Overview

• Nepal defended 148/8 to restrict West Indies to 129/9 in Sharjah on September 27 for a 19-run victory.
• Captain Rohit Paudel was Player of the Match after scoring 38 off 35 and taking 1/20 with the ball.
• Kushal Bhurtel ran out Kyle Mayers with a direct hit and added 2/17 as Dipendra Singh Airee’s fielding also proved decisive.
• Jason Holder led West Indies’ attack with 4/20 and debutant Navin Bidaisee took 3/29, with Akeal Hosein captaining a rotated side.
• Nepal lead the three-match series 1-0, with the second T20I on September 29 in Sharjah as they tune up for the T20 World Cup Qualifier in Oman.