Nepal vs Namibia, 116th Match
World Cup League Two 2023/2027 · ODI · · Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Namibia won by 8 wickets (with 74 balls remaining) (Nepal 157, Namibia 160/2).
Match report
Nepal (NPL) faced Namibia (NAM) in the 116th Match of World Cup League Two 2023/2027, a ODI match, at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht. Play began on Tuesday, 21 July 2026 at 09:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Namibia won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Nitin Bathi and Rizwan Akram, with Neeyamur Rashid as match referee.
Nepal made 157 in 46.5 overs, with Rohit Paudel top-scoring on 31 from 60 balls. JJ Smit was the pick of the bowlers with 6 for 27. Namibia made 160/2 in 37.4 overs, with Jan Frylinck top-scoring on 78 not out from 89 balls. Nandan Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 17.
Result: Namibia won by 8 wickets (with 74 balls remaining). JJ Smit 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.
Nepal · 1st innings: 157 (46.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | b JJ Smit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Alexander Busing-Volschenk b Jack Brussell | 16 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 39.02 |
| Ishan Pandey | b JJ Smit | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 25.81 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Zane Green b Jack Brussell | 31 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 51.67 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | b Bernard Scholtz | 30 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Aarif Sheikh | lbw b Bernard Scholtz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | c Gerhard Erasmus b JJ Smit | 20 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 52.63 |
| Sompal Kami | c Alexander Busing-Volschenk b JJ Smit | 15 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Karan KC | c Jack Brussell b JJ Smit | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| Nandan Yadav | c Malan Kruger b JJ Smit | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 15
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 9.5 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 2.75 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Jack Brussell | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Namibia · 1st innings: 160/2 (37.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Van Lingen | b Rohit Paudel | 51 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 64.56 |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk | c Aasif Sheikh b Nandan Yadav | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| Jan Frylinck | not out | 78 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 87.64 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | not out | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 43.59 |
Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Zane Green, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brussell, Ruben Trumpelmann
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Nandan Yadav | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 8 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Gulsan Jha | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 |
| Rohit Paudel | 5.4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3.71 |
Latest overs
- Over 38 (NAM, Rohit Paudel): 6 runs, 160/2 – 4 1 1 •
- Over 37 (NAM, Sandeep Lamichhane): 2 runs, 154/2 – • • 1 • 1 •
- Over 36 (NAM, Karan KC): 10 runs, 152/2 – 2 2 1 1 4 •
- Over 35 (NAM, Rohit Paudel): 5 runs, 142/2 – 1 1 • • • 2wd 0lb
- Over 34 (NAM, Karan KC): 2 runs, 137/2 – 2 • • • • •
- Over 33 (NAM, Rohit Paudel): 3 runs, 135/2 – • 1 • 2 • •