Live Cricket Scorecard - ENG vs NEP Match 5, England tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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England vs Nepal MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

England
Phil Salt
Jos Buttler (W)
Jacob Bethell
Tom Banton
Harry Brook (C)
Sam Curran
Will Jacks
Liam Dawson
Jofra Archer
Adil Rashid
Luke Wood

Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel
Aasif Sheikh (W)
Rohit Paudel (C)
Dipendra Singh Airee
Aarif Sheikh
Lokesh Bam
Gulshan Jha
Karan KC
Sher Malla
Nandan Yadav
Sandeep Lamichhane

England vs Nepal MATCH INFO

Toss:England, who chose to bat
Umpires:Leslie Reifer (WI), Rod Tucker (AUS) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee:Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Date:Sun, 08th Feb 2026

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MANHATTAN

ENG - INN NEP - INN

End of over 20
NEP180/6
NEP Batting L Bam 39(20) K KC 1(1)

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19.6: Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, Heartbreak for Lokesh Bam, and Nepal! So close, yet cruelly out of reach. Sam Curran steps up when his team needed him the most. He does not quite get the yorker right, but bowls a low full toss. Not an easy ball to hit for six. Lokesh Bam fails to get under it fully and only drills it as far as long off for one. He gets down on his knees at the other end and is inconsolable as he feels this got away from them. There is a sense of relief in the English camp, they just about get over the line here. ENGLAND WIN BY 4 RUNS!

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19.5: Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, Right in the blockhole, on middle, Lokesh Bam jams it out towards long on. He sets off the run but then decides against it. Probably the right thing to do, as if anyone can do it for Nepal, it is Bam. 6 needed off the last ball.

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19.4: Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, Fuller delivery, on the pads, Lokesh Bam picks it up and whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 6 from 2 now. One big hit will do it for Nepal. Can Bam be the hero for them?

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19.3: Sam Curran to Karan KC, Gets the yorker in, on middle and leg, Karan KC can only jam it out towards long on for a run. Nepal need 8 runs in 3 balls.

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19.2: Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, A full toss, on off, Lokesh Bam lofts it towards long off for a single. He is looking for the second but it is not available.

0
19.1: Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, Good start from Sam Curran! He goes fuller and around off, almost in the blockhole, Lokesh Bam looks to go big down the ground but misses. 10 needed off 5 now.

End of over 19
NEP175/6
NEP Batting G Jha 1(2) L Bam 35(15)

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18.6: Luke Wood to Gulshan Jha, OUT! CASTLED! Luke Wood finishes the over well here. He goes full and straight, attacking the stumps. Gulshan Jha stays deep inside the crease and has a swing across the line but misses due to the extra pace. The ball goes through to shatter the stumps. Nepal are 175/6, but the good thing for them is Lokesh Bam will be on strike for the final over.

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18.5: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, More good fielding from Will Jacks! Overpitched delivery, on middle, Lokesh Bam crouches low and slogs it hard and wide of long on. Jacks quickly runs to his left and stops it well to keep it to just one run.

2
18.4: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, JUST SHORT! A full toss, on middle, Lokesh Bam lofts it down the ground but does not get the timing. Will Jacks from long on runs to his left and dives but fails to reach it. However, he does well to get his body behind the line to stop the boundary. Two taken.

1WD
18.4: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, WIDE! This is not good from Luke Wood! He fails to execute the wide yorker once again, bowls this outside the wide guideline. Nepal won't mind, they will take a few more of these if they can.

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18.3: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, FOUR! Lokesh Bam is playing a blinder here! This is a slower one, full and around off. Bam tries to loft it over mid off, who is up in the circle. He does not get it from the middle of the bat but gets enough to clear the fielder. The fielder from long on runs to his left but cannot cut it out as the ball trickles away to the fence for a boundary. 14 needed in 9 now.

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18.2: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, A precious dot! Luke Wood finally gets it right, serves this full and around off, angling away. Lokesh Bam goes down for the slog sweep but only connects with thin air.

1WD
18.2: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, WIDE! Another one! This shows England are under pressure here. Wood spills another full delivery, way outside off, Lokesh Bam lets it go. 18 needed in 11 now.

1WD
18.2: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, WIDE! Tries the wide yorker, but bowls this way outside off, Lokesh Bam leaves it alone. Wided.

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18.1: Luke Wood to Lokesh Bam, FOUR! Perfect start to the over for Nepal! It does not matter how the runs come as long as they keep coming. Fuller and around off, Lokesh Bam goes down to swipe it away but gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary. 20 needed in 11 now.

End of over 18
NEP161/5
NEP Batting L Bam 24(10) G Jha 1(1)

1
17.6: Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, Overpitched and on middle, Lokesh Bam makes room and drives it to sweeper cover for one and keeps the strike. 24 needed in 12 now.

6
17.5: Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, SIX MORE! Bam goes boom... Nepal are not backing down here. Archer bangs this into the pitch, but gives no pace to the batter. Lokesh Bam is expecting that, he moves inside the line of the ball and pulls it away. The fielder at deep square leg thinks he is in the game but only watches it sail over his head for another six.

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17.4: Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, SIX! What a shot under pressure! Jofra Archer sticks to the slower delivery, but serves this full, on off. Lokesh Bam gets right underneath the ball and tonks it over the long off fence for half a dozen more.

1WD
17.4: Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, WIDE! Hard length and outside off, slower too but this one just goes over the guideline. Lokesh Bam fails to reach it. Given as a wide.

1
17.3: Jofra Archer to Gulshan Jha, Fuller and around off, Gulshan Jha drills it to sweeper cover for a single.

