Nepal Vs Namibia 124Th Match
World Cup League 2 - 2019 (2019-2023) · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 18 February 2023
Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining). Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 81 for Nepal.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 18 February 2023
- Toss
- Nepal, chose to field
- Result
- Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aasif Sheikh
- 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 274 for 6. Zane Green top-scored with 75 not out off 63 balls, and Pikky Ya France made 49. Sandeep Lamichhane took 3 for 46 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the sixth wicket between Pikky Ya France and Zane Green. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 275, Nepal made 278 for 7. Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 81 off 98 balls, and Gyanendra Malla made 65. Ruben Trumpelmann took 3 for 71 for Namibia. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the second wicket between Gyanendra Malla and Aasif Sheikh, 50% of the total.
Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining).
NAMIBIA: 274 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lo-handre Louwrens | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 41 | 54 |
| Karl Birkenstock | c Gyanendra Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane | 20 | 43 |
| Michael van Lingen | run out (Sundeep Jora, Dipendra Singh Airee) | 22 | 35 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 15 | 29 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC | 15 | 30 |
| Zane Green | not out | 75 | 63 |
| Pikky Ya France | run out (Sompal Kami) | 49 | 39 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | not out | 24 | 7 |
Did not bat: Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo
Extras 13 · Total 274 for 6
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 9 | 2 | 53 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 9 | 0 | 74 | 1 |
| Gulsan Jha | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Kushal Malla | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-64 (Karl Birkenstock, 14.3 ov), 2-67 (Lo-handre Louwrens, 16.5 ov), 3-103 (Michael van Lingen, 25.6 ov), 4-108 (Gerhard Erasmus, 28.2 ov), 5-138 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 37.3 ov), 6-232 (Pikky Ya France, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Lo-handre Louwrens (40) and Karl Birkenstock (20) | 64 | 87 |
| second | Lo-handre Louwrens (1) and Michael van Lingen (2) | 3 | 14 |
| third | Gerhard Erasmus (14) and Michael van Lingen (20) | 36 | 55 |
| fourth | Gerhard Erasmus (1) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (3) | 5 | 9 |
| fifth | Zane Green (19) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (11) | 30 | 55 |
| sixth | Pikky Ya France (49) and Zane Green (41) | 94 | 64 |
| seventh | Zane Green (15) and Ruben Trumpelmann (24) | 42 | 11 |
NEPAL: 278 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Pikky Ya France b Ruben Trumpelmann | 1 | 5 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Pikky Ya France b Tangeni Lungameni | 81 | 98 |
| Gyanendra Malla | c Shaun Fouché b Bernard Scholtz | 65 | 74 |
| Kushal Malla | c Gerhard Erasmus b Ruben Trumpelmann | 62 | 49 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Gerhard Erasmus b Ruben Trumpelmann | 39 | 43 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | st Zane Green b Bernard Scholtz | 1 | 6 |
| Sundeep Jora | c Lo-handre Louwrens b Pikky Ya France | 3 | 7 |
| Sompal Kami | not out | 8 | 4 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC
Extras 18 · Total 278 for 7
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 10 | 2 | 71 | 3 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Ben Shikongo | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Pikky Ya France | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 2.3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Karl Birkenstock | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Kushal Bhurtel, 2.1 ov), 2-148 (Gyanendra Malla, 26.1 ov), 3-169 (Aasif Sheikh, 31.2 ov), 4-261 (Kushal Malla, 43.4 ov), 5-262 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 44.5 ov), 6-268 (Rohit Paudel, 45.5 ov), 7-274 (Sundeep Jora, 46.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (1) and Aasif Sheikh (5) | 9 | 13 |
| second | Gyanendra Malla (65) and Aasif Sheikh (63) | 139 | 146 |
| third | Aasif Sheikh (13) and Kushal Malla (7) | 21 | 31 |
| fourth | Rohit Paudel (34) and Kushal Malla (55) | 92 | 74 |
| fifth | Dipendra Singh Airee (1) and Rohit Paudel (0) | 1 | 7 |
| sixth | Rohit Paudel (5) and Sundeep Jora (1) | 6 | 6 |
| seventh | Sompal Kami (4) and Sundeep Jora (2) | 6 | 6 |
| eighth | Sompal Kami (4) and Gulsan Jha (0) | 4 | 4 |
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