Nepal vs Namibia 1st Match Tri-Nation T20I Series 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Nepal vs Namibia 1st Match Tri-Nation T20I Series 2024 - Nepal Tri-Nation Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match first time played between Namibia and Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur in 27th February 2024.

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton celebrates his world record century © CAN / Twitter

Sensational Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton's world record-breaking 33-ball century, Malan Kruger's unbeaten half-century and Ruben Trumpelmann's four-for gives Namibia comfortable 20-run victory over Nepal in a historic game of the opening match of a Nepal Triangular Series.

Match Stats :

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton registered a world record-breaking 33-ball fastest century ever in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 34-ball half-century held by Nepal's Kushal Malla against Mongolia at Hangzhou in the last year. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton became the first Namibian batsman to score a century against Nepal in T20I cricket history. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton became the third Namibian batsman to score a hundred in T20 internationals after JP Kotze and Gerhard Erasmus. 8 : Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton hit the second most sixes hit in an innings for Namibia in T20 internationals after JP Kotze's 9-sixes against Botswana at Windhoek in 2019. 135 : Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Malan Kruger set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for Namibia in T20 international and also the Namibia's highest any-wicket stand in T20Is, previously held by the unbeaten 112-run stand for the fourth-wicket between JP Kotze and Craig Williams against Botswana at Windhoek in 2019. Namibia's 206 was their third highest score in T20 internationals. Namibia registered their historic first T20I win against Nepal in their first attempt. 36 : Sompal Kami and Karan KC set up the record eighth-wicket partnership for Nepal in T20 international, previously held by the unbeaten 33-run stand between Karan KC and Sushan Bhari against Maldives at same venue in 2019.

Namibia scored mammoth total of 206-4 in 20 overs with top scorer by Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton hammered a 101 off 36-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred.

Malan Kruger hit a unbeaten 59 off 48-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 122.91 and Michael van Lingen scored 20 off 19-balls included 2-fours & a six.

Nepal best bowler by Rohit Paudel took 2-wickets and one for Karan KC - Abinash Bohara.

Nepal scored 186 for all-out in 18.5 overs with top scorer by Dipendra Singh Airee hammered a 48 off 32-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 150.

Rohit Paudel blasted a 42 off 24-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 175, Kushal Malla struck 32 off 41-balls included 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 152.38 and Sompal Kami hammered a 26 off 11-balls contained 3-sixes & a four with strike rate of 236.36.

Scotland best bowler by Ruben Trumpelmann claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 29-runs in 3.5-overs, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck and Bernard Scholtz each took 2-wickets.

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton named Player of the match for World record-breaking batting performance to smashed a career-best 101-runs knocked off facing just 33-balls including 11-fours & 8-sixes with strike rate of 280.55.

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton Century Highlights

                   

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