0
17.2: Jofra Archer to Aarif Sheikh, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jofra Archer goes fuller this time, outside off, pace off again. Aarif Sheikh has to reach out for it, and throws the kitchen sink at it. He only manages to get a thick outside edge behind, where Jos Buttler moves to his right and takes a sharp catch. Nepal are 146/5, still needing 39 runs in 16 balls.

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17.1: Jofra Archer to Aarif Sheikh, SIX! Gets hold of that one! Jofra Archer bowls this on a good length and around off, takes pace off. Aarif Sheikh crouches low and heaves it across the line. He almost goes through the shot early but manages to get enough power to send it over Phil Salt at deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

1WD
17.1: Jofra Archer to Aarif Sheikh, WIDE! Tries the off-cutter, but spills this down the leg side. Aarif Sheikh fails to glance it away. Called a wide.

End of over 20
ENG184/7
ENG Batting W Jacks 39(18) L Dawson 0(0)

6
19.6: Karan KC to Will Jacks, SIX! And this is why Jacks needed to play the entire over! Full and wide outside off, Will Jacks leans into the shot and lofts it beautifully over cover to end the innings in style! 21 in the final over and ENGLAND END ON 184/7!

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19.5: Karan KC to Jofra Archer, OUT! JOFRA ARCHER IS RUN OUT. Sacrificial lamb. Which makes the previous single even more dumbfounding. On a length, outside off, Archer swings for the ocean but misses. The keeper collects and the batters go for the bye. The keeper lobs the ball to the bowler who runs back and calmly takes the bails off with Archer nowhere in the frame. Archer departs for 1 (3) and England are 178/7 after 19.5 overs.

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19.4: Karan KC to Will Jacks, Surprising. The single is taken. One would have thought Jacks would play the entire over. Another slower ball, short in length outside off, Will goes for the pull but is still early into his shot. Shakes his head in frustration and jogs across to the other end for a single as the ball goes to deep mid-wicket. But why did he run?

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19.3: Karan KC to Will Jacks, SIX MORE! This is even better than the previous one! Low full toss, outside off, Jacks goes low and just scoops it over backward point for consecutive sixes! Jacks moves to 32 (16).

6
19.2: Karan KC to Will Jacks, SIX! POUNDED! 170 is touched. 4 balls left. Short, outside off, pace off, Will Jacks waits for the ball and slaps it over extra cover for half a dozen!

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19.1: Karan KC to Will Jacks, Around off, heaved through mid-wicket. The batters take a couple and the throw comes in at the striker's end. It is a direct hit and the batters think about the overthrow but don't take it.

End of over 19
ENG163/6
ENG Batting W Jacks 18(13) J Archer 1(2)

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18.6: Nandan Yadav to Will Jacks, Short, outside off, slapped through the covers for a single. A wicket and 12 runs from the over, 24 in the last 2!

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18.5: Nandan Yadav to Will Jacks, FOUR! Jacks finds the fence. Not where he intended though. Short and wide outside off, Will throws his bat at it and the ball runs off the toe end, to the right of the keeper, into the deep third fence!

1
18.4: Nandan Yadav to Jofra Archer, Very full, on middle, Archer drills it to long on for a single.

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18.3: Nandan Yadav to Jofra Archer, RUN OUT CHANCE! Bowler decides not to throw. On a length, outside off, Jofra Archer looks to punch it through the off side but gets a bottom edge. The non-striker sets off for the single and is halfway down but the bowler quickly gets to the ball. Turns around and thinks about the shy but holds himself.

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18.2: Nandan Yadav to Harry Brook, OUT! CAUGHT! Nepal might have been erratic with their bowling but in terms of communication, their skills have been excellent on the field. Slower ball, on a length, outside off, Brook tries to heave it through the off side, ummm... almost like his dismissal to Mitchell Starc in the 2023 Ashes but on this occasion, his head was more still. Gets a leading edge which goes towards cover. Sweeper comes running in, with the sun into his eyes while cover runs back. They are on the path of collision but Sher Malla from sweeper calls for it and the debutant takes the catch pretty nicely, with the setting sun into his eyes. End of a fine knock of 53 (32) from Harry Brook and from 128/3, England are now 157/6!

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18.1: Nandan Yadav to Harry Brook, SIX! 50 UP IN 31 BALLS! What a way to announce yourself as a World Cup captain. A short ball, outside off, Harry Brook picks the length in a trice, stays back and slaps the short-arm jab over mid-wicket!

End of over 18
ENG151/5
ENG Batting W Jacks 13(11) H Brook 47(30)

2
17.6: Kushal Bhurtel to Will Jacks, Short and outside off, Jacks punches it through the covers for another couple. 150 UP FOR ENGLAND! 2 overs left. Is 180 on?

2
17.5: Kushal Bhurtel to Will Jacks, Outside off, punched through the covers. Good fielding by long off to dive and cut it off. Saves two.

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17.4: Kushal Bhurtel to Will Jacks, SIX! A BOUNDARY AFTER 20 BALLS! Not cleanly hit though. Tossed up, around off, Will Jacks comes down the track and looks to go downtown. He does connect well but seems to have got more height than distance. Rohit Paudel settles himself for the catch at long on but the ball sails over!

1
17.3: Kushal Bhurtel to Harry Brook, The googly, around off, spinning in, 86.4 kph, Harry Brook opens the face of his bat and guides it through point for a run.

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17.2: Kushal Bhurtel to Will Jacks, Long hop, outside off, Jacks rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

0
17.1: Kushal Bhurtel to Will Jacks, Kushal Bhurtel is back on. Starts off with a leggie, short in length outside off, Will Jacks looks to cut but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.

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ICC MT20 WC, 2026 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

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