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Dipendra Singh Airee played an excellent knock of fifty runs from just 23 balls for Nepal within the 171-run chase against Scotland on Tuesday.
Dipendra Singh Airee slams 23-ball 50 for Nepal in T20 World Cup 2026 match against Scotland. (Picture Credit: AP)
Dipendra Singh Airee played an unbeaten knock of fifty runs from 23 balls on Tuesday (February 17) to assist Nepal chase down the goal of 171 runs in 19.2 overs and secure a memorable win by 7 wickets over Scotland. During his stay on the crease for the Rohit Paudel-led side of their last Group C match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Airee slammed 4 fours and three sixes. He added 73 runs from just 36 balls for the fourth wicket with Gulsan Jha (24 runs from 17 balls) to assist Nepal secure only their third win in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history and first for the reason that 2014 edition.
For his super show with the bat, Airee won the Player Of The Match award, and his 50-run knock with the bat also helped him turn into the primary Nepali batter to attain multiple half-centuries within the T20 World Cup.
Nepali batters to attain 50s in T20 World Cup
- Dipendra Singh Airee – 2
- Subash Khakurel – 1
In Nepal’s third Group C match of the T20 World Cup 2026 against the West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, Airee scored 58 runs from 46 balls.
Subash Khakurel is the one other batter to attain a half-century for Nepal in an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match. Subash Khakurel played a knock of 56 runs from 53 balls against Afghanistan in Chattogram on March 20, 2014.
Highest scores by Nepali batters in T20 World Cup match
| PLAYER | RUNS | BALLS | 4/6s | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 58 | 47 | 3/3 | West Indies | Mumbai (WS) | February 15, 2026 |
| Subash Khakurel | 56 | 53 | 6/1 | Afghaistan | Chattogram | March 20, 2014 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 50* | 23 | 4/3 | Scotland | Mumbai (WS) | February 17, 2026 |
| Gyanendra Malla | 48 | 41 | 4/1 | Hong Kong | Chattogram | March 16, 2024 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 44 | 29 | 6/1 | England | Mumbai (WS) | February 8, 2026 |
Airee needed 23 balls on Tuesday to attain a half-century for Nepal against Scotland. The 23-ball fifty by Airee is the joint-third half-century by a player from an Associate team in T20 World Cups.
Fastest 50s in T20 World Cup (player from associate teams)
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | YEAR |
| Stephan Myburg | Netherlands | 17 | Ireland | Sylhet | 2014 |
| Aaron Jones | USA | 22 | Canada | Dallas | 2024 |
| Ben Manenti | Italy | 22 | England | Kolkata | 2026 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi | USA | 23 | Namibia | Chennai | 2026 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | Nepal | 23 | Scotland | Mumbai | 2026 |
Airee is Nepal’s highest run-getter in T20Is. In 94 T20I matches played up to now, the 26-year-old has scored 2125 runs. His best rating within the 20-over format of the sport is 110 not out, and he also has slammed 12 half-centuries. He holds the world record for scoring the fastest half-century (9 balls) in T20Is.
February 17, 2026, 23:04 IST
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