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Netherlands vs Nepal Live Highlights, Match 7, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, June 4, 2024

NEP 106/10 (19.2)
Netherlands beat Nepal by 6 wickets
NED 109/4 (18.4)
Match over
0.6 : 0.6: Vivian Kingma to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Aasif Sheikh gets off the mark in fine fashion! Overpitched and on off, Aasif Sheikh presents the full face of the bat, times his straight drive to perfection past the bowler towards the long off fence for the first boundary of the game. 5 runs off the first over then!
1.1 : 1.1: Tim Pringle to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR! Kushal Bhurtel greets Tim Pringle with a boundary! Tossed up, full and around off, Kushal Bhurtel takes a big stride forward and creams it through covers for four runs.
1.6 : 1.6: Tim Pringle to Aasif Sheikh, OUT! TAKEN! Tim Pringle draws first blood and the crowd here goes absolutely silent!
2.6: Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, FOUR! Lovely shot! Vivian Kingma goes a bit too full this time, on the fifth stump line, Anil Sah leans on to his drive nicely and carasses it through covers for a boundary to get off the mark.
3.1 : 3.1: Logan van Beek to Kushal Bhurtel, OUT! LBW! Dream start for Logan van Beek! He gets a wicket with his very first delivery of the match. This one is on a good length and just around off, nips back in sharply off the surface, Kushal Bhurtel stays back in his crease and tries to heave it across the line, but gets beaten by the huge inward movemtn and the ball thumps him on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a huge shout for LBW and the finger goes up straightawa. Bhurtel has a ch
4.5 : 4.5: Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Four!
5.2 : 5.2: Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, FOUR! Good shot! Goes full again but this is slanted just on the leg side. Rohit Paudel says thank you as he flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
6.2: Vivian Kingma to Rohit Paudel, FOUR! It's very important for Nepal to buy boundaries regularly. A length ball, outside off. Rohit Paudel comes down and makes a bit of room, slashes it over covers for a boundary. 
7.4 : 7.4: Tim Pringle to Anil Sah, OUT! GONE! Tim Pringle roars as he gets his second wicket.
9.1 : 9.1: Paul van Meekeren to Kushal Malla, FOUR! Superb shot! Welcome boundary! Pitched up, outside off. Malla leans into his lofted shot and hits it over mid off for a boundary. 50 up for Nepal. 
9.4 : 9.4: Paul van Meekeren to Kushal Malla, OUT! TAKEN! Massive, massive wicket! Tell you what, Malla could have been very dangerous but goes cheaply this time! Smart from Paul van Meekeren as he rolls his fingers on it, this is full and on middle, Malla tries the lofted shot again but toe ends it and Max O'Dowd at mid off takes a simple catch.
10.4: Bas de Leede to Dipendra Singh Airee, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Bas de Leede strikes now! The pressure was buidling and Dipendra Singh Airee has to walk back now. de Leede hits the good length this time, on middle, angles in and then nips away a bit, Dipendra Singh Airee gets squared up trying to block, gets a thick outside edge straight to first slip where Logan van Beek makes no mistake. Nepal loses half their side now!
12.1 : 12.1: Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, FOUR! A welcome boundary for Nepal! Logan van Beek lands this on a hard length but down the leg side, begging to be put away, Rohit Paudel glances it as the ball goes just wide of the diving Scott Edwards behind the stumps to the fine leg fence for four runs.
12.4 : 12.4: Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, FOUR! Nicely played! This one is full and around off, Rohit Paudel uses his feet, throws his bat at it and slashes it over point for another boundary.
13.2 : 13.2: Paul van Meekeren to Sompal Kami, OUT! BOWLED'EM! A ripper from Paul van Meekeren!
14.1 : 14.1: Bas de Leede to Rohit Paudel, FOUR! Excellent shot!
15.3 : 15.3: Tim Pringle to Gulshan Jha, SIX! The crowd gets their voice back! A biggie for the occassion! Tossed up, around off, Khan slog-sweeps it hard and over long on for a maximum.
15.6 : 15.6: Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, OUT! c Max O'Dowd b Tim Pringle.
