| 0.0 : Netherlands (Playing XI) - Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards (C/WK), Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma. |
| Nepal (Playing XI) - Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (WK), Anil Sah, Rohit Paudel (C), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal. |
| Scott Edwards, the skipper of Netherlands. He says they will bowl first keeping in mind the conditions around. Adds their first goal is to reach the next ground. Shares they have played many games against each other and it is all about preparation. |
| Rohit Paudel, the captain of Nepal says that it is a big occasion for all of them as they are playing in the T20 World Cup after 10 years and it s a dream come true for them. Adds that he is happy to be leading the side and they will take one game at a time. Ends by saying that toss will not be a big factor if you can play good cricket. |
| Pitch Report - Natalie Germanos says the game is going to be played on pitch number 6, one of the square boundaries is on the shorter side while 73 straight hit. Ramiz Raja joins him and says there is a green grass covering on it, Test match lines could help the bowlers, however, a lot of runs could be scored on this ground. Ends by saying there is green tinge and the pitch looks abrasive, |
| We are all set for action. Opening match for both these teams that means we will have the national anthems first. It will be the national anthem of Nepal's first followed by of Netherlands'. |
| It's dark, it's gloomy but that's above the ground. The Grand Prairie Stadium is packed and mostly dominated to support the team from Asia. For the first time we will get a close-eye view of much-talked Nepal Team. The players out in the middle. Aasif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel to open for Nepal. Vivian Kingma to bowl first... |
| 0.1 : Vivian Kingma to Kushal Bhurtel, BEATEN! Vivian Kingma starts with a full delivery, gets it to shape away a long way, Kushal Bhurtel goes for the big drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.2 : Vivian Kingma to Kushal Bhurtel, A massive cheer as Nepal gets underway! This is on a good length and on off, angling in, Kushal Bhurtel steps across and tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 0.3 : Vivian Kingma to Aasif Sheikh, No run. |
| 0.4 : Vivian Kingma to Aasif Sheikh, Vivian Kingma is getting a lot of movement here! He continues with the fuller length, outside off, swinging further away, Aasif Sheikh throws his bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 0.5 : Vivian Kingma to Aasif Sheikh, Pulls his length back a bit, outside off, shapes away but keeps a bit low this time, Aasif Sheikh looks to cut it away but the ball goes under his bat and to the keeper. |
| 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! |
| Tim Pringle to bowl from the other end. |
| 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. |
| 1.2 : Tim Pringle to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run. |
| 1.3 : Tim Pringle to Aasif Sheikh, No run. |
| 1.4 : Tim Pringle to Aasif Sheikh, Quicker one this time, full and outside off, goes with the arm, Aasif Sheikh backs away to drive it away but misses again. |
| 1.5 : Tim Pringle to Aasif Sheikh, Slows it up a bit now, full and on middle, Aasif Sheikh pushes it to short covers. Three dots in a row now! |
| 1.6 : Tim Pringle to Aasif Sheikh, OUT! TAKEN! Tim Pringle draws first blood and the crowd here goes absolutely silent! |
| 0.0 : Anil Sah walks to the middle. |
| 2.1 : Vivian Kingma to Kushal Bhurtel, Back of a length and around off, shaping away, Kushal Bhurtel leaves it alone. |
| 2.2 : Vivian Kingma to Kushal Bhurtel, BEAUTY! |
| 2.3 : Vivian Kingma to Kushal Bhurtel, Swing and a miss! Fullish and outside off, shapes away a lot, Kushal Bhurtel uses his feet to loft it away but gets nowhere near the ball and misses it by a mile. |
| 2.4 : Vivian Kingma to Kushal Bhurtel, Excellent bowling! This is on a hard length, on middle, Kushal Bhurtel tries to work it away but gets a leading edge along the ground to point. Four dots now! |
| 2.5 : Vivian Kingma to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run. |
| 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. |
| Logan van Beek isinto the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Rohit Paudel is the new man in. |
| 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 |
| 3.2 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, 2 runs. |
| 3.3 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, Pitched up, on middle, Rohit Paudel knocks it towards mid on. |
| 3.4 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, Absolute beauty! |
| 3.5 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, Another massive appeal for LBW, and the up goes the finger again! However, Rohit Paudel takes the review instantly. |
