ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
England vs Nepal, 5th Match, Group C
England won by 4 runs
England (ENG)
184/7 (19.6 ov)
Nepal (NEP)
180/6 (19.6 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Match
- 5th Match, Group C · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
- Toss
- England opt to bat
- Umpires
- Leslie Reifer, Rod Tucker, Paul Reiffel
- Match referee
- Andy Pycroft
Playing XI
England
- Philip Salt · WK-Batsman
- Jos Buttler (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Jacob Bethell · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Banton · WK-Batsman
- Harry Brook (c) · Batsman
- Sam Curran · Bowling Allrounder
- Will Jacks · Batting Allrounder
- Liam Dawson · Bowling Allrounder
- Jofra Archer · Bowler
- Adil Rashid · Bowler
- Luke Wood · Bowler
Nepal
- Kushal Bhurtel · Batsman
- Aasif Sheikh (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Rohit Paudel (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Dipendra Singh Airee · Batting Allrounder
- Aarif Sheikh · Bowling Allrounder
- Lokesh Bam · WK-Batsman
- Gulsan Jha · Bowler
- Karan KC · Bowling Allrounder
- Nandan Yadav · Bowling Allrounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane · Bowler
- Sher Malla · Bowler
England innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Lamichhane b Sher Malla | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jos Buttler | c Aasif Sheikh b Nandan Yadav | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Lokesh Bam b Dipendra Singh | 55 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 157.14 |
| Tom Banton | lbw b Lamichhane | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Harry Brook | c Sher Malla b Nandan Yadav | 53 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 165.62 |
| Sam Curran | b Dipendra Singh | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Will Jacks | not out | 39 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 216.67 |
| Jofra Archer | run out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Liam Dawson | not out | 0 |
Nepal innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c and b Will Jacks | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 170.59 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Luke Wood b Liam Dawson | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Phil Salt b Liam Dawson | 39 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 114.71 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | c Tom Banton b Sam Curran | 44 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 151.72 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Jos Buttler b Jofra Archer | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| Lokesh Bam | not out | 39 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 195 |
| Gulsan Jha | b Luke Wood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Karan KC | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Nandan Yadav | 0 | 0 |