Netherlands
- Max O'DowdBatter
- Scott EdwardsWicketkeeper
- BN Cooper
- Bas de LeedeAll-rounder
- PM Seelaar
- AJ Staal
- PRP Boissevain
- VJ Kingma
- PA van Meekeren
- A Dutt
- JL de Mey
Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series 2021 · Match 1Result
Netherlands v Nepal
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Netherlands
136 for 4 in20 ov - Nepal
141 for 1 in15.0 ov
Nepal won by 9 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchKushal Bhurtel
Nepal (141/1) beat Netherlands (136/4) by 9 wickets in Match 1 of Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series 2021 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Sat 17 Apr 2021. Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 62 off 46 balls and was player of the match, and Sandeep Lamichhane took 2/22.
Updated
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands1st innings | 136/4 (136 for 4) | 20 | 6.80 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 141/1 (141 for 1) | 15 | 9.40 | 137 |
Top performers
Batters
- Kushal BhurtelNepal62 (46)5 fours, 5 sixes, strike rate 134.8
- Aasif SheikhNepal54 (38)4 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 142.1
- Bas de LeedeNetherlands41 (49)3 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 83.7
Bowlers
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal2/22 (4 ov)economy 5.50
- Sompal KamiNepal1/13 (4 ov)economy 3.25
- JL de MeyNetherlands1/35 (4 ov)economy 8.75
Netherlands1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max O'Dowdlbw b S Lamichhane | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Scott Edwardsc K Bhurtel b Shahab Alam | 30 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 93.75 |
| BN Cooperlbw b Sompal Kami | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bas de Leedec K Bhurtel b S Lamichhane | 41 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 83.67 |
| PM Seelaarnot out | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 135.29 |
| AJ Staalnot out | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 222.22 |
| Extras b 0, lb 8, w 4, nb 0 | 12 | ||||
| Total 4 wkts, 20 ov, RR 6.80 | 136 | ||||
Did not bat PRP Boissevain, VJ Kingma, PA van Meekeren, A Dutt, JL de Mey
Fall of wickets
- 11-1Max O'Dowd2.0 ov
- 12-2BN Cooper2.4 ov
- 73-3Scott Edwards13.5 ov
- 99-4Bas de Leede17.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahab Alam | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktMax O'Dowd & Scott Edwards11 (12)
- 2nd wktBN Cooper & Scott Edwards1 (4)
- 3rd wktScott Edwards & Bas de Leede61 (67)
- 4th wktBas de Leede & PM Seelaar26 (19)
- 5th wktPM Seelaar & AJ Staal37 (18)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc PM Seelaar b JL de Mey | 62 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 134.78 |
| Aasif Sheikhnot out | 54 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 142.11 |
| Gyanendra Mallanot out | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 185.71 |
| Extras b 4, lb 0, w 7, nb 1 | 12 | ||||
| Total 1 wkt, 15 ov, RR 9.40 | 141 | ||||
Did not bat Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Binod Bhandari, Abinash Bohara, Sompal Kami, Aarif Sheikh, Shahab Alam, Dipendra Singh Airee
Fall of wickets
- 116-1Kushal Bhurtel12.4 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJ Kingma | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| A Dutt | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| PA van Meekeren | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bas de Leede | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JL de Mey | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| PM Seelaar | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| PRP Boissevain | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh116 (76)
- 2nd wktGyanendra Malla & Aasif Sheikh25 (14)
Graphs arrive after the match
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.
Match information
- Series
- Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series 2021
- Match
- Match 1
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Saturday, 17 April 2021
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Umpires
- BB Pradhan and DN Subedi
- TV umpire
- VK Jha
- Reserve umpire
- Sanjay Gurung
- Match referee
- WC Labrooy
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Gyanendra MallaWicketkeeper
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Binod BhandariWicketkeeper
- Abinash BoharaBowler
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Shahab AlamBowler
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
Also played this season Kushal Malla, Kamal Singh Airee, Sushan Bhari
Data source
Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet, licensed under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0). Cricsheet is at cricsheet.org, and the licence is at opendatacommons.org.