29/07Result

119th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Utrecht, Jul 29 2026

NetherlandsNetherlandsNED
225/9
NepalNepalNEP
168 (48/50 ov)

Netherlands won by 57 runs

Player of the Match

Noah CroesNetherlands

Best performances - Batsmen

NRJ Croes

70(93) 3x4 - 0x6

Control %73%

Productive Shot
cut shot
10 runs
1x4 - 0x6

SA Edwards

57(91) 3x4 - 0x6

Control %85%

Productive Shot
square drive
10 runs
0x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

Karan KC

O10

R30

Eco3

RHB
OFFLEG



	2W	1W

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

LHB
LEGOFF



		1W

K Klein

R26

Eco3.25

RHB
OFFLEG


		1W
	1W

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

LHB
LEGOFF





			1W

Partnerships

Netherlands - Innings

MP O'Dowd0 (0)

C de Lange0 (1)

MP O'Dowd12 (23)

ZB Lion-Cachet16 (26)

BFW de Leede0 (0)

ZB Lion-Cachet0 (1)

BFW de Leede13 (26)

SA Edwards13 (28)

115

SA Edwards44 (63)

NRJ Croes61 (85)

LV van Beek12 (13)

NRJ Croes9 (8)

RE van der Merwe1 (3)

LV van Beek3 (3)

LV van Beek2 (2)

A Dutt5 (5)

LV van Beek10 (9)

K Klein7 (6)

Nepal - Innings

K Bhurtel0 (3)

Aasif Sheikh0 (0)

Aasif Sheikh14 (25)

B Sharki10 (15)

I Pandey16 (31)

Aasif Sheikh6 (12)

Aasif Sheikh18 (41)

RK Paudel17 (23)

DS Airee6 (15)

RK Paudel9 (12)

Aarif Sheikh0 (4)

RK Paudel0 (3)

Aarif Sheikh8 (17)

Gulsan Jha11 (25)

Karan KC0 (3)

Gulsan Jha0 (1)

Karan KC23 (26)

H Dhami8 (12)

LN Rajbanshi0 (7)

H Dhami7 (14)

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

Nepal INNINGS		R	B
K Bhurtel	bowled	0	3
Aasif Sheikh	caught	38	78
B Sharki	caught wk	10	15
I Pandey	caught	16	31
RK Paudel	caught	26	38
DS Airee	lbw	6	15
Aarif Sheikh	caught	8	21
Gulsan Jha	caught	11	26
Karan KC	caught	23	29
H Dhami	not out	15	26
LN Rajbanshi	bowled	0	7
EXTRAS	(b 5, w 9, nb 1)
TOTAL	168 (all out; 48 ovs)

Netherlands BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
K Klein	8.0	0	26	3	3.25	(1w)
A Roy	7.0	0	27	0	3.85	(1nb, 3w)
A Dutt	10.0	1	43	1	4.3
LV van Beek	6.0	2	16	2	2.66	(1w)
RE van der Merwe	10.0	1	30	2	3
ZB Lion-Cachet	7.0	0	21	2	3	(2w)

Nepal 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	K Bhurtel	Aasif Sheikh
2nd	28	Aasif Sheikh	B Sharki
3rd	22	I Pandey	Aasif Sheikh
4th	35	Aasif Sheikh	RK Paudel
5th	19	DS Airee	RK Paudel
6th	0	Aarif Sheikh	RK Paudel
7th	23	Aarif Sheikh	Gulsan Jha
8th	0	Karan KC	Gulsan Jha
9th	34	Karan KC	H Dhami
10th	7	LN Rajbanshi	H Dhami

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

Netherlands - Innings

Nepal - 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