Published: Aug 13, 2016, 07:41 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 13, 2016, 08:50 PM (IST)
Netherlands came out all guns blazing in the 25th game of the ICC World Cricket League Championship against Nepal to register a seven wickets win on Saturday. Netherlands bowlers did a commendable job in restricting the visitors for a mere score of 94. Their batsmen looked bereft of oomph and had no options whatsoever. Netherlands own the toss and opted to bowl first, their bowlers made the utmost use of the new ball and clinched key wickets with it. They kept chipping wickets at regular intervals and didn’t let the momentum drift away. Timm van der Gugten and Michael Rippon accounted for six wickets between them and broke the spine of Nepal. Nepal vs Netherlands 2016, Live Updates
Roelof van der Merwe did some serious damage with his wily chipping by scalping two key wickets in the same over. He first got rid of Anil Mandal and then their skipper Paras Khadka on two consecutive deliveries and was on a hat-trick. Nepal, after a great stumble, posted 94 runs in 38.1 overs on the board.
Netherlands gave no room for error in their run-chase as they got the ball rolling form the outset. They suffered an early blow when Michael Rippon had to walk back for the score of 6. Wesley Barresi was a sensation to watch as he dominated the Nepal bowling attack with his manic approach. He scored 37 off 33 deliveries before Basant Regmi shattered his stumps. Ben Cooper in an attempt to finish things early was also dismissed for six by Sagar Pun. Netherlands dominated the whole game and have gained immense confidence for the tournament.
Brief Scores:
Nepal 94 all out in 38.1 overs (Anil Mandal 20(39), Sharad Vesawkar 14(71); Timm van der Gugten 3-21) lost to Netherlands 96/3 in 16.5 overs (Stephan Myburgh 33*(41), Wesley Barresi 37(33); Basant Regmi 1-23)
