Dipendra Singh Airee is the new man in, and he survives a challenging five deliveries as he is beaten on the outside edge and the inside edge a couple of times in the over. A wicket maiden for Forde.
Forde continues and he strikes first ball! Forde brings the ball in, Paudel falls over as he tries to flick but is hit on the pads. Big shout for LBW, umpire raises the finger. Nepal review and lose the review. Paudel out for 5.
Akeal continues and a dot and a single to start the over for Aasif.
Paudel then sweeps the next ball to fine leg for a four.
A dot and a single later, Aasif slaps the ball over cover for a four as 10 come off it.
Right arm medium pacer Matthew Forde opens at the other end and after two dots, Aasif lofts the ball over the infield for the first boundary of the morning.
Aasif then takes a single next ball.
A dot later, Paudel is beaten on the drive by a superb delivery that swings out late. 5 runs come off the over.
Paudel is the new man in and he starts with a dot.
Openers Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh come out to bat for Nepal while spinner Akeal Hosein will open the attack for the Windies.
After a dot, Bhurtel is off the mark with a single.
A big shout for LBW against Aasif, no says the umpire, Windies don't review.
Aasif is now off the mark with a single to long off.
Akeal strikes next ball as Bhurtel is bowled! The ball skids through and crashes past the batter's pad and pad and he is out for 1. Nepal lose early wicket.
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