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Netherlands vs Nepal, 7th Match, Group D at Dallas, Jun 04, 2024,
Netherlands,
Nepal
Published on: Jun 04, 2024
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Netherlands won the toss and ask Nepal to bat first. Max O’Dowd hit an unbeaten half-century to steer the Netherlands to a six-wicket victory over Nepal in their T20 World Cup Group D clash on Tuesday.Set a target of 107 to win, O’Dowd anchored the Netherlands’ run chase with 54 off 48 balls to see the Dutch over the line at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
Eralier Netherlands restricted Nepal to106 all out after a disciplined bowling performance .Nepal were in trouble early on to find themselves struggling at 15-2 after 3.1 overs
Anil Sah was the next to fall for 11 runs after being caught by van Beek off Pringle as Nepal reached 40-3.There was a slight revival after Rohit Paudel hit a brisk 35 off 37 balls, but the Nepal skipper soon found himself running out of middle order partners. The Netherlands finished on 109-4 off 18.4 overs, with Bas de Leede hitting the winning runs with a boundary to seal victory.
Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee and Sompal Kami all fell in quick succession to leave Nepal struggling on 66-6 after 13.2 overs, and when Paudel was dismissed by Pringle the final three wickets all tumbled rapidly.Vikram Singh supported O’Dowd with 22 runs while Sybrand Engelbrecht was the only other Netherlands batsman to make it into double figures with 14