Nepal Vs Namibia 1St Match
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Canada, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland, United Arab Emirates in Nepal/United Arab Emirates - 2024 (2023/24-2027) · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 15 February 2024
Namibia won by 4 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)
Namibia won by 4 wickets (with 101 balls remaining). Bhim Sharki top-scored with 44 for Nepal. Gerhard Erasmus took 5/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 15 February 2024
- Toss
- Namibia, chose to field
- Result
- Namibia won by 4 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gerhard Erasmus
- Captains
- Rohit Paudel (Nepal), Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)
- Debut
- Jack Brassell (Namibia)
- Umpires
- Asif Yaqoob and BB Pradhan
- Match referee
- Neeyamur Rashid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Namibia won the toss and chose to field. It was Jack Brassell's first ODI.
Nepal batted first and made 132 all out. Bhim Sharki top-scored with 44 off 86 balls. Gerhard Erasmus took 5 for 28 for Namibia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 21 for 4. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 133, Namibia made 134 for 6. Jan Frylinck top-scored with 34 off 53 balls, and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton made 31. Sompal Kami took 3 for 32 for Nepal.
Namibia won by 4 wickets (with 101 balls remaining).
NEPAL: 132 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c JJ Smit b Ruben Trumpelmann | 0 | 1 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c JJ Smit b Jack Brassell | 4 | 11 |
| Anil Sah | lbw b Ruben Trumpelmann | 8 | 6 |
| Rohit Paudel | b Jack Brassell | 1 | 13 |
| Bhim Sharki | lbw b Gerhard Erasmus | 44 | 86 |
| Kushal Malla | c Tangeni Lungameni b Gerhard Erasmus | 15 | 22 |
| Sompal Kami | c Jan Frylinck b Gerhard Erasmus | 2 | 6 |
| Gulsan Jha | b Gerhard Erasmus | 21 | 31 |
| Pawan Sarraf | c Gerhard Erasmus b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 12 | 22 |
| Karan KC | lbw b Gerhard Erasmus | 16 | 38 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | not out | 0 | 11 |
Extras 9 · Total 132 all out
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Jack Brassell | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Jan Frylinck | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 8.1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Kushal Bhurtel, 0.1 ov), 2-12 (Anil Sah, 2.1 ov), 3-13 (Aasif Sheikh, 3.5 ov), 4-21 (Rohit Paudel, 9.3 ov), 5-67 (Kushal Malla, 19.5 ov), 6-73 (Sompal Kami, 21.4 ov), 7-94 (Bhim Sharki, 27.4 ov), 8-106 (Gulsan Jha, 31.1 ov), 9-121 (Pawan Sarraf, 35.3 ov), 10-132 (Karan KC, 41.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (0) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Anil Sah (8) and Aasif Sheikh (4) | 12 | 12 |
| third | Aasif Sheikh (0) and Rohit Paudel (0) | 1 | 10 |
| fourth | Bhim Sharki (5) and Rohit Paudel (1) | 8 | 34 |
| fifth | Bhim Sharki (31) and Kushal Malla (15) | 46 | 62 |
| sixth | Sompal Kami (2) and Bhim Sharki (4) | 6 | 11 |
| seventh | Bhim Sharki (4) and Gulsan Jha (13) | 21 | 36 |
| eighth | Pawan Sarraf (3) and Gulsan Jha (8) | 12 | 21 |
| ninth | Karan KC (5) and Pawan Sarraf (9) | 15 | 26 |
| tenth | Karan KC (11) and Lalit Rajbanshi (0) | 11 | 34 |
NAMIBIA: 134 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaas Davin | c Kushal Bhurtel b Lalit Rajbanshi | 15 | 16 |
| Michael van Lingen | c Dev Khanal b Lalit Rajbanshi | 23 | 33 |
| Jan Frylinck | c Kushal Bhurtel b Sompal Kami | 34 | 53 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Pawan Sarraf b Sompal Kami | 8 | 22 |
| JJ Smit | not out | 17 | 35 |
| Zane Green | c Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 2 | 9 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | lbw b Rohit Paudel | 31 | 30 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Jack Brassell, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni
Extras 3 · Total 134 for 6
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 7 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 7 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Pawan Sarraf | 7 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Kushal Malla | 2.1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Nikolaas Davin, 5.3 ov), 2-54 (Michael van Lingen, 13.1 ov), 3-81 (Gerhard Erasmus, 20.3 ov), 4-82 (Jan Frylinck, 20.6 ov), 5-84 (Zane Green, 24.1 ov), 6-126 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 32.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nikolaas Davin (15) and Michael van Lingen (11) | 27 | 33 |
| second | Jan Frylinck (15) and Michael van Lingen (12) | 27 | 46 |
| third | Jan Frylinck (19) and Gerhard Erasmus (8) | 27 | 44 |
| fourth | Jan Frylinck (0) and JJ Smit (1) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | JJ Smit (0) and Zane Green (2) | 2 | 19 |
| sixth | JJ Smit (9) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (31) | 42 | 51 |
| seventh | JJ Smit (7) and Ruben Trumpelmann (1) | 8 | 3 |
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