Relive Paras Khadka's historic knock of 106 off 52 balls on his b'day

Former Nepal captain Paras Khadka is the most decorated cricketer for the country as he holds many firsts for the country in the cricketing circle. Paras Khadka is the highest run-scorer for Nepal in international cricket alongside being the only batsman to score a ton in both T20s and ODIs. Paras Khadka has been the guiding force for Nepal over the past few years and has single-handedly gotten them over the line on multiple occasions. ICC took to Twitter to wish Paras Khadka on his birthday. 

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Relive Paras Khadka's magical knock

Former Nepal captain Paras Khadka scripted history as he became the first captain to score a century in a T20 game while chasing as Nepal beat Singapore comfortably in the Singapore T20 tri-series in September. With this rare feat, Paras Khadka surpassed the likes of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith who have not managed to break the record yet. Chasing a target of 152 runs, Nepal lost just their opener before their skipper played a magnificent knock of 106 runs, taking Nepal to a cruising nine-wicket victory over Singapore. The victory marked Nepal's first win in the tri-series just two days after they lost their opening match against Zimbabwe. 

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The former Nepal captain is widely regarded as the best batsman of the country and has gone to break many records and create many firsts for the cricketers of the associate country. Paras Khadka's fiery knock of 106 runs came off 52 balls with seven fours and nine sixes. Another new record that was etched was that Nepal’s chase also became the lowest T20I score in which a batsman has scored a century. The previous best by a captain while chasing belonged to Netherlands Pieter Seelaar who scored an unbeaten 96 against Scotland barely 12 days ago. Australia’s Steve Smith (90 vs England) is fourth on the list followed by West Indian talisman Chris Gayle (88 vs Australia). Previously, Glenn Maxwell held the record with his unbeaten knock of 103 runs as Australia chased 161 runs against England in 2018. Paras Khadka also became the first T20 centurion for Nepal, adding another feather to his already studded cap. The skipper was given support from Aarif Sheikh, who made 38 runs of 39 balls. The duo went on to record the fifth-highest partnership for the second wicket with a 145-run stand. 

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