Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Netherlands won by 6 wickets
Netherlands won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchScott Edwards
Netherlands (158/4) beat Nepal (157) by 6 wickets in Match 116 of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2023-27 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht on Thu 23 Jul 2026. Scott Edwards top-scored with 61 off 89 balls and was player of the match, and RE van der Merwe took 3/15.
Updated
Live score updates give the score only for this match. Full commentary, ball by ball with an over summary, is added about a day after the final ball.
| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal1st innings | 157 (157 all out) | 44.4 | 3.51 | – |
| Netherlands2nd innings | 158/4 (158 for 4) | 44.1 | 3.58 | 158 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtellbw b K Klein | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 45.00 |
| Aasif Sheikhc NRJ Croes b A Roy | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Ishan Pandeyc SA Edwards b A Roy | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Rohit Paudellbw b A Roy | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec A Dutt b LV van Beek | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Aarif Sheikhc sub (Vikramjit Singh) b LV van Beek | 41 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 45.56 |
| Gulshan Jhac & b RE van der Merwe | 29 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 69.05 |
| Sompal Kamilbw b RE van der Merwe | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Karan KCnot out | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 |
| Sandeep Lamichhanerun out (ZB Lion-Cachet/SA Edwards) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lalit Rajbanshilbw b RE van der Merwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 1, w 9, nb 3 | 13 | ||||
| Total all out, 44.4 ov, RR 3.51 | 157 | ||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Klein | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4.38 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| A Roy | 8 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.00 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
| A Dutt | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.90 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| LV van Beek | 7 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3.00 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| RE van der Merwe | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2.25 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Bas de Leede | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C de Langec Aasif Sheikh b DS Airee | 21 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Max O'Dowdb Sompal Kami | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 |
| ZB Lion-Cachetrun out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC) | 21 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Bas de Leedeb LN Rajbanshi | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Scott Edwardsnot out | 61 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 68.54 |
| NRJ Croesnot out | 34 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 57.63 |
| Extras b 0, lb 2, w 9, nb 0 | 11 | ||||
| Total 4 wkts, 44.1 ov, RR 3.58 | 158 | ||||
Did not bat RE van der Merwe, LV van Beek, K Klein, A Dutt, A Roy
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.25 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.00 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 10 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2.20 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 8.1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.41 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
The worm, the Manhattan, the run rate and the partnerships are drawn from the ball-by-ball data. This match has the score only so far, so the graphs are added about a day after the final ball.
Also played this season Bhim Sharki, Nandan Yadav, Anil Sah, Kushal Malla, Basir Ahamad, Arjun Kumal, Binod Bhandari, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Rijan Dhakal, Hemant Dhami, Pawan Sarraf, Sundeep Jora
Also played this season Michael Levitt, AT Nidamanuru, VJ Kingma, PA van Meekeren, SA Engelbrecht, Vikramjit Singh, W Barresi, Shariz Ahmad
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