Nepal vs Italy highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Italy seal maiden World Cup win with 10-wicket rout of Nepal

Crishan Kalugamage to Dipendra Singh Airee, Bowled shorter around middle, Dipendra Singh Airee rocks back and pulls it firmly to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Crishan Kalugamage to Dipendra Singh Airee, Flattens it up and bowls it outside off again, Airee looks to thrash it through covers but inside-edges it back onto the turf.

Crishan Kalugamage is back. 2-0-12-1 so far for the leggie.

Crishan Kalugamage to Dipendra Singh Airee, Tossed up, full and wide outside off. Dipendra Singh Airee swats it away to the right of sweeper cover and picks up two runs.

Jaspreet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, Pitched up fuller and outside off, punched on the front foot towards extra cover for a single. Nepal are working hard to push the scoring rate beyond 7.

Jaspreet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, Excellent running once again. Fuller than a good length, straighter at the stumps. Airee dabs it down towards square leg and the batters race back for the two before the fielder from the deep gets to it.

Jaspreet Singh to Aarif Sheikh, Short of a length and outside off, cut away hard but on the bounce to backward point. The batters manage to sneak in a run as well.

Jaspreet Singh to Aarif Sheikh, That's a good change-up. Pitched up fuller on off, the slower one grips and moves away from the right-hander. Sheikh looks to drive but is beaten past the outside edge.

Jaspreet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, Back of a length and outside off, cut away through cover-point for a single.

Jaspreet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, Hard length around the top of off, Airee rocks back and jams the ball out towards the vacant mid on region. The batters push for two and get it as well, as the bowler has to chase it down himself.

Jaspreet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, WIDE! A gentle loosener to begin with from Jaspreet. Short of a good length, on leg stump and angles down the leg side.

Sixth bowling option of the day for Italy. Here's Jaspreet Singh to roll his arm over with some medium pace.

Benjamin Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, A string of dots to end the over, just 2 runs off it. Floated up, on a length and around off, Sheikh opts to just defend it off. Benjamin Manenti continues to be miser and brilliant.

Benjamin Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, Flighted ball on off, Sheikh lunges ahead and plays it back to the bowler.

Benjamin Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, Flatter delivery at the stumps, Aarif Sheikh leans on to block but the ball catches the inside edge and goes towards square leg.

Benjamin Manenti to Dipendra Singh Airee, A bit fuller and outside off, sliding on. Dipendra Singh Airee pushes it to the left of covers for a quick single.

Benjamin Manenti to Dipendra Singh Airee, Nagging length, forced back into the right-hander from outside off. Airee blocks it down the deck.

Benjamin Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, Good length on middle, turning in. Sheikh works it around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Grant Stewart to Aarif Sheikh, Full-pitched delivery around off, driven towards mid off for a single. 12 off the over.

Grant Stewart to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR! Aarif is giving some impetus to Nepal's innings now. Another slower one, back-of-the-hand variety, ends up being a full toss on the pads. Aarif Sheikh sits down and helps it over backward square leg for another boundary.

Grant Stewart to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR! Clever batting. A fast off-cutter, in the channel and outside off, Aarif Sheikh hangs back and opens the bat face late to dab it fine of short third. The fielder puts in the dive but the ball goes through quickly and into the fence.

Grant Stewart to Dipendra Singh Airee, A touch fuller and attacking the stumps, Dipendra Singh Airee goes deep in the crease and tucks it between square leg and mid-wicket for one more.

Grant Stewart to Dipendra Singh Airee, Nicely bowled by Stewart. Good length, on off and just nips away a touch, Dipendra hops back to guide it away but is beaten past the outside edge.

Grant Stewart to Dipendra Singh Airee, A slight misfield and the batters pinch the extra run. Slower and a bit shorter around off, Dipendra Singh Airee flat-bats it down to the left of long on and picks up a couple of runs.

Midway through the first innings and Nepal are 67/3. Italy will be pleased with their bowling and fielding efforts thus far. With that said, Grant Stewart is back into the attack. He went for 13 in his first over.

JJ Smuts to Dipendra Singh Airee, Six singles off the over! Angles in a full ball, does Smuts, on off, Dipendra works it to long off and keeps the strike with a single.

