23/07Result

116th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Utrecht, Jul 23 2026

NepalNepalNEP
157
NetherlandsNetherlandsNED
158/4 (44.1/50 ov)

Netherlands won by 6 wkts (35b rem)

Player of the Match

Scott EdwardsNetherlands

Best performances - Batsmen

SA Edwards

61(89) 2x4 - 1x6

Control %86%

Productive Shot
pull
23 runs
1x4 - 1x6

Aarif Sheikh

41(90) 4x4 - 0x6

Control %74%

Productive Shot
flick
13 runs
0x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

RE van der Merwe

O6.4

R15

Eco2.25

RHB
OFFLEG


		1W
		1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF


			1W

A Roy

R24

Eco3

RHB
OFFLEG
		1W

	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF




			1W

Partnerships

Nepal - Innings

K Bhurtel9 (19)

Aasif Sheikh14 (17)

K Bhurtel0 (1)

I Pandey0 (1)

I Pandey2 (6)

RK Paudel3 (12)

DS Airee9 (14)

I Pandey2 (3)

Aarif Sheikh15 (38)

DS Airee12 (28)

Aarif Sheikh16 (35)

Gulsan Jha29 (42)

Sompal Kami10 (15)

Aarif Sheikh6 (8)

Aarif Sheikh4 (9)

Karan KC12 (19)

Karan KC1 (1)

S Lamichhane0 (2)

Karan KC0 (0)

LN Rajbanshi0 (1)

Netherlands - Innings

MP O'Dowd9 (11)

C de Lange5 (21)

ZB Lion-Cachet11 (25)

C de Lange16 (30)

BFW de Leede1 (6)

ZB Lion-Cachet0 (1)

SA Edwards16 (19)

ZB Lion-Cachet10 (23)

85*

SA Edwards45 (70)

NRJ Croes34 (59)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

ICC MCWC League 2 News

Monty Desai exits as Canada coach; board begins search for successor
Desai had taken over after Canada's match at the T20 World Cup 2026 had come under corruption investigations and Cricket Canada is currently suspended by the ICC
Shubman Gill returns to No. 1 in ODI batters' rankings
Namibia bowler Bernard Scholtz rises to seventh on ODI bowlers' table after remarkable returns against Netherlands and Nepal in the CWC League 2
'Incredibly disappointing' - Associates criticise ICC's revamped ODI World Cup format
They argue that the newly introduced Super Series limits opportunities they have to compete and grow on the global stage
Netherlands recall Pringle, Zulfiqar for ODIs against Nepal and Namibia
Netherlands will play four ODIs at Kampong in Utrecht, which are part of the World Cup League 2
Johan Botha joins Netherlands men's team as consultant
The former South Africa captain joins them for their Cricket World Cup League 2 games against Namibia and Nepal in July

Netherlands INNINGS		R	B
C de Lange	caught wk	21	51
MP O'Dowd	bowled	9	11
ZB Lion-Cachet	run out	21	49
BFW de Leede	bowled	1	6
SA Edwards	not out	61	89
NRJ Croes	not out	34	59
RE van der Merwe
LV van Beek
K Klein
A Dutt
A Roy
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 9)
TOTAL	158 (4 wkts; 44.1 ovs)

Nepal BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Karan KC	8.0	0	26	0	3.25	(1w)
Sompal Kami	10.0	1	41	1	4.1	(2w)
DS Airee	4.0	1	8	1	2	(2w)
LN Rajbanshi	10.0	3	22	1	2.2	(1w)
S Lamichhane	8.1	0	36	0	4.4	(1w)
Gulsan Jha	4.0	0	23	0	5.75	(1w)

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	15	MP O'Dowd	C de Lange
2nd	31	ZB Lion-Cachet	C de Lange
3rd	1	BFW de Leede	ZB Lion-Cachet
4th	26	SA Edwards	ZB Lion-Cachet
5th	85	SA Edwards	NRJ Croes

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SCOT	36	19	10	45	0.71
USA	32	21	10	43	0.693
NED	32	17	11	38	0.215
OMA	28	14	11	31	0.018
NAM	32	13	17	28	-0.387
CAN	32	10	17	25	-0.395
NEP	32	11	19	24	-0.089
UAE	28	8	18	18	-0.867

Nepal - Innings

Netherlands - Innings

Monty Desai exits as Canada coach; board begins search for successor

Shubman Gill returns to No. 1 in ODI batters' rankings

'Incredibly disappointing' - Associates criticise ICC's revamped ODI World Cup format

Netherlands recall Pringle, Zulfiqar for ODIs against Nepal and Namibia

Johan Botha joins Netherlands men's team as consultant