
Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|15-02-2026
West Indies defeated Nepal (Photo-PTI)
T20 World Cup The West Indies team has scored a hat-trick of victories. Under the captaincy of Shay Hope, this team defeated Nepal by 9 wickets. Batting first, Nepal scored 133 runs in 20 overs, in reply West Indies team achieved this target in just 15.2 overs. Shay Hope played an unbeaten inning of 61 runs in 44 balls. Shimron Hetmyer scored unbeaten 46 runs. Brandon King contributed 22 runs. However, the hero of West Indies' victory was Jason Holder, who took 4 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs.
6 feet 7 inches tall Jason Holder wreaked havoc on Nepal's batsmen. This player took the wickets of Asif Sheikh, Deependra Singh Ari, Arif Sheikh and Karan KC. In front of his deadly spell, Nepal team could score only 133 runs and this score proved to be very low for West Indies. Windies won this match easily and have now become the first team to qualify for Super 8. West Indies is on top in Group C after winning three consecutive matches. England is at second position after winning 2 out of 3 matches. On the other hand, Nepal is out of T20 World Cup 2026 after losing three consecutive matches.
Before the start of T20 World Cup 2026, no one was considering West Indies as a contender for victory, but now this team has told its intentions to the world by winning three consecutive matches. West Indies first defeated Scotland by 35 runs. After this they defeated England by 30 runs and now West Indies have won over Nepal by 9 wickets.
The West Indies batsmen and bowlers have made a tremendous contribution in taking the West Indies team to the Super 8. Hetmyer has scored the maximum 133 runs for the team. Sherfane Rutherford has scored 102 runs at an average of 102. Shay Hope has made a good contribution to the team by scoring 80 runs with the help of a half-century. Among the bowlers, Jason Holder has taken the maximum of 7 wickets. Romario Scheffert has taken 6 wickets in his name. Gudakesh Moti has taken 4 wickets.