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, Keeps it nice and full, on the off pole. Aarif pushes it to the left of cover and turns the strike over.

JJ Smuts to Dipendra Singh Airee, Off the edge! Full and fired in, on middle, Dipendra Singh Airee looks to make use of the angle and flick it away. The ball goes off an outside edge, wide of short third for another single.

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, Slips in a full ball, on off, Aarif knocks it to long off and takes a single.

JJ Smuts to Dipendra Singh Airee, Full and speared in, on middle and leg. Dipendra tucks it in the short mid-wicket region and crosses over.

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, Full and attacking the front pad, Aarif brings his bat out in front and drops it beside the strip on the off side for a quick single.

Bowling change? Yes, JJ Smuts (2-0-12-0) is back on, replacing Benjamin Manenti.

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, Pushes the length up, on off, drilled to deep cover for one.

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, Good running! On middle, on a nagging length, Sheikh taps it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes charging back for the second run.

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR! Benjamin Manenti's effort goes in vain. Fractionally short, on middle. Aarif presses deep in the crease quickly and hammers the pull wide of deep mid-wicket. Benjamin sprints and dives to his right in the deep. He even gets a hand on it but it is not enough as the ball trickles into the ropes.

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, Nearly trapped in front! Sliding on with the arm, fuller and on middle. Aarif goes back to a full ball and looks to turn it away with a closed bat face. The ball holds its line and squares Sheikh up. Gets it off the outer half to point.

Crishan Kalugamage to Dipendra Singh Airee, Shorter and on off, Dipendra cuts it hard to backward point, where a slight fumble allows the batters to sneak in a single.

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, At 89.2 kph, on a length, outside off, Aarif cracks the drive to deep cover, where the fielder mops it up with a slide to his right. Just a single.

Benjamin Manenti to Dipendra Singh Airee, Tossed up, full ad outside off, driven along the turf but straight to the cover fielder.

Benjamin Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, Shorter in length and on the pads, Aarif Sheikh turns it down behind square leg and rotates strike.

Benjamin Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, Nicely played. Floated up, full and wide outside off, Aarif Sheikh drives it firmly and gets it wide of the deep cover fielder for a couple of handy runs.

Benjamin Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, Flatter one around off, blocked off with a straight bat.

The next batter is Aarif Sheikh.

Is that stumped? The keeper seems absolutely certain here and the third umpire is called in. The replays roll in and it seems like Aasif Sheikh has no part of the back leg behind the line. OUT comes up on the big screen.

Benjamin Manenti to Aasif Sheikh, OUT! STUMPED! Sharp work from Gian-Piero Meade. Two set batters for Nepal back in the hut in 3 balls. Pushed through full and around off, Aasif presses forward and looks to work it away on the leg side, but the ball keeps straight to beat him on the outside edge. Meade gathers the ball and whips the bails off in a flash. The third umpire is summoned for a check. The replays show that Aasif had his back leg grounded initially before it slipped out of the crease, and Aasif was unable to plonk it back in.

Benjamin Manenti to Aasif Sheikh, Turning back in, on a nagging length, on middle. Aasif Sheikh looks to clip it away but the ball spins past the inside edge and hits him on the thigh.

The captain of Nepal departs and in walks the new batter​​. Dipendra Singh Airee is in next.

Crishan Kalugamage to Rohit Paudel, OUT! CAUGHT! Crishan Kalugamage punches the air in delight. Not the best of balls by Kalugamage, but he will take it. He attempts the googly, but it is dragged halfway down the track, outside off. Rohit hangs on the back foot and tries to pull it between deep mid-wicket and long on. He was better off slapping it back over the bowler's head. Fails to get it wide enough and he holes out to long on, where Grant Stewart moves to his right and does the rest. Nepal are 49/2.

Crishan Kalugamage to Rohit Paudel, Beaten! On the fuller side, this keeps straight, outside off, Rohit defends a bit tentatively and is beaten on the outside edge.

Crishan Kalugamage to Aasif Sheikh, Out comes the googly, on top of off, Aasif picks it from the hand and punches it to deep cover. They cross.