Overview
- Bhurtel scored 126 from 54 balls with 14 fours and eight sixes to anchor Nepal’s 275 and a 167-run win over Malaysia on Thursday, June 4.
- He became the 10th male batter to record consecutive T20I centuries, joining names such as Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma and Phil Salt.
- Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh opened with a 134-run partnership that put Nepal in control before the middle overs pushed the score past 230.
- Four days earlier in the tournament opener, Bhurtel hit six sixes in a single over and reached a 35-ball century, adding to the sequence of rare feats.
- The result confirmed Nepal’s place in the next knockout tie with Oman while Malaysia, already qualified, will meet Hong Kong in the semis.