Nepal Beats West Indies 2-1 in Historic T20I Series

Event Title
Nepal Beats West Indies 2-1 in Historic T20I Series
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Overview

Nepal registered its first-ever bilateral T20I series victory against a Test-playing Full Member nation, defeating the West Indies $2\text{--}1$ in a three-match series held in Sharjah, UAE, in September 2025.

Match Details

  • First T20I (Sept 27): Nepal won by 19 runs (Nepal scored $148/8$; West Indies restricted to $129/9$).
  • Second T20I (Sept 29): Nepal won by 90 runs (Nepal scored $173/6$; West Indies bowled out for $83$ in $17.1$ overs).
  • Third T20I: West Indies won by $10$ wickets.

Individual Achievements

  • Player of the Series: Kushal Bhurtel (took $5$ wickets during the series).
  • Top Scorer: Sundeep Jora (accumulated $86$ runs).
Date
2025-09-27
Category
Sports
CMAT Significance
High CMAT priority — first bilateral T20I series win vs Full Member; Player of Series (Kushal Bhurtel) and venue (Sharjah) are likely exam questions.

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