Scotland vs Netherlands
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2025 · Forthill, Dundee · 12 June 2025
Netherlands won by 4 wickets
Netherlands won by 4 wickets. HG Munsey top-scored with 191 for Scotland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Forthill, Dundee
- Date
- 12 June 2025
- Toss
- Scotland, chose to bat
- Result
- Netherlands won by 4 wickets
- Player of the match
- MP O'Dowd
- Umpires
- Gazi Sohel and I McDonald
- Match referee
- G McCrea
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Scotland won the toss and chose to bat.
Scotland batted first and made 369 for 6. HG Munsey top-scored with 191 off 149 balls, and MH Cross made 59. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the fifth wicket between MH Cross and HG Munsey, 41% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Forthill, 255 across 16 ODIs.
Chasing 370, Netherlands made 374 for 6. MP O'Dowd top-scored with 158 not out off 129 balls, and AT Nidamanuru made 51. SM Sharif took 3 for 62 for Scotland. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the fifth wicket between AT Nidamanuru and MP O'Dowd.
Netherlands won by 4 wickets. Netherlands's 374 is the highest total at Forthill. George Munsey's 191 is the highest individual score at Forthill.
SCOTLAND: 369 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| HG Munsey | b VJ Kingma | 191 | 149 |
| C Tear | c NRJ Croes b A Dutt | 23 | 21 |
| BJ McMullen | c W Barresi b M Levitt | 21 | 28 |
| LR Naylor | c MP O'Dowd b RE van der Merwe | 14 | 22 |
| FDW McCreath | lbw b M Levitt | 9 | 15 |
| MH Cross | c MP O'Dowd b A Dutt | 59 | 49 |
| MA Leask | not out | 28 | 14 |
| MRJ Watt | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: SM Sharif, C Cassell, MW Jones
Extras 22 · Total 369 for 6
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJ Kingma | 10 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| PA van Meekeren | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| A Dutt | 10 | 1 | 73 | 2 |
| RE van der Merwe | 8 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| M Levitt | 8 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-58 (C Tear, 9 ov), 2-123 (BJ McMullen, 18 ov), 3-142 (LR Naylor, 23 ov), 4-162 (FDW McCreath, 28 ov), 5-312 (MH Cross, 45 ov), 6-361 (HG Munsey, 48 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | C Tear (23) and HG Munsey (29) | 58 |
| second | BJ McMullen (21) and HG Munsey (40) | 65 |
| third | LR Naylor (14) and HG Munsey (5) | 19 |
| fourth | FDW McCreath (9) and HG Munsey (10) | 20 |
| fifth | MH Cross (59) and HG Munsey (81) | 150 |
| sixth | HG Munsey (26) and MA Leask (22) | 49 |
| seventh | MA Leask (0) and MRJ Watt (0) | 8 |
NETHERLANDS: 374 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| M Levitt | c BJ McMullen b SM Sharif | 44 | 40 |
| MP O'Dowd | not out | 158 | 129 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | c HG Munsey b SM Sharif | 3 | 11 |
| SA Edwards | c MA Leask b MRJ Watt | 32 | 26 |
| W Barresi | c FDW McCreath b MW Jones | 13 | 13 |
| AT Nidamanuru | c FDW McCreath b C Cassell | 51 | 42 |
| NRJ Croes | c MRJ Watt b SM Sharif | 50 | 29 |
| RE van der Merwe | not out | 8 | 6 |
Did not bat: A Dutt, PA van Meekeren, VJ Kingma
Extras 15 · Total 374 for 6
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ McMullen | 10 | 1 | 70 | 0 |
| MW Jones | 8 | 0 | 74 | 1 |
| C Cassell | 10 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| MRJ Watt | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| SM Sharif | 9.2 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
| MA Leask | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-67 (M Levitt, 9 ov), 2-75 (ZB Lion-Cachet, 11 ov), 3-143 (SA Edwards, 20 ov), 4-168 (W Barresi, 25 ov), 5-279 (AT Nidamanuru, 40 ov), 6-355 (NRJ Croes, 47 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | M Levitt (44) and MP O'Dowd (23) | 67 |
| second | ZB Lion-Cachet (3) and MP O'Dowd (5) | 8 |
| third | SA Edwards (32) and MP O'Dowd (31) | 68 |
| fourth | W Barresi (13) and MP O'Dowd (11) | 25 |
| fifth | AT Nidamanuru (51) and MP O'Dowd (54) | 111 |
| sixth | NRJ Croes (50) and MP O'Dowd (24) | 76 |
| seventh | MP O'Dowd (0) and RE van der Merwe (0) | 19 |
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