Nepal vs Namibia
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026 · Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht · 21 July 2026
Namibia won by 8 wickets
Namibia won by 8 wickets. JN Frylinck top-scored with 77* for Namibia. JJ Smit took 6/27.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
- Date
- 21 July 2026
- Toss
- Namibia, chose to field
- Result
- Namibia won by 8 wickets
- Player of the match
- JJ Smit
- Debut
- A Busing-Volschenk (Namibia)
- Umpires
- N Bathi and Rizwan Akram
- Match referee
- Neeyamur Rashid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Namibia won the toss and chose to field. It was A Busing-Volschenk's first ODI.
Nepal batted first and made 157 all out. RK Paudel top-scored with 31 off 60 balls, and DS Airee made 30. JJ Smit took 6 for 27 for Namibia. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, 204 across 12 ODIs.
Chasing 158, Namibia made 159 for 2. JN Frylinck top-scored with 77 not out off 87 balls, and M van Lingen made 51. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the second wicket between M van Lingen and JN Frylinck, 55% of the total.
Namibia won by 8 wickets. JJ Smit's 6 for 27 are the best innings figures at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd.
NEPAL: 157 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | b JJ Smit | 2 | 2 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c A Busing-Volschenk b JT Brassell | 16 | 41 |
| I Pandey | b JJ Smit | 8 | 31 |
| RK Paudel | c ZE Green b JT Brassell | 31 | 60 |
| DS Airee | b BM Scholtz | 30 | 51 |
| Aarif Sheikh | lbw b BM Scholtz | 0 | 2 |
| Gulsan Jha | c MG Erasmus b JJ Smit | 20 | 38 |
| Sompal Kami | c A Busing-Volschenk b JJ Smit | 15 | 30 |
| Karan KC | c JT Brassell b JJ Smit | 18 | 15 |
| NK Yadav | c MB Kruger b JJ Smit | 1 | 10 |
| S Lamichhane | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 157 all out
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 9.5 | 1 | 27 | 6 |
| R Trumpelmann | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| JT Brassell | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| BM Scholtz | 10 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| JN Loftie-Eaton | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| MG Erasmus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (K Bhurtel), 2-22 (I Pandey, 8 ov), 3-40 (Aasif Sheikh, 15 ov), 4-93 (DS Airee, 30 ov), 5-93 (Aarif Sheikh, 30 ov), 6-99 (RK Paudel, 33 ov), 7-131 (Sompal Kami, 41 ov), 8-140 (Gulsan Jha, 43 ov), 9-156 (Karan KC, 46 ov), 10-157 (NK Yadav, 46 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | K Bhurtel (2) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 2 |
| second | I Pandey (8) and Aasif Sheikh (7) | 20 |
| third | Aasif Sheikh (9) and RK Paudel (9) | 18 |
| fourth | DS Airee (30) and RK Paudel (20) | 53 |
| fifth | Aarif Sheikh (0) and RK Paudel (0) | 0 |
| sixth | RK Paudel (2) and Gulsan Jha (2) | 6 |
| seventh | Sompal Kami (15) and Gulsan Jha (13) | 32 |
| eighth | Gulsan Jha (5) and Karan KC (3) | 9 |
| ninth | Karan KC (15) and NK Yadav (1) | 16 |
| tenth | NK Yadav (0) and S Lamichhane (1) | 1 |
NAMIBIA: 159 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| M van Lingen | b RK Paudel | 51 | 79 |
| A Busing-Volschenk | c Aasif Sheikh b NK Yadav | 2 | 21 |
| JN Frylinck | not out | 77 | 87 |
| JN Loftie-Eaton | not out | 17 | 39 |
Did not bat: L Steenkamp, MG Erasmus, ZE Green, JJ Smit, R Trumpelmann, BM Scholtz, JT Brassell
Extras 12 · Total 159 for 2
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| NK Yadav | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| DS Airee | 8 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| RK Paudel | 5.4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (A Busing-Volschenk, 6 ov), 2-108 (M van Lingen, 26 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | A Busing-Volschenk (2) and M van Lingen (19) | 21 |
| second | M van Lingen (32) and JN Frylinck (51) | 87 |
| third | JN Frylinck (0) and JN Loftie-Eaton (0) | 51 |
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