Bhurtel star as Nepal wins first match of Tri-Nation T20i series
Santosh Sapkota @SantoshSapkota Apr 30, 2021, 12:10 IST
Debutant openers Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh shared a record partnership as hosts Nepal made a flying start to their Tri-Nations Twenty20 International Series, defeating the Netherlands by nine wickets in the curtain-raiser at the TU cricket grounds in Kirtipur on Saturday.
The duo shared a 116-run partnership for the first wicket and both completed half-centuries in their first-ever T20 International match as Nepal chased a 137-run target with five overs to spare losing just one wicket. The duo also surpassed the previous best first wicket T20I partnership of 108 runs set by skipper Gyanendra Malla and Paras Khadka against Bhutan in the 2019 South Asian Games.