Watch the highlights of Nepal vs Mongolia 1st Match Asian Games - The 2022 Asian Games Men's Twenty20 international Cricket tournament of the 1st T20I match first time played between Mongolia and Nepal at Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou in 27th September 2023.
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| Kushal Malla hit a world record-breaking 34-ball T20I century © Twitter |
A exhibition powerhouse of hitting display from Kushal Malla's world record-breaking 34-ball fastest hundred, Dipendra Singh Airee's world record-breaking 9-ball fastest fifty and Rohit Paudel's blazing half-century sets up to world record-breaking 273-run victory over debutants Mongolia in a historic one-sided game of the first match of Asian Games.
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- Nepal's 273-run win was the largest victory by terms of runs in Twenty20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 257-run win by Czech Republic against Turkey at Ilfov County in 2019.
- Nepal smashed a world record-breaking total of 314 in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 278 jointly held by Afghanistan (against Ireland at Dehradun in 2019 and Czech Republic (against Turkey at Ilfov County in 2019.
- Kushal Malla blasted a 34-ball fastest century ever in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 35-ball hundred jointly held by David Miller (against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in 2017), Rohit Sharma (against Sri Lanka at Indore in 2017) and Sudesh Wickramasekara (against Turkey at Ilfov County in 2019).
- Dipendra Singh Airee hammered a 9-ball fastest fifty ever in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 12-ball half-century held by Yuvraj Singh against England at Durban in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20.
- Kushal Malla and Rohit Paudel both blasted a 19-ball second fastest fifty for Nepal in T20IS after Dipendra Singh Airee's 9-ball half-century in this match.
- 193 : Kushal Malla and Rohit Paudel set up the record third-wicket partnership in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record held by the 184-run stand between Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips against West Indies at Mount Maunganui in 2020, It is the Nepal's highest any-wicket stand in T20Is, previously held by the 171-run stand for the third-wicket between Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Singh Airee against Philippines at Al Amerat in the last year and the eighth highest any-wicket stand in T20Is.
- Kushal Malla became the fifth Nepal batsman to score a century in T20 internationals.
- Kushal Malla became the first player to score a hundred against Mongolia in T20I cricket history.
- Kushal Malla plundered unbeaten 137 was the highest score by an Nepal batsman in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 110 held by Dipendra Singh Airee against Malaysia at Kirtipur in the last year and the joint fifth highest individual score in T20Is, jointly with Zeeshan Kukikhel.
- 12 : Kushal Malla hit the most sixes in an innings by an Nepal batsman in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 9-sixes hit by Paras Khadka against Singapore at Singapore on 28th September 2019 and the joint sixth most sixes hit an innings in T20Is, jointly with Evin Lewis.
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Nepal scored world record total of 314-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by Kushal Malla hammered a career-best unbeaten 137 off 50-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred - including 12-sixes and 8-fours with strike rate of 274.
Rohit Paudel blasted a 61 off 27-balls including 6-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 225.92, Dipendra Singh Airee hammered a unbeaten 52 off 10-balls included 10-sixes with strike rate of 520, Kushal Bhurtel 19 and Aasif Sheikh 16.
Mongolia best bowler by Luvsanzundui Erdenebulgan, Mungun Altankhuyag and Davaasuren Jamyansuren each took one-wickets.
Mongolia bundled out for 41 in 13.1 overs with top scorer by Davaasuren Jamyansuren scored 10 off 23-balls including 2-fours, Enkh-erdene Otgonbayar 3 and Tumursukh Turmunkh 2 not out.
Nepal best bowler by Karan KC, Abinash Bohara, Sandeep Lamichhane each took 2-wickets, Kushal Bhurtel, Dipendra Singh Airee and Sompal Kami each took one-wickets.
