India vs Nepal 5th Match Asia Cup 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of India vs Nepal 5th Match Asia Cup 2023 - Asia Cup One-day international tournament of the 5th ODI match first time played between Nepal and India at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekelle in 04th September 2023.

An superb unbeaten 147-run stand between Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill © Getty Images

Three-wicket hauls from Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj before Openers Rohit Sharma's sparkling 74* and Shubman Gill's well-made 62* steers to India cruising to via DLS method easy ten-wicket victory over Nepal and enter into the Super Fours in a rain-curtailed one-sided game of fifth match of a Asia Cup.

Match Stats : India registered their historic first ODI win against Nepal in their first attempt. The ten-wicket win is India's ninth and It is joint largest victory by terms of wickets remaining in One-day international. It is their second ten-wicket win in Asia Cups and It is the first such defeat for Nepal in ODIs. Nepal's 230 was their highest total in a Asia Cup, previously they've scored 104 against Pakistan at Multan in this tournament's opening match. 50 : Dipendra Singh Airee and Sompal Kami set up the fifth highest seventh-wicket partnership for Nepal in One-day internationals. 147* : Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill set up the third highest first-wicket partnership for India in a Asia Cup. Rohit Sharma became the third batsman to hit 250 sixes as an opener in One-day internationals after Chris Gayle (328) and Sanath Jayasuriya (263).

Nepal scored 230 for all-out in 48.2 overs with top scorer by Aasif Sheikh struck 58 off 97-balls including 8-fours.

Sompal Kami cracked a 48 off 56-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 2-sixes & a four, Kushal Bhurtel blasted a 38 off 25-balls included 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 152.

Dipendra Singh Airee hit 29 off 25-balls including 3-fours and Gulshan Jha scored 23 off 35-balls included three-fours.

India best bowler by Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3-wickets for 40-runs in 10-overs including two maidens.

Mohammed Siraj strikes 3-wickets, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya each took one-wickets.

India chased 140-7 in 20.1 overs with top scorer by Rohit Sharma hammered a unbeaten 74 off off 59-balls and Shubman Gill hit a unbeaten 67 off 62-balls included 8-fours & a six.

Rohit Sharma named Player of the match for his match-winning captain innings of unbeaten 74-runs knocked off facing 59-balls including 6-fours & 5-sixes with strike rate of 125.42.

                   

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