Asian Games 2026 ke Men's T20 Cricket Tournament mein Nepal ne spin bowler Kushal Bhurtel aur Lalit Rajbanshi ke shandar pradarshan ki badaulat Afghanistan ko 5 wickets se harakar ahem jeet darj ki. 1st Innings: Afghanistan 102/7 (20 overs) Spin Masterclass: Afghanistan ne toss jeetkar pehle batting karne ka faisla kiya, lekin Nepal ke spinners ne unhe shuruat se hi dabav mein rakha. Bhurtel-Rajbanshi Duo: Kushal Bhurtel ne 4/21 (4 overs) aur Lalit Rajbanshi ne behad economical bowling karte hue 3/13 (4 overs) chatkaye, jisse dono ne milkar Afghanistan ke sabhi 7 wickets le liye. Fightback: Afghanistan ki taraf se Faisal Khan (30) aur veteran Najibullah Zadran (30) ne ahem pariya kheli, jisse team 102 runs tak pahunch saki. 2nd Innings: Nepal 103/5 (17.2 overs) Early Hiccups: 103 runs ke target ka picha karte hue Nepal ki shuruat kharab rahi aur unhone Powerplay mein hi 3 wickets gawa diye. Paudel-Airee Partnership: Captain Rohit Paudel (33) aur Dipendra Singh Airee (15) ne 5th wicket ke liye 46-run ki partnership karke innings ko sambhala. Sandeep Jora's Finishing Touch: Sandeep Jora (34 off 35 balls) ne disciplined batting ki aur Nepal ko 16 balls baaki rehte hi 5 wickets se jeet dila di. Brief Scorecard Afghanistan: 102/7 in 20 overs (Faisal Khan 30, Najibullah Zadran 30; Kushal Bhurtel 4/21, Lalit Rajbanshi 3/13) Nepal: 103/5 in 17.2 overs (Sandeep Jora 34, Rohit Paudel 33; Arab Gul 1/13, Abdullah Ahmadzai 1/15) Result: Nepal won by 5 wickets.