New Delhi: Nepal defeated West Indies by 19 runs for the first time ever in T20Is at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday, September 27. This is a historic day in Nepal cricket, as this was their first win against a full member side.

West Indies won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first. The visitors quickly removed Nepal’s opener in the powerplay, but the skipper, Rohit Paudel, and Kushal Malla handled the innings by managing a partnership of 58 runs.

Nepal’s skipper was dismissed for 38 runs, and he was also the highest scorer for his side. With wickets falling at regular intervals, Kushal (30), Gulshan Jha (22), and Dipendra Airee (17) took their team to a respectable total at 148/8 in 20 overs.

West Indies were the clear favourite to win the game, as the side featured expe

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