Nepal beat the Netherlands by six wickets in the sixth match of the ongoing Tri-Series, which also includes Namibia.
Nepal beat the Netherlands by six wickets in the sixth match of the ongoing Tri-Series, which also includes Namibia. When asked to bowl first, Nepal dismissed Netherlands for 120, with Pratis GC taking three wickets. Nepal later chased down the mark in 15.2 overs, taking six wickets in the process. Aside from the low-scoring game, Kushal Bhurtel’s outstanding fielding performance to eliminate Vivan Kingma drew everyone’s attention. The incident occurred in the 19th over of Netherlands’ innings.
Roelof van der Merwe hit a shot to long-on off Dipender Singh Airee’s full-toss delivery. The shot appeared to be a comfortable six, but Bhurtel demonstrated his fielding prowess by jumping to prevent the ball from crossing the boundary.
Netherlands were dismissed after being bundled for 120 in 19.3 overs.
Max Odowd led the Netherlands in runs scored heading into the game with 31, while no other batter was able to score more than thirty.
Rohit Paudel, the captain of Nepal, scored 46 runs, while Gulsan Jha added 38 as his team easily reached the mark in 15.2 overs.
Nepal is currently in second place with two wins in four matches, while the Netherlands leads the points table with two wins in three matches.