16.3 : 16.3: Logan van Beek to Karan KC, Six!
18.4 : 18.4: Bas de Leede to Karan KC, SIX! Powered! Karan KC playing a fine cameo here. A length ball, outside off. Karan KC hammers it over long on and it goes for a six.
18.5 : 18.5: Bas de Leede to Karan KC, OUT! TAKEN! Yet another sharp catch, this time from Kingma. Outside off on a length. Karan KC slashes but top edges it to third man. Vivian Kingma runs forward and to his left, slides and holds onto it. Really good catch. 
19.1 : 19.1: Logan van Beek to Gulshan Jha, OUT! BOWLED! That's a peach of a delivery from Logan van Beek! He gets his second wicket. A scrambled seam delivery, full and on middle. Jha swings across the line but misses it completely and it crashes the stumps.
19.2 : 19.2: Logan van Beek to Abinash Bohara, OUT! GONE! Logan van Beek ends with three wickets. Shorter and around off, Abinash Bohara with a wild swing across the line, it takes the slice of the bat and flies up. Logan van Beek does the rest as he doesn't move much. NEPAL END WITH 106 RUNS.
1.2 : 1.2: Sompal Kami to Michael Levitt, OUT! GONE! The crowd goes absolutely nuts! Nepal fans have assembled and are pushing their team here. Short in length and wide of off, Michael Levitt throws the bat at it but fails to time well, top edges it to cover where Dipendra Singh Airee takes a dolly.
2.4 : 2.4: Karan KC to Vikramjit Singh, Four!
2.5 : 2.5: Karan KC to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! Off the edge! Vikramjit Singh won't mind as the crowd once again goes in the silence mode. Shorter and outside off, Singh looks to cut but edges it over to third man for a boundary. 
3.1 : 3.1: Sompal Kami to Max O'Dowd, FOUR! Third boundary in last four balls. Touch fuller and on middle, Max O'Dowd flicks on the up and over mid-wicket for a boundary. This is a good passage of play for Netherlands.
3.4 : 3.4: Sompal Kami to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! Intent from Singh now! Very full and on middle, Singh steps across and hits it through the line, not right off the middle but enough to get rid of the man at mid on. A boundary.
4.2 : 4.2: Gulshan Jha to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! The left-handed batters loves to play this shot. On a length and outside off. Singh hangs on the back foot and punches it through covers for four runs.
5.4 : 5.4: Karan KC to Max O'Dowd, FOUR! Max O'Dowd takes a chance and it pays off here! Pitched up, on middle, Max O'Dowd looks to loft it over mid on, but gets an inside edge as the ball flies over mid-wicket for a boundary.
8.2 : 8.2: Dipendra Singh Airee to Vikramjit Singh, OUT! lbw b Dipendra Singh Airee.
10.2: Sagar Dhakal to Max O'Dowd, FOUR! Misfield and it costs four runs. Flatter and outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it to the right of short third man who dives but lets it roll past his hands for a boundary.
11.2: Gulshan Jha to Sybrand Engelbrecht, FOUR! Threads it through! Watch out for Sybrand Engelbrecht in this tournament. Fantastic player. Length and outside off. Engelbrecht punches it through covers for a boundary.
13.1 : 13.1: Sompal Kami to Max O'Dowd, OUT! run out (Sompal Kami).
15.2 : 15.2: Abinash Bohara to Scott Edwards, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Abinash Bohara strikes! Just what Nepal wanted at this point of time.
18.1 : 18.1: Abinash Bohara to Max O'Dowd, FOUR! Pressure-releasing shot! Abinash Bohara hits the hard length, angling into leg, Max O'Dowd stays in his crease and whips it away towards the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
18.2 : 18.2: Abinash Bohara to Max O'Dowd, Six!
18.4 : 18.4: Abinash Bohara to Bas de Leede, FOUR! Bas de Leede finishes things off in fine fashion! Abinash Bohara serves this very full and around off, Bas de Leede strides out a bit and drills it past extra covers for a boundary. NETHERLANDS WIN BY 6 WICKETS!