Nepal vs Netherlands 74th Match Scoreboard, Results, 2025 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 74th Match at Dundee Highlights

RESULT

74th Match, Dundee, June 04, 2025, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

NED 225

NEP (47.1/50 ov, T:226) 226/5

Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Aarif Sheikh

, NEP

78 (99) & 2 catches

Netherlands (50 ovs maximum)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Michael Levitt 

1 4 0 0 25.00

c Paudel b Sompal Kami

Max O'Dowd 

4 12 1 0 33.33

b Karan KC

Vikramjit Singh 

38 56 2 0 67.85

c Aarif Sheikh b Lamichhane

Scott Edwards (c)†

46 71 4 0 64.78

c Paudel b Rajbanshi

Zach Lion-Cachet 

27 34 1 0 79.41

c Karan KC b Rajbanshi

Teja Nidamanuru 

13 29 0 0 44.82

c Airee b Lamichhane

Noah Croes 

48 55 5 0 87.27

b Sompal Kami

Kyle Klein 

3 5 0 0 60.00

c Aarif Sheikh b Karan KC

Roelof van der Merwe 

21 22 0 0 95.45

run out (sub [R Dhakal]/†Aasif Sheikh)

Paul van Meekeren 

1 5 0 0 20.00

not out

Vivian Kingma 

1 2 0 0 50.00

b Sompal Kami

Extras 22 (lb 5, w 17)

Total 225 

49.1 Ov (RR: 4.57)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Michael Levitt, 1.1 ov), 2-16 (Max O'Dowd, 4.5 ov), 3-88 (Vikramjit Singh, 21.4 ov), 4-110 (Scott Edwards, 26.1 ov), 5-143 (Zach Lion-Cachet, 32.5 ov), 6-159 (Teja Nidamanuru, 37.3 ov), 7-166 (Kyle Klein, 38.3 ov), 8-221 (Noah Croes, 47.5 ov), 9-224 (Roelof van der Merwe, 48.3 ov), 10-225 (Vivian Kingma, 49.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Karan KC

10 0 35 

2

3.50 2 0

Sompal Kami

9.1 0 48 

3

5.23 4 0

Aarif Sheikh

7 0 35 0 5.00 2 0

Gulsan Jha

4 0 15 0 3.75 2 0

Dipendra Singh Airee

2 0 9 0 4.50 1 0

Sandeep Lamichhane

10 0 48 

2

4.80 1 0

Lalit Rajbanshi

7 0 30 

2

4.28 0 0

Nepal (T: 226 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Kushal Bhurtel 

25 42 3 0 59.52

b Levitt

Aasif Sheikh †

19 22 3 0 86.36

b van Meekeren

Bhim Sharki 

11 26 1 0 42.30

c van der Merwe b Levitt

Rohit Paudel (c)

23 39 1 0 58.97

run out (Klein)

Aarif Sheikh 

78 99 7 2 78.78

c Nidamanuru b Kingma

Dipendra Singh Airee 

38 51 3 0 74.50

not out

Gulsan Jha 

11 4 1 1 275.00

not out

Extras 21 (lb 3, w 18)

Total 226/5 

47.1 Ov (RR: 4.79)

Did not bat: 

Sompal Kami, 

Karan KC, 

Sandeep Lamichhane, 

Lalit Rajbanshi 

Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Aasif Sheikh, 6.2 ov), 2-63 (Kushal Bhurtel, 13.4 ov), 3-68 (Bhim Sharki, 15.4 ov), 4-123 (Rohit Paudel, 30.3 ov), 5-212 (Aarif Sheikh, 45.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Vivian Kingma

9 2 51 

1

5.66 1 0

Kyle Klein

10 0 39 0 3.90 4 0

Paul van Meekeren

10 0 63 

1

6.30 3 0

Michael Levitt

10 0 43 

2

4.30 1 0

Roelof van der Merwe

8.1 1 27 0 3.30 1 0

Match Flow

Netherlands innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 2 wickets)

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 132 runs, 5 wickets)

Netherlands: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 6

Drinks: Netherlands - 52/2 in 13.3 overs (Vikramjit Singh 24, SA Edwards 17)

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (Vikramjit Singh 24, SA Edwards 21, Ex 5)

Netherlands: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 10

Drinks: Netherlands - 139/4 in 32.0 overs (ZB Lion-Cachet 23, AT Nidamanuru 9)

Netherlands: 150 runs in 34.6 overs (210 balls), Extras 18

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 3 wickets)

Netherlands: 200 runs in 45.3 overs (273 balls), Extras 21

Rain: Netherlands - 219/7 in 47.3 overs (NRJ Croes 46, RE van der Merwe 20)

Wet Ground: Netherlands - 219/7 in 47.3 overs (NRJ Croes 46, RE van der Merwe 20)

8th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (NRJ Croes 30, RE van der Merwe 20, Ex 3)

Innings Break: Netherlands - 225/10 in 49.1 overs (PA van Meekeren 1)

Nepal innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 126 runs, 3 wickets)

Nepal: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 11

Drinks: Nepal - 63/2 in 13.4 overs (B Sharki 8)

Nepal: 100 runs in 26.1 overs (157 balls), Extras 20

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (RK Paudel 17, Aarif Sheikh 25, Ex 9)

Drinks: Nepal - 123/4 in 30.3 overs (Aarif Sheikh 25)

Nepal: 150 runs in 36.5 overs (221 balls), Extras 20

Aarif Sheikh: 50 off 81 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 1 wicket)

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (Aarif Sheikh 27, DS Airee 22, Ex 1)

Nepal: 200 runs in 43.6 overs (264 balls), Extras 21

Match Details

Forthill, Dundee

Toss Netherlands, elected to bat first

Series 

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

Season 

2025

Player Of The Match 

Nepal

Aarif Sheikh

Match number 

ODI no. 4884

Match days 4 June 2025 - day (50-over match)

Umpires 

Scotland

David McLean

Scotland

Iain McDonald

Reserve Umpire 

Bangladesh

Gazi Sohel

Match Referee 

Ireland

Graham McCrea

Points Nepal 2, Netherlands 0