Kushal Bhurtel Powers Nepal Past Malaysia by 167 Runs — Hong Kong Vs Nepal
Nepal beat Malaysia by 167 runs in hong kong vs nepal on June 4, and Kushal Bhurtel drove it with 126 from 54 balls. Nepal’s 275 left Malaysia chasing a lost cause after it was bowled out for 108.
Bhurtel struck 14 fours and eight sixes, while Aasif Sheikh added 68 off 24 balls as Nepal surged to 100 before the end of the seventh over. By the end of 16 overs, Nepal had 230 with two wickets down, a platform that kept Malaysia under pressure for the rest of the innings.
Bhurtel’s rapid double century run
The innings extended a remarkable stretch for Bhurtel. He had already scored a century against China in Nepal’s first group match, bringing up that ton from 35 balls after hitting six sixes in one over.
Against Malaysia, he joined a small list of only 10 male T20I batters to score centuries in consecutive matches. The two hundreds came in different settings, but the pattern was the same: he reached the bowling early and never let either attack settle.
Nepal and Malaysia advance
The result came in the 2026 Asian Games Men’s Qualifiers, where Malaysia had already qualified before losing to Nepal. Nepal’s margin did more than finish the group stage with authority; it also sent the bracket into the semi-final pairings, with Nepal set to play Oman and Malaysia meeting Hong Kong.
For Nepal, the next step is Oman with Bhurtel arriving in the form of 126 off 54 balls. For Malaysia, the defeat still led to a semi-final against Hong Kong, but the gap on June 4 showed how quickly Nepal’s top order can turn a qualifying match into a runaway score.
