24/06Result
14th Match, Group A, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Jun 24 2023
Netherlands won by 7 wkts (137b rem)
Player of the Match
Max O'Dowd
Max O'DowdNetherlands
24/06Result
14th Match, Group A, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Jun 24 2023
Netherlands won by 7 wkts (137b rem)
Player of the Match
Max O'Dowd
Max O'DowdNetherlands

The chase is scheduled to start at 12:50pm, Sreshth will be in a few minutes before to bring you the action. Stay tuned.

Logan Van Beek: We won the toss, was important to put the ball in the right areas. Today it was a building kind of feeling, tried to get a few dots and that worked. We read the game, changed the plans after 15 overs when the wicket got stoppy and sticky. Spinners tightened down nicely which is good. Bowling first, restricting them under 200 is good. Hopefully, our batters put on a clinic.

Gaurav: "That's bowling Masterclass from the Dutch side , Nepal should have made atleast 220 to have a chance "

12:17pm: Nepal are bowled out with 33 balls to spare. Seven of their batters got to double figures but Rohit's 33 was their top score. Van Beek returned with career-best figures of 4 for 25. Vikramjit's two-for opened the gate after Bhurtel and Shakri got through the new ball. Bas de Leede took two wickets against the run of play in the end to cut down the budding stand between Lamichhane and Gulsan. They did carry Nepal from 123 for 7 to 167 but it does seem a few runs short.

44.3
W
van Beek to Lamichhane, OUT, Connects well with the pull but de Leede backtracks and takes a good catch over head-height at deep midwicket. Probably the first time that Lamichhane got hold of a short ball, timing was great but the placement and de Leede's excellence cost him

S Lamichhane c de Leede b van Beek 27 (47m 33b 4x4 0x6) SR: 81.81

44.2
0
van Beek to Lamichhane, no run, Shortish ball outside off, bunted to point. "Wait there," is the call
44.1
0
van Beek to Lamichhane, no run, Lamichhane yells after missing out on lashing a full toss. He whipped it and the bat turned as he channeled it to mid-on

END OF OVER:
44 | 1 Run | NEP: 167/9 | RR: 3.79

  • Lalit Rajbanshi0 (1b)
  • Sandeep Lamichhane27 (30b)
  • Bas de Leede8-0-31-2
  • Ryan Klein6-1-25-0
43.6
0
de Leede to Rajbanshi, no run, Neat block to the left of the bowler. 'Ah, loverly, yaar,' is the call from the non-striker's end. It was a fullish ball around middle and off
43.5
1
de Leede to Lamichhane, 1 run, Quick single to midwicket. Length ball at knee-roll height, Lamichhane flamingod it to the right of mid-on, who ran across

Long-on comes up, deep third goes back

43.4
0
de Leede to Lamichhane, no run, Slow and full on middle, Lamichhane has all his stumps exposed as he pushes the offcutter to mid-off
43.3
0
de Leede to Lamichhane, no run, Turns the length ball to short fine leg
43.2
0
de Leede to Lamichhane, no run, Back of length, cut to cover

Lamichhane pulls out very late, de Leede was almost through his delivery stride when the batter was distracted by something behind

43.1
0
de Leede to Lamichhane, no run, Slower one just outside off, Lamichhane cleared his front leg to swipe across the line. But he tried adjusting last second and bunt it away. Got beaten

END OF OVER:
43 | 9 Runs | NEP: 166/9 | RR: 3.86

  • Sandeep Lamichhane26 (25b)
  • Lalit Rajbanshi0 (0b)
  • Ryan Klein6-1-25-0
  • Bas de Leede7-0-30-2
42.6
1
Klein to Lamichhane, 1 run, Yes, he tries to nudge the length ball coming at him. It goes off the inside edge to deep fine leg

Can Lamichhane retain strike?

42.5
4
Klein to Lamichhane, FOUR, Makes room and carves the short ball late, gets it over backward point. Right in the gap between deep point and deep third
42.4
0
Klein to Lamichhane, no run, Bouncer follows Lamichhane, who does well to lay it defensively, into the pitch in front
42.3
0
Klein to Lamichhane, no run, Backs away and is followed by a length ball, blocked to the off side
42.2
4
Klein to Lamichhane, FOUR, Perfect yorker on middle is jammed, it squeezes through and goes wide of leg stump and the keeper
42.1
0
Klein to Lamichhane, no run, Tries to cut the ball after making room, gets cramped and ends up knocking it with a horizontal bat to point

Lamichhane back on strike

END OF OVER:
42 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | NEP: 157/9 | RR: 3.73

  • Sandeep Lamichhane17 (19b)
  • Bas de Leede7-0-30-2
  • Ryan Klein5-1-16-0
41.6
W
de Leede to Karan KC, OUT, Another edge off an attempted upper cut goes to the keeper. Karan was backing away as the back-of-length ball arrived, he tried to guide it to deep third and did a repeat of what Gulsan did four balls ago

Karan KC c †Edwards b de Leede 1 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

41.5
0
de Leede to Karan KC, no run, Length ball is tapped to backward point
41.4
1
de Leede to Lamichhane, 1 run, Slaps the length ball outside off to deep point
41.3
1
de Leede to Karan KC, 1 run, Quick single to mid-off. Full on middle, Karan, like Lamichhane, made room to thrash the drive
41.2
W
de Leede to Gulsan Jha, OUT, Ramped... to the keeper. Easy catch for Edwards, who squats and takes it with fingers pointing up. It was a back-of-length ball that Gulsan tried to steer to the deep-third area. It brushed the edge as he tried to sway away, the lack of room meant the thin edge went straight in the keeper's direction

Gulsan Jha c †Edwards b de Leede 15 (40m 31b 1x4 0x6) SR: 48.38

41.1
1
de Leede to Lamichhane, 1 run, Bouncer angled in towards his shoulders as he backed away, pulled late to get it to deep-backward square

END OF OVER:
41 | 4 Runs | NEP: 154/7 | RR: 3.75

  • Gulsan Jha15 (30b)
  • Sandeep Lamichhane15 (17b)
  • Ryan Klein5-1-16-0
  • Bas de Leede6-0-27-0

Pujan Dahal: "To boost Nepal's chances, this duo must stay at the crease for the full 50 overs."

40.6
0
Klein to Gulsan Jha, no run, Back of length outside off, stabbed off the back foot to short third
40.5
0
Klein to Gulsan Jha, no run, Bat-pad into the pitch, Klein runs through to deny the single. It was a length ball angling in that Gulsan tried pushing straight. It deflected onto the off side of the pitch and rolled out
40.5
1w
Klein to Gulsan Jha, 1 wide, Short outside off, left alone. Went over head-height
40.4
1
Klein to Lamichhane, 1 run, Steers the short ball to deep point. He's backing away last minute now, hitting it while on the move. Partnership up to 30

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st86MP O'DowdVikramjit Singh
2nd10W BarresiMP O'Dowd
3rd62MP O'DowdBFW de Leede
4th10BFW de LeedeAT Nidamanuru

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Super Six
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33060.91
NED32140.662
SCOT32140.215
WI3122-0.091
ZIM3122-0.748
OMA3030-1.087
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM44082.241
NED43160.669
WI42240.525
NEP4132-1.171
USA4040-2.164
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL44083.047
SCOT43160.54
OMA4224-1.221
IRE4132-0.061
UAE4040-2.249