Nepal vs Netherlands
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026 · Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht · 23 July 2026
Netherlands won by 6 wickets
Netherlands won by 6 wickets. SA Edwards top-scored with 61* for Netherlands.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
- Date
- 23 July 2026
- Toss
- Netherlands, chose to field
- Result
- Netherlands won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- SA Edwards
- Umpires
- Rizwan Akram and R Black
- Match referee
- Neeyamur Rashid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Netherlands won the toss and chose to field.
Nepal batted first and made 157 all out. Aarif Sheikh top-scored with 41 off 88 balls. RE van der Merwe took 3 for 15 for Netherlands. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, 204 across 12 ODIs.
Chasing 158, Netherlands made 158 for 4. SA Edwards top-scored with 61 not out off 89 balls, and NRJ Croes made 34. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the fifth wicket between SA Edwards and NRJ Croes, 54% of the total.
Netherlands won by 6 wickets.
NEPAL: 157 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | lbw b K Klein | 9 | 20 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c NRJ Croes b A Roy | 14 | 16 |
| I Pandey | c SA Edwards b A Roy | 4 | 10 |
| RK Paudel | lbw b A Roy | 3 | 12 |
| DS Airee | c A Dutt b LV van Beek | 21 | 42 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Vikramjit Singh b LV van Beek | 41 | 88 |
| Gulsan Jha | caught b RE van der Merwe | 29 | 42 |
| Sompal Kami | lbw b RE van der Merwe | 10 | 15 |
| Karan KC | not out | 13 | 20 |
| S Lamichhane | run out (ZB Lion-Cachet, SA Edwards) | 0 | 2 |
| LN Rajbanshi | lbw b RE van der Merwe | 0 | 1 |
Extras 13 · Total 157 all out
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Klein | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| A Roy | 8 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| A Dutt | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| LV van Beek | 7 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| RE van der Merwe | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| BFW de Leede | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Aasif Sheikh, 5 ov), 2-25 (K Bhurtel, 6 ov), 3-31 (RK Paudel, 9 ov), 4-42 (I Pandey, 11 ov), 5-75 (DS Airee, 22 ov), 6-123 (Gulsan Jha, 35 ov), 7-140 (Sompal Kami, 39 ov), 8-156 (Aarif Sheikh, 43 ov), 9-157 (S Lamichhane, 44 ov), 10-157 (LN Rajbanshi, 44 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aasif Sheikh (14) and K Bhurtel (9) | 25 |
| second | K Bhurtel (0) and I Pandey (0) | 0 |
| third | RK Paudel (3) and I Pandey (2) | 6 |
| fourth | I Pandey (2) and DS Airee (9) | 11 |
| fifth | DS Airee (12) and Aarif Sheikh (15) | 33 |
| sixth | Gulsan Jha (29) and Aarif Sheikh (16) | 48 |
| seventh | Sompal Kami (10) and Aarif Sheikh (6) | 17 |
| eighth | Aarif Sheikh (4) and Karan KC (12) | 16 |
| ninth | S Lamichhane (0) and Karan KC (1) | 1 |
| tenth | LN Rajbanshi (0) and Karan KC (0) | 0 |
NETHERLANDS: 158 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| C de Lange | c Aasif Sheikh b DS Airee | 21 | 51 |
| MP O'Dowd | b Sompal Kami | 9 | 11 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | run out (Aasif Sheikh, Karan KC) | 21 | 49 |
| BFW de Leede | b LN Rajbanshi | 1 | 6 |
| SA Edwards | not out | 61 | 89 |
| NRJ Croes | not out | 34 | 59 |
Did not bat: RE van der Merwe, LV van Beek, K Klein, A Dutt, A Roy
Extras 11 · Total 158 for 4
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| DS Airee | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| LN Rajbanshi | 10 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| S Lamichhane | 8.1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (MP O'Dowd, 5 ov), 2-46 (C de Lange, 14 ov), 3-47 (BFW de Leede, 15 ov), 4-73 (ZB Lion-Cachet, 22 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | MP O'Dowd (9) and C de Lange (5) | 15 |
| second | C de Lange (16) and ZB Lion-Cachet (11) | 31 |
| third | BFW de Leede (1) and ZB Lion-Cachet (0) | 1 |
| fourth | ZB Lion-Cachet (10) and SA Edwards (16) | 26 |
| fifth | SA Edwards (0) and NRJ Croes (0) | 85 |
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