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Nepal completed a clean sweep of the three-match T20I series against the United States by winning the third and final match by eight wickets on Monday morning. Chasing a target of 157 in Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Nepal secured the victory in 18.4 overs, losing only two wickets. In the series opener, Nepal won by 17 runs, followed by a thrilling super over victory in the second match. Aasif Sheikh’s half-century (50) set the foundation for Nepal’s chase in the final match, while Kushal Malla (44*) and Kushal Bhurtel (40*) saw the team home. The US’ Juanoy Drysdale and Jasdeep Singh claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, the US posted 156/5, led by Saiteja Mukkamalla’s 68 and Milind Kumar’s 43. Nepal’s Sompal Kami starred with the ball, taking three wickets, and was named Player of the Series after securing five wickets across the three matches.

Nepal clinched a remarkable T20 series victory against the United States, winning the second match in a nail-biting Super Over on Sunday morning in Dallas, Texas. With the series already 1-0 in their favor after a 17-run victory in the first match, Nepal’s dramatic win secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, with one game still to be played.

The second match went to a Super Over after both teams finished their 20 overs tied at 170 runs. Batting first, Nepal put up 170 runs for the loss of six wickets, driven by a brilliant 92-run knock from Kushal Bhurtel. The US responded in kind, scoring 170/8, with Andries Gous leading the charge with 62 runs from 43 balls, including three fours and four sixes. The tense game was decided by a Super Over when US batsman Jasdeep Singh was run out attempting a two, leaving the teams level at the end of regular play.

In the Super Over, US batsmen Shayan Jahangir and Andries Gous faced Nepal’s Sompal Kami, who delivered a fantastic spell. Kami gave up just two runs off his first two deliveries and then struck twice, dismissing Jahangir and Aaron Jones in consecutive balls, leaving Nepal a target of just three runs to win.

Nepal’s captain Rohit Paudel and opener Kushal Bhurtel took charge in the Super Over. Paudel picked up a single off the first ball, followed by Bhurtel, who added another run. Despite a dot ball in the third delivery, Paudel managed to score again, sealing the victory for Nepal after just four balls, sparking celebrations from the Nepali side.

Before the Super Over, Nepal’s innings was anchored by Bhurtel’s spectacular batting performance. The opener smashed seven boundaries and six towering sixes in his 54-ball innings. Anil Sah also contributed with 25 runs off 31 balls, while Gulsan Jha chipped in with a quick-fire 19 runs from 12 balls. However, the middle order faltered slightly, with Captain Rohit Paudel departing after a 14-ball 18, and Dipendra Singh Airee and Aarif Sheikh falling for 2 and 1 run, respectively. Karan KC added the finishing touches with a six off his only ball.

In response, the US started slowly but gained momentum as Gous and Saiteja Mukkamalla formed key partnerships. However, Nepal’s bowlers kept the pressure on, with Karan KC and Sompal Kami delivering in crucial moments. KC took three wickets, including that of US captain Monank Patel for just one run and Harmeet Singh for two, while Kami picked up two wickets, including Jones for seven and Jasdeep Singh in the final run-out that sent the match into a Super Over.

In the last over of regular play, the US needed seven runs to win, with Gous still at the crease. Kami bowled a tight over, dismissing Gous with the fourth ball, leaving the US needing two runs off the last ball. Jasdeep Singh was run out while attempting the second run, tying the game and sending it into the Super Over.

Nepal’s win secures them the series, with the final match scheduled for Monday morning.

Nepal defeated the USA in the Super Over in the second match of the T20I Series held in Dallas on Sunday.

With this, Nepal have won the series against the USA with one match left.  

After winning the toss, Nepal chose to bat first and scored 170 runs by losing six wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Kusham Bhurtel scored highest 92 runs hitting seven fours and six sixes for Nepal.

Similarly, Anil Shah made 25 runs and Gulsan Jha and Rohit Paudel contributed 11 and 18 runs respectively.

The match was tied after the USA scored 170 runs by losing eight wickets in the allotted overs.

Andries Gous scored the highest 62 runs for the USA.

Likewise, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Milinda Kumar and Shayan Jahangir made 47, 15 and 14 runs respectively.

In the first match, Nepal thrashed the USA by 17 runs.

Meanwhile, in the Super Over, Sompal Kami managed to take two wickets in four balls.

The USA had challenged three runs in four balls in the Super Over.

Chasing the target of three runs in the Super Over, Nepal won by playing four balls.

Along with this, Nepal won the series.

Captain Rohit Kumar Paudel and Kushal Bhurtel batted in the Super Over.

Nepal defeated the USA in the first T20 Series by 17 runs.

In the match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, the USA scored 147 runs by losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs against the target of 165 runs posted by Nepal.

Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee took three wickets while Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal and Gulsan Jha took one each.

Batting first, Nepal posted 164 runs by losing nine wickets in 20 overs. Nepal's captain Rohit Poudel contributed the highest 49 runs for Nepal's victory while Dipendra made 28 runs.

Likewise, Asif Sheikh and Anil Shah contributed 27 runs.

For the USA, Shayan Jahangir made the highest score for the team by contributing 60 runs. 

Nepal and the USA are scheduled to play three T20 matches. After that, both Nepal and the USA would participate in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League-2.