Nepal Vs Netherlands 6Th 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 · 25 February 2024
Netherlands won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining)
Netherlands won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining). Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 66 for Nepal.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 25 February 2024
- Toss
- Netherlands, chose to field
- Result
- Netherlands won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Vikramjit Singh
- Captains
- Rohit Paudel (Nepal), Scott Edwards (Netherlands)
- Umpires
- Asif Yaqoob and VK Jha
- Match referee
- Neeyamur Rashid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Netherlands won the toss and chose to field.
Nepal batted first and made 172 all out. Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 66 off 93 balls. Aryan Dutt took 3 for 16 for Netherlands. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 173, Netherlands made 173 for 2. Vikramjit Singh top-scored with 58 not out off 92 balls, and Sybrand Engelbrecht made 46. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Sybrand Engelbrecht and Vikramjit Singh, 59% of the total.
Netherlands won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining).
NEPAL: 172 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c & b Roelof van der Merwe | 66 | 93 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Bas de Leede b Vivian Kingma | 17 | 27 |
| Anil Sah | b Vivian Kingma | 7 | 11 |
| Kushal Malla | lbw b Aryan Dutt | 2 | 9 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Noah Croes b Aryan Dutt | 16 | 40 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | run out (Bas de Leede) | 1 | 11 |
| Bhim Sharki | b Bas de Leede | 0 | 8 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Max O'Dowd b Vivian Kingma | 22 | 50 |
| Gulsan Jha | c Sybrand Engelbrecht b Aryan Dutt | 5 | 17 |
| Karan KC | c Sybrand Engelbrecht b Bas de Leede | 26 | 27 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 10 · Total 172 all out
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Kingma | 10 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Vikramjit Singh | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Aryan Dutt | 10 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| Max O'Dowd | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bas de Leede | 9.3 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Michael Levitt | 6 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Aasif Sheikh, 8.3 ov), 2-50 (Anil Sah, 10.6 ov), 3-54 (Kushal Malla, 12.6 ov), 4-87 (Rohit Paudel, 24.3 ov), 5-93 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 27.4 ov), 6-94 (Bhim Sharki, 29.3 ov), 7-122 (Kushal Bhurtel, 36.3 ov), 8-135 (Gulsan Jha, 42.2 ov), 9-171 (Aarif Sheikh, 48.2 ov), 10-172 (Karan KC, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (22) and Aasif Sheikh (17) | 42 | 51 |
| second | Kushal Bhurtel (1) and Anil Sah (7) | 8 | 15 |
| third | Kushal Bhurtel (2) and Kushal Malla (2) | 4 | 12 |
| fourth | Kushal Bhurtel (16) and Rohit Paudel (16) | 33 | 69 |
| fifth | Dipendra Singh Airee (1) and Kushal Bhurtel (3) | 6 | 19 |
| sixth | Kushal Bhurtel (1) and Bhim Sharki (0) | 1 | 11 |
| seventh | Aarif Sheikh (6) and Kushal Bhurtel (21) | 28 | 42 |
| eighth | Aarif Sheikh (7) and Gulsan Jha (5) | 13 | 35 |
| ninth | Aarif Sheikh (9) and Karan KC (26) | 36 | 36 |
| tenth | Karan KC (0) and Lalit Rajbanshi (0) | 1 | 7 |
NETHERLANDS: 173 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max O'Dowd | c Aasif Sheikh b Lalit Rajbanshi | 28 | 26 |
| Michael Levitt | b Dipendra Singh Airee | 39 | 34 |
| Vikramjit Singh | not out | 58 | 92 |
| Sybrand Engelbrecht | not out | 46 | 75 |
Did not bat: Scott Edwards, Teja Nidamanuru, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Vivian Kingma
Extras 2 · Total 173 for 2
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 10 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 4.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Michael Levitt, 8.4 ov), 2-71 (Max O'Dowd, 11.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Max O'Dowd (21) and Michael Levitt (39) | 61 | 52 |
| second | Max O'Dowd (7) and Vikramjit Singh (3) | 10 | 18 |
| third | Sybrand Engelbrecht (46) and Vikramjit Singh (55) | 102 | 157 |
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