| 3.6 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, FOUR LEG BYES! On a length and angling down the leg side, Rohit Paudel misses his flick, the ball goes off his pads and rolls past the keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, No run. |
| 4.2 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, No run. |
| 4.3 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Oh..so close! |
| 4.4 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, No run. |
| 4.5 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Four! |
| 4.6 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Close again! |
| 5.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, Goes for the yorker-length delivery and bowls it on off. Rohit Paudel does well to dig it out on time. |
| 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. |
| 5.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, That is an absolute beauty but might have just brushed the pads there! Short of a length and on middle, seams in. Rohit Paudel hops to tuck it away but gets hit on the thigh guard region. It rolls to the keeper and an appeal follows but Scott Edwards knew it. |
| 5.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, Very full and outside off, seams away. Rohit Paudel pushes it to cover. |
| 5.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, Three dots in a row. Short in length and outside off. Rohit Paudel slashes his blade and misses. |
| 5.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, Brilliant stuff from Paul van Meekeren to end the over. This is full and outside off, shapes in now. Rohit Paudel looks to drive but misses again. Nepal are 29/2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Wide! Too much movement this time. Full and outside off, swings away. Sah looks to drive but misses it. |
| Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Sliced over for one. A length ball, outside off, Sah punches on the up but splices it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 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. |
| 6.3 : Vivian Kingma to Rohit Paudel, Too full and on middle, Rohit Paudel eases it to long on for a single. |
| 6.4 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Keeps it full and outside off, Sah knocks it straight to cover. |
| 6.5 : Vivian Kingma to Anil Sah, Length ball, outside off. Sah dabs it to third man for a single.. |
| 6.6 : Vivian Kingma to Rohit Paudel, Wide! For the first time we see a short ball but this is well above Rohit Paudel's head. Wided. |
| Vivian Kingma to Rohit Paudel, Vivian Kingma ends his spell with a dot ball. A length ball, angling on middle, Rohit Paudel looks to flick but gets a soft leading edge back to the bowler. |
| 7.1 : Tim Pringle to Anil Sah, Fuller delivery, outside off, spins away. Sah cuts it through covers for a single. |
| 7.2 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, JUST SHORT! Tim Pringle gives a bit of flight, full and outside off and spins away. Rohit Paudel looks to drive but edges it to point where the fielder dives forward and picks on a bounce. |
| 7.3 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, On middle, fuller, Rohit Paudel makes room and strokes it to long off for a single. |
| 7.4 : Tim Pringle to Anil Sah, OUT! GONE! Tim Pringle roars as he gets his second wicket. |
| 7.5 : Tim Pringle to Kushal Malla, This is full and around off, Malla prods and blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Kushal Malla comes out to the middle now. |
| Change. |
| 7.6 : Tim Pringle to Kushal Malla, Quick single and Malla is underway. Full and on middle, Malla tucks it to square leg for a single. A successful over for Netherlands. |
| 8.1 : Bas de Leede to Kushal Malla, Bowls it full and on middle, Malla works it to mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 8.2 : Bas de Leede to Rohit Paudel, A length ball, outside off, Rohit Paudel hits it to deep point for a single. |
| 8.3 : Bas de Leede to Kushal Malla, Spliced away! Angles a length ball across Malla, outside off. Malla looks to punch it away but edges it past slip and to third man for one. |
| 8.4 : Bas de Leede to Rohit Paudel, Very full and outside off, Rohit Paudel works it to third man for a single. |
| 8.5 : Bas de Leede to Kushal Malla, That was some delivery! A bumper on middle, well-directed and Malla ducks under it. Scott Edwards collects but a bit awkwardly. There is plenty in the pitch for the bowlers. |
| 8.6 : Bas de Leede to Kushal Malla, A length ball, outside off, Malla plays it to deep point for a single. 5 runs off the over. |
| 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. |
| 9.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Kushal Malla, Short in length and on middle, Malla pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 9.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, Rohit Paudel hangs in there as he keeps rotating the strike. Outside off, this is guided to third man for a single. |
