sheikh c D Rasooli b AD Ahmadzai | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sundeep Jora runout (M Ishaq / D Rasooli) | 34 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 97.14 |
| Kushal Malla runout (M Ishaq / K Janat) | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Rohit Kumar Paudel Not out | 33 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 103.13 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee c N Zadran b A Gul | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Gulshan Jha Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| KC Karan Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 9 (1 lb, 8 wd)
Total 103/5 (17.2 ov)
Yet to bat: Lokesh Bam, KC Karan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najibullah Zadran | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Nangeyalia kharote | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Arab Gul | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.9 |
(Kushal Bhurtel, 0.2 ov) · 12 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.1 ov) · 31 (Kushal Malla, 6.3 ov) · 56 (Sundeep Jora, 9.6 ov) · 102 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 17.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Akram c L Bam b L Rajbanshi | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Hassan Eisakhel b L Rajbanshi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Janat b L Rajbanshi | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Faisal Shinozada c DS Airee b K Bhurtel | 30 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 90.91 |
| Najibullah Zadran c K Karan b K Bhurtel | 30 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Mohammad Ishaq lbw b K Bhurtel | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Darwish Rasooli lbw b K Bhurtel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nangeyalia kharote Not out | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai Not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras 6 (3 b, 1 lb, 2 wd)
Total 102/7 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Arab Gul, Faridoon Dawoodzai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 |
| KC Karan | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Kushal Malla | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rohit Kumar Paudel | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
1 (Hassan Eisakhel, 0.6 ov) · 10 (Mohammad Akram, 2.2 ov) · 16 (Karim Janat, 4.1 ov) · 55 (Faisal Shinozada, 12.3 ov) · 65 (Mohammad Ishaq, 14.3 ov) · 65 (Darwish Rasooli, 14.4 ov) · 95 (Najibullah Zadran, 18.6 ov)