England vs Nepal, 5th Match, Group C, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, 1 run, it's a low full toss and Lokesh couldn't get under it and smash a six. He jogs the run and sits on his haunches at the non-striker's end. Brilliant over from Sam Curran - nailed those yorkers and England escape a great scare

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, no run, great yorker. Squeezed out to long-on. Oh they don't take a run as there was no chance for Lokesh to get back for two. Nepal fans cannot believe it

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, 2 runs, yorker and Lokesh manages to flick it over mid-wicket. It will be two this time as the fielder had to cover some ground

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, 1 run, he's mistimed a low full toss, Lokesh wanted to go down the ground, sliced it to long-off. They can't get back for two

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, no run, oh great yorker at pace. Lokesh slogs and misses. Shakes his head that he didn't make contact

Wood to Lokesh Bam, 1 run, pacy full delivery, Lokesh almost swept that straight as he wanted to fetch from outside off stump. He belts it to long-on and Jacks cuts it off

Wood to Lokesh Bam, 2 runs, full toss, mistimed down the groundddd and safe. Jacks throws himself forward at long-on after running in to take the catch but it doesn't carry

Wood to Lokesh Bam, wide, no, no! That's the third wide of the over. Three runs, three extra balls. Again the wide yorker is too wide

Wood to Lokesh Bam, FOUR, this is high, is it handsome? No and England have mid-off up! This is unbelievable. That looked like a catch for a long time and suddenly you see an England fielder coming into frame from long-on. Calculated hit from Lokesh under pressure. Turns out to be a safe shot to go straight as mid-off was up. Again the wide slower ball but lands in the slot

Wood to Lokesh Bam, no run, swings and misses! Slower delivery angling away, Lokesh slog-sweeps and misses

Wood to Lokesh Bam, wide, and again! This is further away. He's trying to keep it out of the right-handers arc

Wood to Lokesh Bam, wide, wide yorker, ump says that's too wide. 19 off 11 balls now

Wood to Lokesh Bam, FOUR, edgedddd and over Buttler. The Nepal fans are in full flow in the stands. Full and angling away, Lokesh puts his knee down on the ground and looks to sweep the pacer. Yes, he tried the sweep shot. Top edge escapes and lucky runs for Nepal

Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, 1 run, pacy yorker, Lokesh drills it to deep cover and keeps strike

Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, SIX, in the airrrr, just over the bar. 25 off 12 balls. Nepal are predicting what Jofra Archer is going to bowl and executing a plan. They know it's only going to he cutters. They know they just have to delay the bat swing and react to the line and length. This was short so he rocked back while doing deep in the crease and played the pull. Fielder at deep backward square leg - Jacks it was - tried to catch it overhead but the ball cleared him

Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, SIX, oh he's muscled that so high and over the sightscreen. Slower delivery full and outside off stump, the leg-cutter again but he's not managed to hide it really wide. Lokesh waited and belted it down the ground. Down to 31 off 14 balls

Jofra Archer to Lokesh Bam, wide, tries the wide slower ball into the wicket but it's too wide

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, no run, Lokesh goes back and across to belt this ball but Sam Curran bowls a pin point toe-crusher and forces the batter to defend

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, FOUR, now an inside edge escapes past the leg stump and fine leg is up. Full delivery from Sam Curran, Lokesh looks to loft down the ground, is rushed for pace and the edge gives Nepal four more

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, FOUR, sliced off the outside edge, third man is up and Archer is not going to cut it off. Full and angling away, Lokesh looks to slog on the on-side. Lokesh was early into the shot as he didn't read the cutter and got away with it

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, no run, slower delivery wide of off stump, Lokesh swings and misses

Sam Curran to Lokesh Bam, 1 run, good yorker just outside off stump, Lokesh taps it to point

Dawson to Lokesh Bam, 1 run, that's a neat, good-looking front foot flick to long-on for sure. But not sure if he needed to do that when the asking rate has shot. The length was there to try the big shot

Dawson to Lokesh Bam, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Lokesh knocks it to mid-on, Dawson slides and keeps it to one