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Netherlands vs Nepal

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026 · Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht · 29 July 2026

Netherlands won by 57 runs

Netherlands won by 57 runs. NRJ Croes top-scored with 70 for Netherlands. Karan KC took 4/30.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026
Ground
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Date
29 July 2026
Toss
Nepal, chose to field
Result
Netherlands won by 57 runs
Player of the match
NRJ Croes
Umpires
N Bathi and R Black
Match referee
Neeyamur Rashid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Nepal won the toss and chose to field.

Netherlands batted first and made 225 for 9. NRJ Croes top-scored with 70 off 93 balls, and SA Edwards made 57. Karan KC took 4 for 30 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fifth wicket between SA Edwards and NRJ Croes, 51% of the total.

Chasing 226, Nepal made 168 all out. Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 38 off 77 balls. K Klein took 3 for 26 for Netherlands.

Netherlands won by 57 runs.

NETHERLANDS: 225 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
C de Langec Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC01
MP O'Dowdc B Sharki b H Dhami1222
ZB Lion-Cachetc Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC1626
BFW de Leedeb LN Rajbanshi1326
SA Edwardsc I Pandey b DS Airee5791
NRJ Croesrun out (K Bhurtel)7093
LV van Beekc DS Airee b Karan KC2727
RE van der Merwecaught b DS Airee13
A Duttlbw b Karan KC55
K Kleinnot out76

Did not bat: A Roy

Extras 17 · Total 225 for 9

Bowler (Nepal)OMRW
Karan KC102304
H Dhami60411
LN Rajbanshi100321
Aarif Sheikh90390
Gulsan Jha60290
DS Airee50302
K Bhurtel20130
RK Paudel2090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (C de Lange), 2-30 (MP O'Dowd, 7 ov), 3-30 (ZB Lion-Cachet, 8 ov), 4-56 (BFW de Leede, 17 ov), 5-171 (SA Edwards, 41 ov), 6-195 (NRJ Croes, 45 ov), 7-199 (RE van der Merwe, 46 ov), 8-207 (A Dutt, 47 ov), 9-225 (LV van Beek, 49 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstC de Lange (0) and MP O'Dowd (0)0
secondMP O'Dowd (12) and ZB Lion-Cachet (16)30
thirdZB Lion-Cachet (0) and BFW de Leede (0)0
fourthBFW de Leede (13) and SA Edwards (13)26
fifthSA Edwards (44) and NRJ Croes (61)115
sixthNRJ Croes (9) and LV van Beek (12)24
seventhRE van der Merwe (1) and LV van Beek (3)4
eighthA Dutt (5) and LV van Beek (2)8
ninthLV van Beek (10) and K Klein (7)18
NEPAL: 168 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
K Bhurtelb K Klein03
Aasif Sheikhc Vikramjit Singh b RE van der Merwe3877
B Sharkic SA Edwards b K Klein1015
I Pandeyc R Klein b LV van Beek1631
RK Paudelc BFW de Leede b LV van Beek2638
DS Aireelbw b ZB Lion-Cachet615
Aarif Sheikhc ZB Lion-Cachet b A Dutt821
Gulsan Jhac A Dutt b K Klein1126
Karan KCc LV van Beek b RE van der Merwe2329
H Dhaminot out1526
LN Rajbanshib ZB Lion-Cachet07

Extras 15 · Total 168 all out

Bowler (Netherlands)OMRW
K Klein80263
A Roy70270
A Dutt101431
LV van Beek62162
RE van der Merwe101302
ZB Lion-Cachet70212

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (K Bhurtel), 2-28 (B Sharki, 6 ov), 3-50 (I Pandey, 14 ov), 4-85 (Aasif Sheikh, 24 ov), 5-104 (DS Airee, 29 ov), 6-104 (RK Paudel, 30 ov), 7-127 (Aarif Sheikh, 37 ov), 8-127 (Gulsan Jha, 38 ov), 9-161 (Karan KC, 44 ov), 10-168 (LN Rajbanshi, 47 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstK Bhurtel (0) and Aasif Sheikh (0)0
secondB Sharki (10) and Aasif Sheikh (14)28
thirdI Pandey (16) and Aasif Sheikh (6)22
fourthAasif Sheikh (18) and RK Paudel (17)35
fifthDS Airee (6) and RK Paudel (9)19
sixthRK Paudel (0) and Aarif Sheikh (0)0
seventhAarif Sheikh (8) and Gulsan Jha (11)23
eighthGulsan Jha (0) and Karan KC (0)0
ninthKaran KC (23) and H Dhami (8)34
tenthLN Rajbanshi (0) and H Dhami (7)7
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