Afghanistan vs Nepal , Match 4 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin , Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2026 , Sep 25, 2026 Scorecard

19.6: Lalit Rajbanshi to Nangeyalia Kharote, A single to end the innings. Afghanistan finish on 102/7. Another yorker by Lalit, on off. Kharote jams it out wide of point, and they scamper through for a quick single. Ahmadzai gets home before the throw reaches the keeper.

19.5: Lalit Rajbanshi to Nangeyalia Kharote, Nails the yorker, on off. Kharote drills it to cover.

19.4: Lalit Rajbanshi to Nangeyalia Kharote, FOUR! Oh, that could have been nasty! Floated up, on middle. Kharote skips down the track and lofts it back over the bowler's head. The long on and long off fielders converge and both have their eyes on the ball as they go for the catch. Both men put in the dive, but the ball goes right between them, and thankfully, they do not collide. It trickles into the fence. Afghanistan go past 100 with a couple of balls left in the innings.

19.3: Lalit Rajbanshi to Abdollah Ahmadzai, A single sneaked in! Keeps it full, outside off. Ahmadzai has a big swing at it but the ball spins away a touch and grazes the outside edge. The keeper, Aasif Sheikh can't cling on as the ball clips his gloves and rolls wide of point. They cross.

19.2: Lalit Rajbanshi to Abdollah Ahmadzai, A swing and a miss! Switches to around the wicket, fuller and around the off pole. Ahmadzai clears the front leg and swings for the hills, but the ball straightens to go past the bat and whistles past the off stump.

19.1: Lalit Rajbanshi to Nangeyalia Kharote, Very full, on middle, not allowing the batter to get under the ball. Kharote powers it to long on for just a single.

18.6: Kushal Bhurtel to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! TAKEN! Kushal Bhurtel picks up his 4th wicket on the last ball of his spell and ends a fine outing. Bowled into the deck again, on off. Zadran hangs back and tries to drag it in front of square on the leg side. Gets it right off the toe end of the blade and it goes flat towards long on. Karan KC runs in off the ropes and slides to take a safe catch inches off the turf. Afghanistan are 95/7 with one over left in the innings.

18.5: Kushal Bhurtel to Najibullah Zadran, This is from the front of the hand, into the wicket, outside off. Zadran flashes but can only connect with thin air.

18.4: Kushal Bhurtel to Najibullah Zadran, Loopy ball, it is the googly, on off. Zadran picks it from the hand and goes with the spin, carving it to the left of deep point for another brace.

18.3: Kushal Bhurtel to Najibullah Zadran, Good teamwork! Floated up, on off. Zadran gets down on a knee and clubs it wide of deep mid-wicket. Rohit Paudel sprints to his right and dives to push the ball away towards the converging Karan KC. Two runs taken.

18.2: Kushal Bhurtel to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Up and over! Another ball that is quicker through the air, shorter too. It sits up to be hit and Zadran does not miss out. He extends his hands and slams it over cover for a boundary.

18.1: Kushal Bhurtel to Najibullah Zadran, Beaten! This is pushed through from the front of the hand, short and outside off. Zadran throws his hands at the ball but is beaten for pace as well as bounce as the ball sails over the blade.

17.6: Rohit Paudel to Najibullah Zadran, Angled in at the hips, that is flicked off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a run. A good over for Afghanistan, 9 runs off it.

17.6: Rohit Paudel to Najibullah Zadran, Wide! Well wide on off, on the shorter side. Zadran can't connect on the cut.

17.5: Rohit Paudel to Nangeyalia Kharote, Good running! Spears it in on a good length, on middle. Kharote drops it beside the strip on the leg side and scampers through for a quick single.

17.4: Rohit Paudel to Nangeyalia Kharote, Short and on off, Kharote punches it firmly to cover.

17.3: Rohit Paudel to Najibullah Zadran, A bit of air given, full and on middle. Zadran attempts the slog sweep but toe-ends it wide of point for one.

17.2: Rohit Paudel to Nangeyalia Kharote, Bye! Bowls the arm ball, following the batter. Kharote makes room to force it away. It sneaks under the blade and the keeper can't collect it cleanly either. It clips the gloves and goes behind for a bye.

17.1: Rohit Paudel to Nangeyalia Kharote, FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes. 3rd boundary in 8 balls for Afghanistan. Paudel drifts on the pads, on a good length. Kharote leans inside the line of the ball and gets down on a knee. Makes use of the angle as he shovels it over short fine leg.