MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26

England v Nepal

Group C, match 5 · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 8 Feb 2026

England won by 4 runs

England innings184/720 overs
Nepal innings180/620 overs · target 185

The worm

EnglandNepal
05010015020005101520England: 1 wicket in over 2, 19/1England: 1 wicket in over 5, 44/2England: 1 wicket in over 7, 64/3England: 1 wicket in over 14, 128/4England: 1 wicket in over 16, 138/5England: 1 wicket in over 19, 163/6England: 1 wicket in over 20, 184/7Nepal: 1 wicket in over 4, 37/1Nepal: 1 wicket in over 6, 47/2Nepal: 1 wicket in over 15, 125/3Nepal: 1 wicket in over 16, 129/4Nepal: 1 wicket in over 18, 161/5Nepal: 1 wicket in over 19, 175/6

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Englandwicket
012245101520Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 14 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 9 runsOver 4: 11 runsOver 5: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 13 runsOver 7: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 8: 9 runsOver 9: 3 runsOver 10: 8 runsOver 11: 8 runsOver 12: 14 runsOver 13: 14 runsOver 14: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 6 runsOver 16: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 1 runOver 18: 12 runsOver 19: 12 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 21 runs, 1 wicket
Nepalwicket
012245101520Over 1: 2 runsOver 2: 14 runsOver 3: 15 runsOver 4: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 5: 3 runsOver 6: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 7: 13 runsOver 8: 10 runsOver 9: 5 runsOver 10: 10 runsOver 11: 6 runsOver 12: 10 runsOver 13: 3 runsOver 14: 19 runsOver 15: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 10 runsOver 18: 22 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 14 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 5 runs

England innings 184/7 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
PD Saltc S Lamichhane b S Malla120050.0
JC Buttlerc Aasif Sheikh b NK Yadav261750152.9
JG Bethellc Lokesh Bam b DS Airee553544157.1
T Bantonlbw b S Lamichhane250040.0
HC Brookc S Malla b NK Yadav533243165.6
SM Curranb DS Airee280025.0
WG Jacksnot out391814216.7
JC Archerrun out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC)130033.3
LA Dawsonnot out0000–
Extras5
Total7 wickets, 20 overs184

Did not bat: AU Rashid, L Wood

Fall of wickets: 5-1 (PD Salt, 1.1 ov), 43-2 (JC Buttler, 4.3 ov), 57-3 (T Banton, 6.1 ov), 128-4 (JG Bethell, 13.4 ov), 137-5 (SM Curran, 15.3 ov), 157-6 (HC Brook, 18.2 ov), 178-7 (JC Archer, 19.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Karan KC3035011.67600
S Malla3035111.67500
DS Airee302327.67710
NK Yadav302528.33720
S Lamichhane402516.251100
K Bhurtel4040010.00910
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
157PD Salt 1, JC Buttler 4
23820JC Buttler 22, JG Bethell 16
31410JG Bethell 11, T Banton 2
47145JG Bethell 28, HC Brook 40
5911HC Brook 6, SM Curran 2
62017HC Brook 7, WG Jacks 13
7219WG Jacks 20, JC Archer 1
Unbroken61WG Jacks 6, LA Dawson 0

Nepal innings 180/6 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
K Bhurtelc & b WG Jacks291741170.6
Aasif Sheikhc L Wood b LA Dawson791077.8
RK Paudelc PD Salt b LA Dawson393422114.7
DS Aireec T Banton b SM Curran442961151.7
Aarif Sheikhc JC Buttler b JC Archer10801125.0
Lokesh Bamnot out392042195.0
Gulsan Jhab L Wood120050.0
Karan KCnot out1100100.0
Extras10
Total6 wickets, 20 overs180

Did not bat: S Malla, NK Yadav, S Lamichhane

Fall of wickets: 37-1 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.5 ov), 42-2 (K Bhurtel, 5.2 ov), 124-3 (DS Airee, 14.2 ov), 126-4 (RK Paudel, 15.3 ov), 146-5 (Aarif Sheikh, 17.2 ov), 175-6 (Gulsan Jha, 18.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
L Wood3031110.33830
JC Archer4042110.50930
LA Dawson402125.251020
WG Jacks201718.50310
AU Rashid3042014.00300
SM Curran402716.75810
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
13723K Bhurtel 28, Aasif Sheikh 7
259K Bhurtel 1, RK Paudel 2
38254RK Paudel 37, DS Airee 44
427RK Paudel 0, Aarif Sheikh 2
52011Aarif Sheikh 8, Lokesh Bam 11
62910Lokesh Bam 24, Gulsan Jha 1
Unbroken56Lokesh Bam 4, Karan KC 1

Match details

Toss
England, chose to bat
Player of the match
WG Jacks
Ground
Wankhede Stadium, India
Season
2025/26
Umpires
LS Reifer, RJ Tucker
Match referee
AJ Pycroft
Source
Cricsheet match 1512723