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
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Englandwicket
Nepalwicket
England innings 184/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Salt | c S Lamichhane b S Malla | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| JC Buttler | c Aasif Sheikh b NK Yadav | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 152.9 |
| JG Bethell | c Lokesh Bam b DS Airee | 55 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 157.1 |
| T Banton | lbw b S Lamichhane | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| HC Brook | c S Malla b NK Yadav | 53 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 165.6 |
| SM Curran | b DS Airee | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| WG Jacks | not out | 39 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 216.7 |
| JC Archer | run out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| LA Dawson | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 5 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 20 overs | 184 | ||||
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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| S Malla | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DS Airee | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| NK Yadav | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| K Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | PD Salt 1, JC Buttler 4 |
| 2 | 38 | 20 | JC Buttler 22, JG Bethell 16 |
| 3 | 14 | 10 | JG Bethell 11, T Banton 2 |
| 4 | 71 | 45 | JG Bethell 28, HC Brook 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | HC Brook 6, SM Curran 2 |
| 6 | 20 | 17 | HC Brook 7, WG Jacks 13 |
| 7 | 21 | 9 | WG Jacks 20, JC Archer 1 |
| Unbroken | 6 | 1 | WG Jacks 6, LA Dawson 0 |
Nepal innings 180/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | c & b WG Jacks | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 170.6 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c L Wood b LA Dawson | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| RK Paudel | c PD Salt b LA Dawson | 39 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 114.7 |
| DS Airee | c T Banton b SM Curran | 44 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 151.7 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c JC Buttler b JC Archer | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.0 |
| Lokesh Bam | not out | 39 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 195.0 |
| Gulsan Jha | b L Wood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Karan KC | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 10 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 20 overs | 180 | ||||
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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wood | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| JC Archer | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| LA Dawson | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| WG Jacks | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| AU Rashid | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 14.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Curran | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 23 | K Bhurtel 28, Aasif Sheikh 7 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | K Bhurtel 1, RK Paudel 2 |
| 3 | 82 | 54 | RK Paudel 37, DS Airee 44 |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | RK Paudel 0, Aarif Sheikh 2 |
| 5 | 20 | 11 | Aarif Sheikh 8, Lokesh Bam 11 |
| 6 | 29 | 10 | Lokesh Bam 24, Gulsan Jha 1 |
| Unbroken | 5 | 6 | Lokesh 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