1st ODI Match NT vs NEP 2018





nt  vs  Nep match




NETHERLAND BEAT THE  NEPAL

In



1st ODI Match

Netherlands win by 55 runs


ODI 1 of 2 (NED leads 1-0)




 Netherlands - 189 47.4/50 ov RR: 3.96
         Nepal - 134 41.5/50 ov RR: 3.20                           


v Nepal’s rise up the ranks has been a fantastic story, and the positive results at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 have only served to whet the appetite.


After losing their maiden one-day international, new boys Nepal will look to finish strongly in the second and final game of the series against the Netherlands




Nepal 
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Gyanendra Malla lbw Michael Rippon
51
61
8
0
83.60
Anil Sah WKTc Wesley Barresi b Fredrick Klaassen
21
32
3
0
65.62
Paras Khadka CPTc Michael Rippon b Pieter Seelaar
12
21
1
0
57.14
Dipendra Singh Aireec Scott Edwards b Fredrick Klaassen
33
48
2
1
68.75
Aarif Sheikhc Wesley Barresi b Michael Rippon
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sompal Kami lbw Pieter Seelaar
0
9
0
0
0.00
Basant Regmic Shane Snater b Pieter Seelaar
0
9
0
0
0.00
Shakti Gauchan NOT OUT
9
44
0
0
20.45
Karan KCc Scott Edwards b Fredrick Klaassen
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sandeep Lamichhanec Bas de Leede b Michael Rippon
1
6
0
0
16.66
Sharad Vesawkarc Scott Edwards b Bas de Leede
4
15
0
0
26.66
Extras  (w 2, lb 1)
Total  (all out, 41.5 overs)     134                  


 VS



Netherlands Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Stephan Myburgh b Sandeep Lamichhane
29
32
4
1
90.62
Dan ter Braak b Sompal Kami
1
11
0
0
9.09
Ben Cooper lbw Paras Khadka
20
17
4
0
117.64
Wesley Barresic Aarif Sheikh b Paras Khadka
12
22
1
0
54.54
Bas de Leede c Anil Sah b Sompal Kami
30
60
1
1
50.00
Michael Ripponc Dipendra Singh Airee b Paras Khadka
51
76
2
0
67.10
Pieter Seelaar CPTc Shakti Gauchan b Basant Regmi
5
13
0
0
38.46
Scott Edwards WKT lbw Karan KC
18
23
1
0
78.26
Shane Snater b Paras Khadka
0
2
0
0
0.00
Fred Klaassen c Anil Sah b Sompal Kami
11
27
1
0
40.74
Paul van Meekeren NOT OUT
3
3
0
0
100.00
Extras  (w 3, b 5, lb 1)
Total  (all out, 47.4 overs)     189

 The Netherlands v Nepal

VRA Ground, Amstelveen
2nd ODI
Friday 3 August, 09:00 GMT, 11:00 Local
The first step of their new journey did not go as expected for Nepal as they lost to the Netherlands by 55 runs in the first ODI of the two-match series despite being on top for a large part. The Netherlands were bowled out for 189 after winning the toss and electing to bat. However, the relatively meagre-looking target proved to be far out of the reach of the visitors, who could only manage 134 despite being at 85/1 at one stage.
Nepal captain Paras Khadka led from the front with the ball, picking up 4/26, and received support from Sompal Kami, who picked up three wickets, even as Michael Rippon scored a handy 51 to lead the Netherlands charge.



But their batsmen let Nepal down after Gyanendra Malla (51) and Anil Sah (21) had added 58 runs for the first wicket. Barring the top four, which included Khadka (12) and Dipendra Singh Airee (33), none of the Nepal batsmen could get to double-digit scores.

That's something Nepal must address. The bowlers did exceedingly well in their first outing in ODI cricket and will look to repeat the performance before signing off.
For the Netherlands, the poor total came as a bit of a surprise, given they are much ahead of Nepal in terms of experience. Barring Rippon and Bas de Leede (30) not many batsmen could play a good hand, and that could be a problem for the Netherlands in the upcoming tie.


Rippon starred with the ball as well, picking up 3/23, and was assisted by Pieter Seelar, the captain, who picked up 3/20. Fred Klaassen returned 3/30 as well.

So it's the batting that both teams will be concerned with as they look to make a big statement in the last fixture.
Squads

The Netherlands: Pieter Seelaar (c), Wesley Barresi, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards, Fred Klaasen, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Hidde Overdijk, Michael Rippon, Shane Snater, Daniel ter Braak, Paul van Meekeren

Nepal: Paras Khadka (c), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Airee, Lalit Bhandari, Shakti Gauchan, Karan KC, Subash Khakurel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Rohit Kumar, Lalit Rajbanshi, Basant Regmi, Anil Sah, Sompal Kami, Sharad Vesawkar
In Paras Khadka, they have an outstanding batsman and captain, and in Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal have a budding superstar, a teenaged leg-spinner who has impressed everyone who has seen him.

But Nepal is a lot more than the two of them. There is a fair bit of experience in the ranks, with the likes of Shakti Gauchan, Basant Regmi, Sompal Kami, Sharad Vesawkar, Gyanendra Malla and others having served Nepal cricket well for long.

What makes them exciting, though, is the fact that they have shown excellent temperament to go with their skills. The unbroken last-wicket stand of 51 runs between Karan KC and Lamichhane against Canada, which took them to the qualifiers, was a sign of things to come, and they have made a habit of winning close games, which has led to the ‘Cardiac Kids’ epithet to be attached to the team.

But it’s not lost on Khadka, or the team, that having reached the ODI level, it’s time for Nepal to put up more such performances and build on their recent gains.

“We have always wanted to get to this point but the challenge is to keep on growing. Eight years ago, we were playing in ICC World Cricket League Division Five and now we are among the top 16 nations in the world, with ODI status guaranteed for the next four years,” he wrote on the International Cricket Council website.


Against the Netherlands, Nepal will back themselves to do well even though the home side have had the wood on the visitors in recent times. Their latest encounter, in a Twenty20 International at Lord’s, was loaded in favour of the Netherlands when rain spoilt the game, and at the ICC CWCQ 2018, the Netherlands won the seventh-place playoff in Kwekwe by 45 runs.

And if Nepal are experienced, the Netherlands side is even more so. Unlike Nepal, the Netherlands have played ODI cricket, 79 matches, starting as far back as in 1996 during the ICC Cricket World Cup.

As for players of class, Pieter Seelaar, the captain, Wesley Barresi, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Michael Rippon and Paul van Meekeren are about as good as they come, and will be gung-ho about making sure they assert their authority over the newcomers as well as possible.

It should be an excellent contest over two games, with both teams looking to strike first to get the upper hand.

Squads: The Netherlands: Pieter Seelaar (c), Wesley Barresi, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards, Fred Klaasen, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Hidde Overdijk, Michael Rippon, Shane Snater, Daniel ter Braak, Paul van Meekeren
Nepal: Paras Khadka (c), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Airee, Lalit Bhandari, Shakti Gauchan, Karan KC, Subash Khakurel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Rohit Kumar, Lalit Rajbanshi, Basant Regmi, Anil Sah, Sompal Kami, Sharad Vesawkar.


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