Nepal Defeats Netherlands by 16 Runs
June 10, 2025Kathmandu: In the ICC World Cup League-2 series, Nepal secured a 16-run victory. In a match held in Scotland, Nepal defeated the Netherlands by 16 runs.
Chasing a target of 237 runs set by Nepal, the Netherlands were all out for 220 runs. For Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav took 3 wickets each, while Lalit Rajbanshi claimed 2 wickets.
Having lost the toss and batting first, Nepal set a modest target of 237 runs for the Netherlands. Arif Sheikh was the top scorer for Nepal with 84 runs. However, Nepal faced a penalty of 10 runs during their innings.
Middle-order Left handed batter Basir Ahmed was penalized twice, with 5 runs deducted each time, total of 10 by the umpire for running on the pitch in violation of the rules. In this series, Nepal has won 3 out of 4 matches.
Nepal collected 6 out of 8 points in CWC League’s point table from this Scotland Series and stays at 7th place with 12 Points.
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