India easily defeated Nepal by a margin of 10 wickets to clinch a spot in the Super Four of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023.
Bowling first, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj each claimed three wickets, limiting Nepal to 230 runs. Aasif Sheikh and Sompal Kami shown great steadiness with the bat, which will boost their confidence moving forward.
In chase, Gill took advantage of the width provided by the pacers' flurry of off-foot deliveries to the offside boundary early in the innings. After that, rain abruptly stopped play, washing out a significant portion of the innings and requiring a restart only five minutes before the deadline.
Set a revised target of 145 in 23 overs, India's chase was wrapped up in style by openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were outstanding as both openers scored half century to win the match in Pallekele.
Brief Scores: Nepal 230 all out (Aasif Sheikh 58, Sompal Kamo 48; Ravindra Jadeja 3-40, Mohammad Siraj 3-61) lost to India 147/0 in 20.1 ov (Rohit Sharma 74*, Shubman Gill 67*) by 10 wickets