Forthill, Dundee
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchAarif Sheikh
Nepal (226/5) beat Netherlands (225) by 5 wickets in Match 74 of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2023-27 at Forthill, Dundee on Wed 4 Jun 2025. Aarif Sheikh top-scored with 78 off 99 balls and was player of the match, and Sompal Kami took 3/48.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands1st innings | 225 (225 all out) | 49.1 | 4.58 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 226/5 (226 for 5) | 47.1 | 4.79 | 226 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Levittc RK Paudel b Sompal Kami | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Max O'Dowdb Karan KC | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Vikramjit Singhc Aarif Sheikh b S Lamichhane | 38 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 67.86 |
| Scott Edwardsc RK Paudel b LN Rajbanshi | 46 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 64.79 |
| ZB Lion-Cachetc Karan KC b LN Rajbanshi | 27 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 79.41 |
| AT Nidamanuruc DS Airee b S Lamichhane | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 44.83 |
| NRJ Croesb Sompal Kami | 48 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 87.27 |
| K Kleinc Aarif Sheikh b Karan KC | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| RE van der Merwerun out (sub (R Dhakal)/Aasif Sheikh) | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 95.45 |
| PA van Meekerennot out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| VJ Kingmab Sompal Kami | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 5, w 17, nb 0 | 22 | ||||
| Total all out, 49.1 ov, RR 4.58 | 225 | ||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.50 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 9.1 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 5.24 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4.80 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 4.29 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelb M Levitt | 25 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 59.52 |
| Aasif Sheikhb PA van Meekeren | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Bhim Sharkic RE van der Merwe b M Levitt | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Rohit Paudelrun out (K Klein) | 23 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 58.97 |
| Aarif Sheikhc AT Nidamanuru b VJ Kingma | 78 | 99 | 7 | 2 | 78.79 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireenot out | 38 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 74.51 |
| Gulshan Jhanot out | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 3, w 18, nb 0 | 21 | ||||
| Total 5 wkts, 47.1 ov, RR 4.79 | 226 | ||||
Did not bat Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJ Kingma | 9 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 5.67 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| K Klein | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3.90 | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| PA van Meekeren | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 6.30 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Levitt | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4.30 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| RE van der Merwe | 8.1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.31 | 30 | 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.
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