IND vs NEP: Team India Sets a 203-Run Target for Nepal in Asian Games Quarterfinal

This new chapter in the journey of the Indian men’s cricket team (IND vs NEP) was added today. For the first time in history, the ‘Men in Blue’ wore India’s jersey at the Asian Games. Cricket was included in the Asian Games in 2010. But BCCI has refrained from sending the team so far. The picture has changed this time. The women’s cricket team’s silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games has forced the Indian board to change its thinking. India has participated in women’s and men’s cricket categories in this year’s Hangzhou Asian Games.

Titas Sadhu and Richa Ghosh have already hung gold medals around their necks. Now it is the turn of the Indian men’s team. Virat-Rohit did not come to Hangzhou as they were busy with the World Cup. The young team led by Rituraj Gaikwad is showing golden dreams to the Indians.

Yashasvi’s rampage started from 22 yards from the first over. At one end, when his senior teammate Rituraj Gaikwad was under a bit of pressure to make the bat-ball connection, he regularly hit four-sixes with ease. Be it a big shot over the bowler’s head coming forward or a hook, a pull, or a classic cover drive, everything was seen in Yashasvi’s innings. At one time he was batting with a strike rate of 300.

Finally, he stopped by scoring 100 runs in 49 balls with the help of 8 sixes and 7 fours. The Asian Games figures will add to the international record. As a result, he set the precedent of becoming India’s youngest T20 centurion today.

Along with Yashshwi, Rinku Singh also lit up with the bat. India used the Uttar Pradesh youngster as a finisher. Coming down to bat in the ‘death over’ of the match, the Knight Riders star stormed Hangzhou’s twenty-two yards in a familiar mood. His cameo of 37* off just 15 balls took India to 202 runs. Apart from Yasswi and Rinku, the performance of the rest of the batters remains today.

Rituraj somehow scored 25 runs off 23 balls. Tilak Verma failed again. Today he returned to the dressing room after scoring 2 runs against Nepal. Also, Jitesh Sharma did not get a run. He did only 5. Shivam Dube scored an unbeaten 25 with the help of 2 fours and 1 six but spent 19 balls. Dipendra Singh Airey got 2 wickets for Nepal. Sandeep Lamichane and Sompal Kami got 1 wicket each.