Netherlands vs Nepal, 75th Match
World Cup League Two 2023/2027 · ODI · · Forthill, Dundee
Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (Netherlands 225, Nepal 226/5).
- Netherlands: 225 (49.1 ov)
- Nepal: 226/5 (47.1 ov)
Match report
Netherlands (NLD) faced Nepal (NPL) in the 75th Match of World Cup League Two 2023/2027, a ODI match, at Forthill, Dundee. Play began on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 at 10:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were David McLean and Iain McDonald, with Graham McCrea as match referee.
Netherlands made 225 in 49.1 overs, with Noah Croes top-scoring on 48 from 55 balls. Sompal Kami was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 48. Nepal made 226/5 in 47.1 overs, with Aarif Sheikh top-scoring on 78 from 99 balls. Michael Levitt was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 43.
Result: Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Aarif Sheikh was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Netherlands · 1st innings: 225 (49.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Levitt | c Rohit Paudel b Sompal Kami | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Max O'Dowd | b Karan KC | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Vikramjit Singh | c Aarif Sheikh b Sandeep Lamichhane | 38 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 67.86 |
| Scott Edwards | c Rohit Paudel b Lalit Rajbanshi | 46 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 64.79 |
| Zach Lion-Cachet | c Karan KC b Lalit Rajbanshi | 27 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 79.41 |
| Teja Nidamanuru | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Sandeep Lamichhane | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 44.83 |
| Noah Croes | b Sompal Kami | 48 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 87.27 |
| Kyle Klein | c Aarif Sheikh b Karan KC | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | run out | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 95.45 |
| Paul van Meekeren | not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Vivian Kingma | b Sompal Kami | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 22
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Sompal Kami | 9.1 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 5.24 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| Gulsan Jha | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 4.29 |
Nepal · 1st innings: 226/5 (47.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | b Michael Levitt | 25 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 59.52 |
| Aasif Sheikh | b Paul van Meekeren | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Roelof van der Merwe b Michael Levitt | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Rohit Paudel | run out | 23 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 58.97 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Teja Nidamanuru b Vivian Kingma | 78 | 99 | 7 | 2 | 78.79 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | not out | 38 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 74.51 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275 |
Extras: 21 · Did not bat: Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Kingma | 9 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 5.67 |
| Kyle Klein | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Michael Levitt | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 8.1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.31 |
Latest overs
- Over 48 (NPL, Roelof van der Merwe): 6 runs, 223/5 – 6
- Over 47 (NPL, Paul van Meekeren): 8 runs, 217/5 – • 2 1 4 1 •
- Over 46 (NPL, Vivian Kingma): 4 runs, 209/5 – • W • 3 • 1
- Over 45 (NPL, Kyle Klein): 8 runs, 205/4 – • 3 4 • 1 •
- Over 44 (NPL, Roelof van der Merwe): 6 runs, 197/4 – 1 • 1 1 1 2
- Over 43 (NPL, Kyle Klein): 8 runs, 191/4 – 1 1 1 • 4 1