We wanted to qualify for the Super 8, but a great learning for all of us: Nepal captain Rohit Paudel

Nepal captain Rohit Paudel was elated after his national team’s seven-wicket victory over Scotland to end their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign on a high at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, February 17.

Speaking in the post-match presentation ceremony, Paudel asserted that this World Cup win means a lot to him as a captain, for the whole team, and the fans who have been constantly supporting the team wherever they play.

“I think this means a lot to me, especially this is my second World Cup as captain and winning my first game in the last league stage. So I think this win was very important to us, not only me, but us as a team. And the way Dipendra Airee played, I think that was incredible,” Rohit Paudel said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Furthermore, Paudel thanked the fans for coming in huge numbers throughout the campaign. Moreover, he reckoned that he would have loved to see his side in the Super 8, but was thankful for all the learning and experience from the campaign. 

“I think for them (fans) also, this win was very important because they saw our game against England. The crowd was already here and then they started booking tickets and they again came here. And the way we wanted to play, we didn't execute our plan, but still they stayed here and supported us till the last game. So I think this game, this win was very important to them also. And you can imagine when we play in home, the crowd, and now we are playing away, but still the way they have been come here, come here in Wankhede and supported us, that has been great,” he added.

“To summarise this tournament, we wanted to play the way we played against England and today Scotland. The game against Italy and West Indies was not to our expectation, the way we wanted to play. But eventually, if you see whole tournament, I think pretty much happy, but we wanted to qualify for the Super 8. But still, I think great learning for all of us and we'll try to improve from here,” he concluded.

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