NU
Wed, 11 June 2025
London - Nepal defeated The Netherlands by 16 runs in the ODI triangular series of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 held in Scotland on Tuesday (10th June).
Nepal restricted The Netherlands to 220 runs while the latter was chasing the 237-run target. To restrict Netherlands, Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav took 3 wickets each, giving away 39 runs each. Similarly, Lalit Rajbanshi grabbed 2 wickets while Karan KC and Khushal Bhurtel claimed 1 wicket each for Nepal.
Wesley Barresi's 36-run score was the highest for Netherlands. Barresi hit 3 fours off 60 deliveries followed by captain Scott Edwards scored 30 runs off 47 balls while Michale Levitt contributed 27 runs.
Nepal defeated the Dutch side and hosts with a win in the first two encounters. Scotland bounced back in the second game against Nepal on Sunday, pulling off a dramatic final-over win.
Nepal beat Scotland
On 2nd June, Nepal defeated host Scotland in a nail biting game.
Only one run was needed from one ball to win. Scotland thought they had won the contest, starting a premature celebration. However, they were unaware that the ball was judged as wide by the umpire. The celebration from Scotland was soon spoiled as Nepal won the last-ball thriller.
The Nepal players were all over Karan, the all-round hero of the win. He was lifted onto shoulders soon after. The Scotland players walked off dejected, knowing that it was, indeed, a wide and they had nothing to challenge.
"What a finish. It was all confusion. I don't think I even know what happened," the commentator said on the broadcast. It was that sort of finish.
