Nepal is playing against the Netherlands in the second practice before the qualifiers. Nepal Sets a Target of 157 Runs Against Netherlands in the Practice Match before the qualifiers. The Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Nepal Sets a Target of 157 Runs Against Netherlands:
Nepals Batting:
The start of the Nepal Cricket Team was a complete disaster as none of the top-order batsmen scored a good run. They were all seen struggling in front of the pacer of the Netherlands. For Nepal Kushal Bhurtel and Asif Sheikh came to the crease as the opening pair. Nepal lost its first wicket as Ashif Sheikh for just 4 runs in the first over of the game. Arjun Saud got out scoring 4 runs in 4 balls.
The fall of wickets continues for Nepal as Kushal Bhurtel departs for 9 runs. Dipendra Singh Airee tried to hit some big shots but was not able to connect and got out for just 6 runs. Bhim Sharki Joins the crease. Nepal now needed to build a good partnership to stay in the game. Bhim Sharki and Rohit Kumar Poudel played for 30 run partnership. Unfortunately, Bhim Sharki was run out for 10 runs.
Captain Rohit Kumar Poudel scored 30 runs from 41 balls. Gulshan Kumar Jha came and played some beautiful shots scoring 24 runs from 31 balls. Arif Sheikh was caught for 18 runs in 34 balls. Pratish GC scored 19 runs. Sompal Kami scored 18 runs which helped Nepal to make a total of 156 on the board.
Netherlands Bowling:
The Netherlands showed a beautiful pace of bowling in front of Nepali Batsmen. Van Beek from the Netherlands took 5 wickets conceding 26 runs from 7 overs. C Floyd took 2 wickets and RKlein and Shariz Ahmad took 1-1 wicket each.