| 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. |
| 9.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Dipendra Singh Airee, Paul van Meekeren bowls a nip-backer, length and on off, Dipendra Singh Airee blocks it out. |
| 9.4 : Dipendra Singh Airee is the next man in. |
| 9.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Dipendra Singh Airee, Bangs it short and on middle, Dipendra Singh Airee pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! Nepal are in a tough spot at the moment and a lot of will depend on this partnership between Rohit Paudel and Dipendra Singh Airee as they have to make sure not to lose wickets and also keep scoring at a good rate. Netherlands will feel that they have good control and a couple of wickets here and they can restrict their opponets to a very low score here. |
| 10.1 : Bas de Leede to Dipendra Singh Airee, BEATEN! This is on a hard length and just around off, Dipendra Singh Airee tries to play at it without much footwork and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 10.2 : Bas de Leede to Dipendra Singh Airee, Fuller one and on middle, Dipendra Singh Airee tucks it straight to short mid-wicket, Paudel wants the run but is sent back, the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. A direct hit and it would have been really close! |
| 10.3 : Bas de Leede to Dipendra Singh Airee, Back of a length and on middle and off, nips away again, Dipendra Singh Airee has a poke at it but misses it completely. |
| 10.4 : Sompal Kami comes in next. |
| 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! |
| 10.5 : Bas de Leede to Sompal Kami, No run. |
| 10.6 : Bas de Leede to Sompal Kami, Would you believe it? A maiden-wicket over this deep in the innings. Bas de Leede goes fuller this time, on off, swings away, Sompal Kami tries to drive but misses but fails to connect. |
| 11.1 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, Slower through the air, full and on off, turns away, Rohit Paudel tries to cut it away but slices it on the boune towards short third man who makes a good dving stop. |
| 11.2 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, 2 runs. |
| 11.3 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, No run. |
| 11.4 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, Flighted, full and on middle, Rohit Paudel mistimes his drive off the bottom edge back towards the bowler. |
| 11.5 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, Quicker, shortish and on off, turns away, Rohit Paudel goes down and swipes it through square leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Tim Pringle to Sompal Kami, Flatter, full and on middle, Sompal Kami stays back and keeps it out to the off side. Just three runs off the over then! |
| 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. |
| 12.2 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, Back of a length and around off, keeps low, Rohit Paudel tries to cut it away bu misses. |
| 12.3 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, No run. |
| 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. |
| 12.5 : Logan van Beek to Rohit Paudel, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Logan van Beek to Sompal Kami, No run. |
| 13.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, Fuller one and on the pads, Rohit Paudel tucks it away through square leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Sompal Kami, OUT! BOWLED'EM! A ripper from Paul van Meekeren! |
| 0.0 : Gulshan Jha walks to the middle. |
| 13.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Gulshan Jha, Another beauty! Fuller one and just around off, shaping away, Gulshan Jha tries to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 13.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Gulshan Jha, Goes fuller, on leg, Gulshan Jha tries to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 13.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Gulshan Jha, Back of a length and around leg, Gulshan Jha gets cramped up and nudges it with one hand wide of the keeper. They cross. |
| 13.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Paudel, Uppish but safe! Fuller and on off, Rohit Paudel looks to work it away but gets a leading edge, the ball goes safely through point for one. |
| 14.1 : Bas de Leede to Rohit Paudel, FOUR! Excellent shot! |
| 14.2 : Bas de Leede to Rohit Paudel, Back of a length and on off, keeps low again, Rohit Paudel tries to steer it away but misses. |
| 14.3 : Bas de Leede to Rohit Paudel, Short of a length, on middle, Rohit Paudel pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : Bas de Leede to Gulshan Jha, Slower one, on a length and on off, Gulshan Jha dabs it to point. |
| 14.5 : Bas de Leede to Gulshan Jha, Goes for the bouncer but this one is down the leg side, Gulshan Jha looks to hook it away but misses. It is called a wide. |
