Watch: Kushal Bhurtel smashes Luke Wood for massive six in ENG vs NEP T20 World Cup 2026 clash

When England posted a massive score on the board by crossing the 180-run mark during the T20 World Cup 2026 clash at the Wankhede Stadium, Nepal needed to get off to a flying start with only two fielders outside the circle inside the powerplay. And Khushal Bhurtel provided them the same, as he went after the two England pacers. 

On the second delivery of the second over against Jofra Archer, Kushal Bhurtel leaned across and opened the face of the bat before driving it square on the off-side to the wide of the fielder for a boundary, before copying the same shot and the same result on the very next delivery of the over. A ball later, he smashed the right-arm pacer square past the cover region for a cracking boundary.

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Luke Wood ran in for his second over of the spell, and Bhurtel used the left-arm pacer’s over the fine leg region for a boundary. Two balls later, he played one of the best shots of the afternoon, as he pulled the short ball into the stands and got six runs. On the fifth delivery, the right-handed batter cracked a boundary to get the best start.

Kushal Bhurtel smashes massive six in T20 World Cup 2026 vs England 

Bhurtel was eventually dismissed for 29 runs in 17 balls with the help of four boundaries and one six at a strike rate of 170.59. Their captain, Rohit Paudel, got 39 runs in 34 balls at a strike rate of 114.71, thanks to two boundaries and as many sixes.

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Dipendra Singh played a crucial knock of 44 runs in 29 balls at a strike rate of 151.72, thanks to six boundaries and one six. Earlier in the contest, England was able to get the runs after their captain, Harry Brook, nailed 55 runs in 35 balls at a strike rate of 157.14, while Will Jacks smashed an unbeaten knock of 39 runs in 18 balls at a strike rate of 216.67.

Lokesh Bam played some superb shots around the park and failed to complete the chase as Nepal fell short of the score by four runs. Bam finished with an undefeated 39 runs in 20 balls, but it was a chase in vain.

Brief Scores: England 184/7 (Jacob Bethell 55, Harry Brook 53, Dipendra Airee 2/23) beat Nepal 180/6 (Dipendra Singh 44, Liam Dawson 2/21) by four-runs.