Nepal lost to the Netherlands by 6 wickets in the race for the top four. KATHMANDU: Nepal has lost to the Netherlands by six wickets in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup League-2 at the hands of the Netherlands in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup League-2. Nepal, which was limited to 157 runs in the second consecutive match, was ineffective in both batting and bowling departments.
Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal was limited to 157 runs in 44.4 overs at the loss of all wickets.
Captain Rohit Kumar Paudel top-scored with 31 runs, Dipendra Singh Airee 30, Gulshan Kumar Jha 20, Karan KC 18, Asif Sheikh 16 runs and Sompal Kami 15 runs. However, Nepal could not make a competitive total as none of the batsmen could play responsible and long innings.
Nepal’
s batters got a start but could not convert it into a big score. Nepal’s batting line-up collapsed once again as the middle order failed to perform as expected.
In reply, the Netherlands achieved the target of 158 runs in 44.1 overs at the loss of 4 wickets.
Skipper Scott Edwards played a responsible innings to lead the team to victory. The Dutch team maintained control of the match as the Nepali bowlers failed to make an early breakthrough. Both spin and fast bowlers did not make an impact as expected and there were some weaknesses in fielding.
Earlier on
Tuesday, Nepal was bowled out for 157 runs against Namibia. Namibia achieved the target of 158 runs in 37.4 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Skipper Jan Frylinck scored an unbeaten 78 and Michael van Lingen scored 51 runs.
Nepal is lagging behind in the League-2 points table due to poor batting performance.
With 24 points from 30 matches, Nepal is in the fifth position in the eight-team tournament. The Netherlands is in third place with 34 points from 29 matches. With this defeat, Nepal’s chances of finishing in the top four and directly making it to the World Cup qualifiers have become more difficult.
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