West Indies salvage pride with 10-wicket win over Nepal in final T20I

After losing the series 0–2, West Indies bounced back strongly to claim a consolation victory in the third and final T20 International against Nepal, thrashing the Rhinos by 10 wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Brief scores: West Indies 123/0 in 12.2 overs (Amir Jangoo 74*, Ackeem Auguste 41*) defeated Nepal 122 in 19.5 overs (Kushal Bhurtel 39; Ramon Simmonds 4/15, Jediah Blades 2/20) defeated to by 10 wickets

Opting to bat first, Nepal reshuffled their batting order but could only manage 122 runs in 19.1 overs. Kushal Bhurtel (39 off 29) provided a brisk start with four boundaries and a six. Kushal Malla, promoted to open, struggled to find rhythm and scored just 12 from 21 balls with a single boundary, leaving Nepal short of momentum in the powerplay.

Skipper Rohit Paudel (17 off 19) tried to stabilise but fell attempting to accelerate. No other batter crossed 20 as West Indies’ bowlers kept applying pressure.

In reply, the Caribbean openers cruised home with ease. They reached the target in just 12.2 overs, finishing at 123/0 with 46 balls to spare, registering a 10-wicket victory to end the series on a positive note.

Nepal made notable changes to their playing XI from the second T20I:

In: Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam (wk), Shahab Alam
Out: Aasif Sheikh (wk), Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi

Despite the heavy defeat in the final game, Nepal had already etched history by winning the first two matches and sealing the three-match series 2–1 – their maiden bilateral series triumph against a Full Member nation.