T20 international: Nepal stuns West Indies for maiden win against a full ICC member

Nepal etched their sanction successful past books, defeating two-time satellite champions West Indies by 19 runs successful the opening T20 International present for their first-ever triumph against a Full ICC Member nation.

Nepal had earlier beaten Afghanistan successful 2014, but the second were inactive an Associate Member astatine that time.

Saturday’s (September 27, 2025) result, therefore, marked Nepal's biggest triumph yet connected the planetary stage, and came successful their maiden T20I clash against the Caribbean broadside and archetypal bilateral bid against a Full Member.

Sent successful to bat, Nepal posted 148 for 8 and past returned to restrict West Indies to 129 for nine.

West Indies reduced Nepal to 12 for 2 successful the 4th implicit aft Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder struck early. But Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel (38) and Kushal Malla (30) steadied the innings with a 58-run basal earlier debutant Navin Bidaisee dismissed some successful speedy succession.

Malla provided the aboriginal impetus with 2 sixes, portion Dipendra Singh Airee (24) and Gulsan Jha chipped successful to support the scoreboard moving.

Holder dented Nepal with 3 wickets successful the 19th over, but immoderate inconsistent catching from West Indies allowed Nepal to station a competitory 148 for 8.

In reply, West Indies’ pursuit began poorly arsenic Kyle Mayers was tally retired by a crisp nonstop deed from Bhurtel. Debutant Ackeem Auguste (15) concisely counterattacked with 2 sixes, but the Nepal spinners soon applied the brakes.

Lalit Rajbanshi and Paudel bowled choky mediate overs to permission West Indies reeling.

Airee past caught Keacy Carty abbreviated of his crease successful a superb fielding effort, and with Holder (5) falling cheaply to Bhurtel, the Caribbean side's hopes faded.

Hosein and Fabian Allen struck a fewer blows later, but Karan KC dismissed Hosein successful the 19th implicit to each but seal the result.