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Nepal suffered a nail-biting four-run defeat to England in the group stage clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, February 8.
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Delving into the details of the game, England batted first and posted a dominating total of 184/7 in 20 overs. Jacob Bethell (55) and Harry Brook (53) were exceptional batters in the first innings.
In the chase, Nepal scored 180/6 in 20 overs. Dipendra Singh Airee (44), Rohit Paudel (39), and Lokesh Bam (39*) were decent enough in the second innings, but couldn't take their side over the line.
“Disappointment is there but at the same time very proud of the team. The way the boys showed their effort against England. That takes a lot of appreciation. I think when we stepped out today in the ground, the only message to the group was, whatever we have, we'll give a 110% in the ground,” Rohit Paudel said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“And I think boys have given all what they had. And that's what makes them different. And I'm very proud of them. We had that belief when we came in this World Cup. We didn't come here to just participate. We wanted to compete. And we had that belief in the group that we can beat any of the sides if we play our best brand of cricket. And I thought today we played our best brand of cricket,” he added.
“I think today, overall, if you see the result-wise, it didn't go our way. But efforts-wise, I would give 100% for fielding, bowling, and batting. (Is there anything they could have done differently in the death bowling) Yes, I think in that area, we can improve. I thought England were also struggling with the death overs bowling. But last over, Sam Curran bowled really well. So I thought it's hard for bowlers in death overs to bowl, especially in the death overs to execute those Yorkers, those slow bouncers. So I thought we missed on that part, but at the same time, I think we'll improve from there,” he stated.
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