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West Indies vs Nepal

Scorecard

Electing to bowl first, West Indies made a dream start, knocking three quick Nepal wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Akeal Hosein drew first blood, dismissing Kushal Burthel with a ball that skid onto the stumps. Matthew Forde then trapped captain Rohit Paudel leg before wicket before Jason Holder began his spell with the wicket of Aasig Sheikh. Nepal end powerplay on 22/5, the lowest score in the first six overs this World Cup.

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane

West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope (c) (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph

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