IND VS NEP - 5th Match, Group A, Asia Cup, 2023

Rohit wanted to see what his bowlers had to offer when he opted to bowl and would not be satisfied with what he saw. But these games are being played to iron out the flaws before the World Cup and India have few more of them before the big tournament. Nepal should be proud of the way they played their games against two of the strongest teams in world cricket. They will take away a lot of learnings and experience from these games. That's all from this game. We have Sri Lanka v Afghanistan coming up tomorrow. Join us for that. Until then, goodbye and stay safe..

Rohit Sharma | Player of the Match: Not really (happy with the knock), some nerves to start with but once I got my eye in, I wanted to get the team home. That was not intentional (the flick-sweep), I wanted to chip it over short fine but the bats these days are so good. When we came here we knew what our World Cup 15 is going to be like, the Asia Cup was not going to give us a better picture because it was only two games. But luckily we got to bat in the first game and bowl in this, so that made it a complete game for us. Still have a lot to work on. Lot of guys coming back from injuries and they need time to get back into the groove. Hardik and Ishan were very good in the last game to get us to that score. The bowling was okay today but the fielding was bad, we need to improve on that.

Rohit Paudel | Nepal captain: The openers did a good job for us, the middle order could have done better, we were 30 runs short and if the middle order had done well then we could have reached 260-270. Our lower order has been doing a great job and contributing in the last 4-5 months. The conditions were really hard but our bowlers bowled well as the ball was not gripping.

Most sixes in an Asia Cup innings for India (ODIs)
7 - Sourav Ganguly vs Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2000
6 - MS Dhoni vs Hong Kong, Karachi, 2008
5 - Suresh Raina vs Hong Kong, Karachi, 2008
5 - Virender Sehwag vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2008
5 - Rohit Sharma vs Nepal, Pallekele, 2023

Shubman Gill: Quite disappointed with the way I got out day before yesterday. It was important for me to finish the game along with Rohit bhai and we did that. He (Rohit) is the kind of player who likes to take the bowlers on aerial. I am the kind of player who likes to hit more boundaries than aerial. That combination works quite well for us. (On Nepal's bowling) They bowled very well with the new ball, they challenged us. We knew once the ball gets wet, it'll get easier for the batsmen. That's what the talk was in the dressing room.

Highest opening partnerships for India in 10-wicket wins (ODIs)
201* - Virender Sehwag & Gautam Gambhir vs NZ, Hamilton, 2009
197* - Sachin Tendulkar & Sourav Ganguly vs ZIM, Sharjah, 1998
192* - Shikhar Dhawan & Shubman Gill vs ZIM, Harare, 2022
147* - Rohit Sharma & Shubman Gill vs Nepal, Pallekele, 2023

Highest opening partnerships for India in Asia Cup (ODIs)
210 - Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan vs PAK, Dubai, 2018
161 - Sachin Tendulkar & Manoj Prabhakar vs SL, Sharjah, 1995
147* - Rohit Sharma & Shubman Gill vs Nepal, Pallekele, 2023
127 - Virender Sehwag & Gautam Gambhir vs Hong Kong, Karachi, 2008

23:32 Local Time, 18:02 GMT, 23:32 IST: The rain tried its best to play spoilsport again but we did get a game thanks to the groundstaff. The second innings was reduced to 23 overs and the revised target for India was 145. Rohit and Gill had already scored 17 from 2.1 overs when rain interrupted the chase and once play resumed, the pair took their time and then unleashed. Rohit saw off the pacers Karan and Komi and then took a liking towards the spinners. He got to his fifty off just 39 balls while Gill got to his off 47. It was a nice outing for the duo as they chased the target with 17 balls to spare. Nepal tried their best but India's superiority was just too much to handle for them. Stick around for the presentations..

Gulsan Jha to Shubman Gill, FOUR, India win by 10 wickets and are through to the Super Fours. A comprehensive victory. Full delivery angled into the pads, Gill gets the faintest of tickles on the leg glance and the ball races to fine leg

Kushal Malla to Rohit, no run, very full delivery outside off, Rohit squeezes to short third and Gill doesn't want to risk a single

Kushal Malla to Rohit, no run, slower and outside off, Rohit is happy to just knock it to cover

Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Gill nudges it to long-on

Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, no run, low full toss close to off, Gill drives it straight to extra cover

Kushal Malla to Rohit, 1 run, very full delivery around off, Rohit works it to long-on

Kushal Malla to Shubman Gill, 1 run, floated up around off, Gill drills it hard and straight to extra cover. A fumble allows the pair to cross over

Gulsan Jha to Rohit, FOUR, cracking shot! Short and outside off, Rohit lays into the cut shot and the ball races past the diving backward point fielder. That was struck hard and there was no stopping that

Gulsan Jha to Rohit, no run, nips back in and cramps Rohit for room, stabbed with an open bat face to backward point

Gulsan Jha to Rohit, no run, uhhh! Where did that come from? Short of length delivery around off-stump and it rises sharply, Rohit tries to steer it to third man but is beaten due to the extra lift

Gulsan Jha to Shubman Gill, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Gill punches it to sweeper cover

Gulsan Jha to Shubman Gill, no run, short of length outside off, Gill cuts and picks out backward point