West Indian cricket team against Nepal in the UAE in 2025–26

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West Indian cricket team against Nepal
in the UAE in 2025–26
  Flag of Nepal.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
  Nepal West Indies
Dates 27 – 30 September 2025
Captains Rohit Paudel Akeal Hosein
Twenty20 International series
Results Nepal won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Sundeep Jora (86) Amir Jangoo (109)
Most wickets Kushal Bhurtel (5) Jason Holder (5)
Player of the series Kushal Bhurtel (Nep)

The West Indies cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in September 2025 to play against Nepal cricket team. [1] [2] The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [3] All the matches were played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. [4] It was the first ever bilateral T20I series between the two teams. [5] [6] In June 2025, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) confirmed the fixtures for the tour. [7] The series was officially branded as the Unity Cup. [8]

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Squads

Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [9] WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies [10]

On 27 September, Sandeep Lamichhane withdrew himself from the 1st T20I. But later Cricket Association of Nepal suspended him from last two T20Is. [11]

T20I series

1st T20I

27 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
148/8 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
129/9 (20 overs)
Rohit Paudel 38 (35)
Jason Holder 4/20 (4 overs)
Navin Bidaisee 22 (25)
Kushal Bhurtel 2/17 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 19 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Nep)

2nd T20I

29 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
173/6 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
83 (17.1 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 68* (47)
Akeal Hosein 2/21 (4 overs)
Jason Holder 21 (15)
Mohammad Aadil Alam 4/24 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 90 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Aasif Sheikh (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Zishan Motara (WI) made his T20I debut.
  • This was Nepal's first series victory against a full member in men's T20Is. [15] [16]

3rd T20I

30 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
122 (19.5 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
123/0 (12.2 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 39 (29)
Ramon Simmonds 4/15 (3 overs)
Amir Jangoo 74* (45)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Ramon Simmonds (WI)

References

  1. "Cricket West Indies announces historic T20I series against Emerging Nation, Nepal". Cricket West Indies . Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. "Nepal and West Indies to play 'historic' first bilateral T20I series in September". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. "West Indies announces historic T20I series against Nepal: Full schedule, list of matches, dates, venues". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. "Historic T20I series between Nepal and West Indies locked in". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. "West Indies to play first-ever bilateral men's T20I series against Nepal in Sharjah". IANS Live. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. "West Indies announce historic T20I series against Nepal in September". India TV. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. "Nepal to play historic T20I Series against West Indies in Sharjah". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  8. Paudel, Nayak (26 September 2025). "Unity Cup: Nepal take on West Indies in historic T20I series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  9. "Nepal recall Mohammad Aadil Alam and Sundeep Jora for West Indies T20Is". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  10. "CWI announces squad for historic T20I series against Nepal". Cricket West Indies . Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  11. "Sandeep Lamichhane suspended from two T20Is against West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  12. "Five uncapped players in Akeal Hosein-led West Indies T20I squad against Nepal". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  13. "Nepal topple West Indies for their first-ever win against a Full Member". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  14. "Nepal stun West Indies in Sharjah T20 opener". The Kathmandu Post . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  15. "Nepal crush West Indies to claim historic series win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  16. "Records fall as Nepal create history against West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 October 2025.