NED vs NEP Match Highlights And Report-T20 WC: Left-arm spinner Tim Pringle and opener Max O’Dowd played match-winning roles for the Netherlands against Nepal in match number 7 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Pringle returned with figures of 3/20 that helped the Dutch restrict Nepal for 106 in Dallas. Netherlands weren’t fluent in their chase, but Max O’Dowd’s 54 not out saw them home with 8 balls to spare.
NED vs NEP Match Highlights And Report-T20 WC
Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pringle struck in the second over of the game with the wicket of opener Aasif Sheikh, while the other opener, Kushal Bhurtel, was dismissed for Logan van Beek, both for single-digit scores. Nepal managed 29 runs in the powerplay, soon after which they lost Anil Shah to Pringle.
Netherlands kept plugging with wickets in the middle-overs as the Asian team went from 40/2 to 87/7 by the end of the 16th over. Nepal captain Rohit Paudel top-scored for his side with 35 (37).
14 runs from Gulshan Jha and 17 runs from Karan KC took Nepal to 106. For the Dutch, Pringle and pacer van Beek picked a three-wicket haul each, while Paul van Meekeren and Bas de Leede snapped two wickets each.
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Netherlands vs Nepal Match 7 T20 WC Report
In the chase, Netherlands lost opener Michael Levitt in the second over to Sompal Kami. O’Dowd and Vikamjit Singh then built a second-wicket stand of 40 runs in 43 balls. With a low target to chase, Netherlands could afford a partnership of this rate. It was broken by Dipendra Singh Airee.
Another partnership that was scored at near a run-a-ball for formed: 28 (29) between O’Dowd and Sybrand Engelbrecht. When Scott Edwards managed 5 (8) and Netherlands were 80/4 in 15.2 overs, Nepal may have thought they stood an outside chance of a comeback.
However, with O’Dowd settled on this pitch, the opener then cracked 18 runs in 10 balls. He ensured there was no miracle from Nepal and took Netherlands over the line in 18.4 overs.
Score summary: Nepal 106/10 in 19.2 overs (Rohit Paudel 35, Tim Pringle 3/20); Netherlands 109/4 in 18.4 overs (Max O’Dowd 54*, Dipendra Singh Airee 1/6). Netherlands defeated Nepal by 6 wickets.
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