Nepal faced their second straight defeat in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament ongoing in the Netherlands, losing to the host nation by 6 wickets. The Netherlands successfully chased down the target of 158 runs set by Nepal in 44.1 overs, losing 4 wickets in the process. Nepal, having lost the toss and batting first, were bowled out for 157 runs in 44.4 overs, with Arif Sheikh top-scoring with 41 runs. 7th July, Kathmandu.
In the ODI series held in the Netherlands under the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, Nepal suffered consecutive losses. On Thursday night, Nepal was defeated by the home team by 6 wickets. The Netherlands chased the 158 runs target in 44.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Captain Scott Edwards scored an unbeaten 61 runs for the Netherlands, while Noah Cross remained unbeaten on 34.
For Nepal, Sompal Kami, Lalit Rajbanshi, and Dipendra Singh Airee each took 1 or 2 wickets, with one dismissal coming through a run out. Nepal was invited to bat first after losing the toss and were all out for 157 runs in 44.4 overs. Nepal had been dismissed for the same total in the previous match against Namibia. In today’s game, Arif Sheikh played 90 balls to score the highest 41 runs, followed by Gulshan Jha’s 29 and Dipendra Singh Airee’s 21.
For the Netherlands, Rolf van der Merwe took 3 wickets for just 15 runs in 6.4 overs, Alex Roy also took 3 wickets conceding 24 runs in 8 overs. Logan van Beek took 2 wickets and Kyle Klein claimed 1 wicket. With this win, the Netherlands now has 34 points from 29 matches in the League 2 standings. Nepal has accumulated 24 points from 30 games. Nepal is scheduled to play its third match of the series against Namibia next Monday. Prior to that, the Netherlands and Namibia will face each other on Saturday. Nepal lost the opening match of the series against Namibia.
