Netherlands vs Nepal
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2025 · Forthill, Dundee · 4 June 2025
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Nepal won by 5 wickets. Aarif Sheikh top-scored with 78 for Nepal.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Forthill, Dundee
- Date
- 4 June 2025
- Toss
- Netherlands, chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- Aarif Sheikh
- Umpires
- DH Mclean and I McDonald
- Match referee
- G McCrea
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat.
Netherlands batted first and made 225 all out. NRJ Croes top-scored with 48 off 55 balls, and SA Edwards made 46. Sompal Kami took 3 for 48 for Nepal.
Chasing 226, Nepal made 226 for 5. Aarif Sheikh top-scored with 78 off 99 balls, and DS Airee made 38. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the fifth wicket between Aarif Sheikh and DS Airee.
Nepal won by 5 wickets.
NETHERLANDS: 225 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| M Levitt | c RK Paudel b Sompal Kami | 1 | 4 |
| MP O'Dowd | b Karan KC | 4 | 12 |
| Vikramjit Singh | c Aarif Sheikh b S Lamichhane | 38 | 56 |
| SA Edwards | c RK Paudel b LN Rajbanshi | 46 | 71 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | c Karan KC b LN Rajbanshi | 27 | 34 |
| AT Nidamanuru | c DS Airee b S Lamichhane | 13 | 29 |
| NRJ Croes | b Sompal Kami | 48 | 55 |
| K Klein | c Aarif Sheikh b Karan KC | 3 | 5 |
| RE van der Merwe | run out (R Dhakal, Aasif Sheikh) | 21 | 22 |
| PA van Meekeren | not out | 1 | 5 |
| VJ Kingma | b Sompal Kami | 1 | 2 |
Extras 22 · Total 225 all out
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Sompal Kami | 9.1 | 1 | 48 | 3 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DS Airee | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| LN Rajbanshi | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (M Levitt, 1 ov), 2-16 (MP O'Dowd, 4 ov), 3-88 (Vikramjit Singh, 21 ov), 4-110 (SA Edwards, 26 ov), 5-143 (ZB Lion-Cachet, 32 ov), 6-159 (AT Nidamanuru, 37 ov), 7-166 (K Klein, 38 ov), 8-221 (NRJ Croes, 47 ov), 9-224 (RE van der Merwe, 48 ov), 10-225 (VJ Kingma, 49 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | M Levitt (1) and MP O'Dowd (0) | 1 |
| second | MP O'Dowd (4) and Vikramjit Singh (8) | 15 |
| third | Vikramjit Singh (30) and SA Edwards (36) | 72 |
| fourth | SA Edwards (10) and ZB Lion-Cachet (10) | 22 |
| fifth | ZB Lion-Cachet (17) and AT Nidamanuru (9) | 33 |
| sixth | AT Nidamanuru (4) and NRJ Croes (12) | 16 |
| seventh | K Klein (3) and NRJ Croes (4) | 7 |
| eighth | NRJ Croes (32) and RE van der Merwe (20) | 55 |
| ninth | RE van der Merwe (1) and PA van Meekeren (1) | 3 |
| tenth | VJ Kingma (1) and PA van Meekeren (0) | 1 |
NEPAL: 226 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | b M Levitt | 25 | 42 |
| Aasif Sheikh | b PA van Meekeren | 19 | 22 |
| B Sharki | c RE van der Merwe b M Levitt | 11 | 26 |
| RK Paudel | run out (K Klein) | 23 | 39 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c AT Nidamanuru b VJ Kingma | 78 | 99 |
| DS Airee | not out | 38 | 51 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 11 | 4 |
Did not bat: Sompal Kami, Karan KC, S Lamichhane, LN Rajbanshi
Extras 21 · Total 226 for 5
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJ Kingma | 9 | 2 | 51 | 1 |
| K Klein | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| PA van Meekeren | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| M Levitt | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| RE van der Merwe | 8.1 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Aasif Sheikh, 6 ov), 2-63 (K Bhurtel, 13 ov), 3-68 (B Sharki, 15 ov), 4-123 (RK Paudel, 30 ov), 5-212 (Aarif Sheikh, 45 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aasif Sheikh (19) and K Bhurtel (5) | 32 |
| second | K Bhurtel (20) and B Sharki (8) | 31 |
| third | B Sharki (3) and RK Paudel (2) | 5 |
| fourth | RK Paudel (21) and Aarif Sheikh (25) | 55 |
| fifth | Aarif Sheikh (53) and DS Airee (35) | 89 |
| sixth | DS Airee (0) and Gulsan Jha (0) | 14 |
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