| Bas de Leede to Gulshan Jha, Run out chance...missed! |
| 14.6 : Bas de Leede to Gulshan Jha, A low full toss, on leg, Gulshan Jha tucks it away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.1 : Tim Pringle to Gulshan Jha, Tossed up on middle, Jha drills it to long on for a single. |
| 15.2 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, Just one! This is full and outside off, Rohit Paudel slogs it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 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. |
| 15.5 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, Floats it full and wide of off. Rohit Paudel looks to sweep it but misses. |
| 15.4 : Tim Pringle to Gulshan Jha, Flatter and outside off, Jha slaps it to deep cover for a single. |
| 15.6 : Tim Pringle to Rohit Paudel, OUT! c Max O'Dowd b Tim Pringle. |
| 0.0 : Karan KCÂ walks out to bat now. |
| 16.1 : Logan van Beek to Gulshan Jha, TAP AND RUN! A length ball on off. Jha drops it to point for a quick single. |
| 16.2 : Logan van Beek to Karan KC, A good-length ball, around off. Karan KC hops and blocks. |
| 16.3 : Logan van Beek to Karan KC, Six! |
| 16.4 : Logan van Beek to Karan KC, On a length and outside off, Karan KC half-heartedly looks to push at it but misses. |
| 16.5 : Logan van Beek to Karan KC, Logan van Beek bowls it full and outside off, Karan KC pushes it to point. |
| 16.6 : Logan van Beek to Karan KC, Despite a maximum, just 7 runs off it. Full and outside off, Karan KC drives it to the mana to point. |
| 0.0 : Change. |
| 17.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Gulshan Jha, A hard-length delivery, outside off, Jha knocks it to cover for a single. |
| 17.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Karan KC, One more run! Outside off, Karan KC steers it to third man for a single. |
| 17.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Gulshan Jha, Jha was in! Fuller ball, outside off, Jha pushes it straight to point and calls for a single but is sent back. The fielder hits the target but the replay shows Gulshan Jha dragged his bat in. They do get an overthrow though. |
| 17.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Karan KC, A length ball, outside off, Karan KC swings and misses. |
| 17.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Karan KC, QUICK SINGLE! A length ball on off and it seams in very late. Karan KC hangs back and drops it on the deck. Jha callls for a single and makes his end easily. |
| 17.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Gulshan Jha, Wide! Bangs it short and on leg, Gulshan Jha looks to pull but misses. Wided. |
| Paul van Meekeren to Gulshan Jha, Goes for the fuller-length delivery on middle, Jha looks to heave but inside edges it onto the pads. |
| 18.1 : Bas de Leede to Karan KC, A length ball, outside off, Karan KC swings and hits it over covers. Not off the middle and it falls safely across the man running from deep point. Two. |
| 18.2 : Bas de Leede to Karan KC, 1 run. |
| 18.3 : Bas de Leede to Gulshan Jha, 1 run. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 18.6 : Bas de Leede to Sagar Dhakal, Bowls the off-cutter, fuller and on middle, Sagar Dhakal defends it out. |
| 0.0 : Sagar Dhakal comes out to the middle now. |
| 18.6 : Logan van Beek to bowl the last over. |
| 19.1 : Abinash Bohara is the last man in. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 0.0 : A clinical bowling performance from Netherlands! The conditions suited their bowlers, and they took full advantage of that. Surprisingly, it was the spinner Pringle who got them the first breakthrough, and they never looked back since. The pacers were right on the money, never gave anything away, and also kept picking up wickets at regular intervals to keep the pressure on the batters. Their catching was exceptional and they took every chance that fell in front of them. Tim Pringle and Logan va |
| Nepal, on the other hand will be very disappointed with their batting effort. They just couldn't really get going and failed to build any sort of partnerships in the middle. They lost both the openers inside the Powerplay which put them on the back foot. Their skipper came in and fought a lone battle out there scoring a gritty 35. However, he kept losing partners at the other end and was dismissed trying to up the ant towards the end. Gulshan Jha and Karan KC added some crucial runs towards th |
| Logan van Beek, on of the top bowlers for Netherlands is up for a quick chat. He starts by saying they weren't sure if they were in Dallas or Nepal as he appreciates the support Nepal are getting. Adds they need to stick to the game plan now. Shares it was a great effort in the fielding department. Reckons he doesn't mind putting the pads on but he is positive that they'll chase it down. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
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