Nepal vs Italy, 17th Match, Group C, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, out Caught by Marcus Campopiano!! They're finding the fielders everywhere - dragged short and down leg, Aarif Sheikh rocks back and picks out deep backward square leg with the pull. Campopiano lets the ball come, goes with soft hands and takes a good low catch, right at his shoe laces. Nothing going Nepal's way at the moment and they've lost their 6th wicket now. Aarif Sheikh c Marcus Campopiano b JJ Smuts 27(24) [4s-3]

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg - punched off the back-foot to long-on

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, no run, a mix-up, Sheikh is sent back and he has to dive to make his ground, was squirted off the thick edge as he looked to drive and it went straight to the fielder at backward point. Ben Manenti is done with the ball today, excellent figures of 2 for 9

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, dropped short by Kalugamage - Sheikh gets down low and pulls it backward of square on the on-side

Jaspreet Singh to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, width on offer outside off, Aarif Sheikh cuts it towards backward point on the bounce

Jaspreet Singh to Aarif Sheikh, no run, good length delivery outside off, tad slow and low, Aarif Sheikh has a poke and gets beaten on the outside edge

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, no run, spins in sharply as Aarif Sheikh pats it down the pitch

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, no run, pushed through on a fuller length, Aarif Sheikh eases it back to the bowler

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, no run, spinning into the batter around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Aarif Sheikh

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, clipped through square leg for one

Grant Stewart to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven towards mid-off by Aarif Sheikh

Grant Stewart to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. A full toss around middle and leg, Aarif Sheikh tries to play the sweep, gets a top edge towards the fine leg fence. The fielder was inside the circle, and he managed to clear the fielder quite comfortably

Grant Stewart to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR, much needed for Nepal. Back of a length delivery outside off, Aarif Sheikh plays away from his body and the outside edge beats the fielder at short third man. Four runs added to the total

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, pushed in front of cover-point by Aarif Sheikh

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, tossed up delivery around off, Aarif Sheikh drives this along the carpet to long-off for one

JJ Smuts to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, tossed up delivery around off, pushed towards cover for one

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, tad full outside off, Aarif Sheikh drives it through covers for a single

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, 2 runs, sensible batting. Aarif Sheikh clips this with soft hands towards the on-side, challenges the fielder's arm and manages to come back for the 2nd

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR, short and punished! Aarif Sheikh picks the length early, rocks back in the crease and pulls this away to the deep square leg boundary. Good effort in the deep by Manenti, but in vain

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, no run, quicker one around off, Aarif Sheikh gets a leading edge towards the off-side

Crishan Kalugamage to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, fullish length delivery outside off, Aarif Sheikh drives it through covers for one

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, 1 run, clipped away for a single by Aarif Sheikh

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, 2 runs, driven through covers by Aarif Sheikh for a couple of runs

Ben Manenti to Aarif Sheikh, no run, pushed back to the bowler as Ben Manenti goes full