Nepal Vs Namibia 121St Match
World Cup League 2 - 2019 (2019-2023) · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 14 February 2023
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 14 balls remaining). Michael van Lingen top-scored with 133 for Namibia. Karan KC took 5/61.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 14 February 2023
- Toss
- Nepal, chose to field
- Result
- Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Captains
- Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia), Rohit Paudel (Nepal)
- Umpires
- BB Pradhan and Rashid Riaz
- Match referee
- Muhammad Javed
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Nepal won the toss and chose to field.
Namibia batted first and made 285 all out. Michael van Lingen top-scored with 133 off 137 balls, and Gerhard Erasmus made 56. Karan KC took 5 for 61 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the third wicket between Gerhard Erasmus and Michael van Lingen, 44% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 286, Nepal made 287 for 8. Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 115 off 113 balls, and Rohit Paudel made 72. Ruben Trumpelmann took 3 for 48 for Namibia. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the third wicket between Kushal Bhurtel and Rohit Paudel, 46% of the total.
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 14 balls remaining). Michael van Lingen's 133 is the highest individual score at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.
NAMIBIA: 285 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lo-handre Louwrens | b Sompal Kami | 5 | 13 |
| Karl Birkenstock | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 13 | 24 |
| Michael van Lingen | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Karan KC | 133 | 137 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Sandeep Lamichhane b Kushal Malla | 56 | 79 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Gyanendra Malla b Karan KC | 8 | 10 |
| Jan Frylinck | b Karan KC | 13 | 10 |
| Zane Green | c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC | 34 | 19 |
| Pikky Ya France | c Gyanendra Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 | 3 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 11 | 4 |
| Bernard Scholtz | c Rohit Paudel b Karan KC | 0 | 1 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 285 all out
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 9 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| Karan KC | 10 | 1 | 61 | 5 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 66 | 3 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Lo-handre Louwrens, 2.5 ov), 2-45 (Karl Birkenstock, 10.2 ov), 3-169 (Gerhard Erasmus, 36.1 ov), 4-190 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 39.6 ov), 5-223 (Jan Frylinck, 44.1 ov), 6-252 (Michael van Lingen, 46.6 ov), 7-264 (Pikky Ya France, 48.1 ov), 8-276 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 48.6 ov), 9-284 (Zane Green, 49.4 ov), 10-285 (Bernard Scholtz, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Lo-handre Louwrens (5) and Karl Birkenstock (0) | 7 | 18 |
| second | Michael van Lingen (24) and Karl Birkenstock (13) | 38 | 45 |
| third | Gerhard Erasmus (56) and Michael van Lingen (62) | 124 | 155 |
| fourth | Michael van Lingen (13) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (8) | 21 | 23 |
| fifth | Jan Frylinck (13) and Michael van Lingen (20) | 33 | 25 |
| sixth | Zane Green (15) and Michael van Lingen (14) | 29 | 17 |
| seventh | Pikky Ya France (2) and Zane Green (10) | 12 | 7 |
| eighth | Zane Green (1) and Ruben Trumpelmann (11) | 12 | 5 |
| ninth | Bernard Scholtz (0) and Zane Green (8) | 8 | 4 |
| tenth | Bernard Scholtz (0) and Tangeni Lungameni (1) | 1 | 2 |
NEPAL: 287 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Pikky Ya France b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 115 | 113 |
| Aasif Sheikh | b Bernard Scholtz | 0 | 5 |
| Gyanendra Malla | lbw b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 25 | 35 |
| Rohit Paudel | c & b Ruben Trumpelmann | 72 | 76 |
| Kushal Malla | b Ruben Trumpelmann | 6 | 12 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | lbw b Ruben Trumpelmann | 7 | 7 |
| Sundeep Jora | c Pikky Ya France b Tangeni Lungameni | 28 | 24 |
| Karan KC | not out | 20 | 12 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | c Karl Birkenstock b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 0 | 1 |
| Sompal Kami | not out | 4 | 1 |
Did not bat: Lalit Rajbanshi
Extras 10 · Total 287 for 8
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 5.4 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Karl Birkenstock | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pikky Ya France | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Michael van Lingen | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Aasif Sheikh, 1.5 ov), 2-53 (Gyanendra Malla, 11.1 ov), 3-186 (Rohit Paudel, 33.1 ov), 4-196 (Kushal Malla, 35.6 ov), 5-212 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 37.6 ov), 6-261 (Sundeep Jora, 44.4 ov), 7-283 (Kushal Bhurtel, 47.2 ov), 8-283 (Sandeep Lamichhane, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (0) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 3 | 11 |
| second | Gyanendra Malla (25) and Kushal Bhurtel (21) | 50 | 56 |
| third | Kushal Bhurtel (60) and Rohit Paudel (72) | 133 | 132 |
| fourth | Kushal Bhurtel (4) and Kushal Malla (6) | 10 | 17 |
| fifth | Dipendra Singh Airee (7) and Kushal Bhurtel (9) | 16 | 12 |
| sixth | Kushal Bhurtel (19) and Sundeep Jora (28) | 49 | 40 |
| seventh | Kushal Bhurtel (2) and Karan KC (20) | 22 | 16 |
| eighth | Karan KC (0) and Sandeep Lamichhane (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Sompal Kami (4) and Karan KC (0) | 4 | 1 |
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