Nepal's embarrassing defeat against Italy
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Media Baaji
- Thu, 12 February 2026
Kathmandu. Nepal suffered a humiliating defeat in the second match of the group stage of the T-20 World Cup, which is being jointly organized by India and Sri Lanka. Nepal suffered a 10-wicket defeat against Italy, which is considered weak. In the first match, Nepal, which was expected to perform unexpectedly against the two-time champion England by four runs, suffered a 10-wicket loss against Italy.
In the game, Nepal lost the toss and batted first, losing all wickets and scoring only 123 runs with 3 balls left to play. Arif Sheikh scored 27 runs off 24 balls and captain Rohit Paudel scored 23 runs off 14 balls in the INDIs, except Asif Sheikh scored 20 runs and Karan KC scored 18 runs. Krishan Kalugmane took 3 wickets.
In reply, Italy won in 12 overs 4 balls without losing any wicket. Anthony Mosca scored 62 off 32 balls and Justin Mosca scored 60 off 44 balls. On the bowling side, none of the players bowled memorable. The Nepali fans who came to watch the game with passion returned disappointed after losing this match at the Wankhede ground in Mumbai, India.
Earlier, Italy was defeated by Scotland by 73 runs in the first match. This group is considered to be the group of death as two-time winners West Indies and England are there. Nepal's performance this time is being talked about all over the world. Nepal's performance against England while playing T20 World Cup for the third time was of high quality.
Express
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