Nepal scores over 300 runs again
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Nepal scored 313 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs after being called to bat first against China. Nepal has become the first team to score more than 300 runs twice in Twenty20 Internationals. Nepal had previously scored 314-3 against Mongolia in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Both these scores by Nepal are the second and third highest scores in Twenty20 Internationals. Zimbabwe scored 344-4 against Gambia in Nairobi in 2024, which is the highest score in Twenty20 Internationals. Germany and England have also scored 300-plus scores in Twenty20 Internationals once each.
Kushal hits 6 sixes in an over
Kushal Bhurtel has become the second Nepali player to hit 6 sixes in an over. He hit Chen Zhou Yue for six sixes in one over in the ninth over of the match against China. Kushal hit six consecutive sixes in the first 5 balls of the ninth over. Then Zhou bowled the sixth ball wide. Kushal hit another six in the sixth legal ball. Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airi hit six consecutive sixes in one over against Qatar in Oman in 2024. Dipendra also hit six consecutive sixes in two different overs against Mongolia in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Kushal becomes the first Nepali to score two centuries
Kushal Bhurtel has become the first Nepali player to score two centuries in Twenty20 Internationals after scoring 129 runs against China. Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airi, Kushal Malla have scored 1 century each in Twenty20 Internationals. Kushal Bhurtel's 129 runs is Nepal's second highest score in Twenty20 Internationals. Kushal Malla scored an unbeaten 137 runs against Mongolia in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Kushal's 16 sixes
Kushal Bhurtel has become the player to hit the most sixes from Nepal in a single Twenty20 International match. Kushal had hit 16 sixes against China. Earlier, Kushal Malla had hit 12 sixes against Mongolia in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Estonia's Sahil Chauhan hit the most sixes in 2024 against Cyprus. Similarly, Spain's Mohammad Isan hit 17 sixes against Croatia in 2025, Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai hit 16 sixes against Ireland in 2019, and New Zealand's Finn Allan hit 16 sixes against Pakistan in 2025.
