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DALLAS: Opener Max O’Dowd’s sensible half-century after a dominant bowling performance led the Netherlands to beat Nepal by six wickets in the seventh match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The Netherlands chased down the modest 107-run total with just eight balls to spare as Nepal bowlers forced them to make hard yards with a tight bowling display.

The Dutch had a dismal start to the pursuit as they lost Michael Levitt (1) with just three runs on the board in the second over.

Max O’Dowd then put together important partnerships with Vikramjit Singh and Sybrand Engelbrecht before eventually leading the Netherlands to a hard-fought victory in the penultimate over.

He top-scored for the Netherlands with 54 off 48 deliveries, laced up with five boundaries including a six.

For Nepal, Abinash Bohara, Sompal Kami and Dipendra Singh Airee made one scalp each.

Nepal had a dismal start to their innings as they lost their openers Aasif Sheikh (4) and Kushal Bhurtel (7) inside the batting powerplay with just 15 runs on the board.

Skipper Rohit Paudel and Anil Sah then momentarily anchored the innings with a cautious 25-run partnership.

The duo appeared to have settled down but Tim Pringle breached Sah’s defences and provided a breakthrough to the Netherlands in the eighth over. Sah scored 11 off 12 deliveries.

Sah’s dismissal ignited a middle-order collapse as Nepal lost three more wickets in quick succession and consequently slipped to 66/6 in 13.2 overs.

Meanwhile, Nepal’s batting mainstay Paudel, who waged a lone battle since coming out to bat No.4, finally perished in the 16th over.

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Rohit Paudel remained the top-scorer for Nepal with a gritty 35 off 37 deliveries with the help of five fours.

Following Paudel’s dismissal, tailenders Karan KC and Gulshan Jha added valuable runs for the Asian side at the backend.

Karan and Gulshan knitted a crucial 22-run partnership for the eighth wicket before both perished in quick intervals.

Karan made a brisk 17 off 12 deliveries, hitting two sixes, while Gulshan scored a cautious 14.

Logan van Beek then dismissed Nepal’s No.11 Abinash Bohara on a golden duck to wrap up the Netherlands’ tight bowling display.

For the Netherlands, van Beek and Tim Pringle picked three wickets each while Paul van Meekeren and Bas de Leede claimed two apiece.

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DALLAS: Netherlands won the toss and chose to field first against Nepal in the seventh match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Tuesday.

PLAYING XIs

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Anil Sah, Kushal Malla, Rohit Paudel (capt), Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sagar Dhakal, Abinash Bohara.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 12, Netherlands 6, Nepal 5, No Result 1

FORM GUIDE

Netherlands: W, W, L, L, L

Nepal: W, W, W, L, L

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HARARE: Logan van Beek’s career-best bowling figures of 4-24 followed by a sensational 90-run knock by Max O’Dowd powered Netherlands into the Cricket World Cup (CWC) Qualifier Super Sixes.

After sending Nepal to bat first, the Dutch bowlers trounced on their batting lineup and booked them for a skimpy 167 as van Beek led the attack with a four-for.

The Asian side, after getting off to a poor start, lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bundled out for 167 in the 45th over.

Skipper Rohit Paudel offered brief retaliation with a cautious 33 off 55 deliveries but could not manage to get the behold of his side’s struggling batting.

Opening batter Kushal Bhurtel and lower-order batter Sandeep Lamichhane were the other notable run-getters for the side as they scored 27 each.

The rest of the Nepal batters made insignificant contributions with the bat as they seemed clueless against a disciplined Dutch bowling attack.

Logan van Beek led the ruthless bowling charge of the Netherlands with four wickets, followed by two each by Bas de Leede and Vikramjit Singh.

Set to chase 167, the Netherlands comfortably completed the pursuit for the loss of just three wickets and 137 balls to spare.

Opening batter Max O’Dowd spearheaded Netherlands’ run chase with a brisk 90-run knock and top-scored before perishing on the first delivery of the 27th over when his side needed just 10 more runs.

He faced 75 deliveries and smashed eight boundaries and four sixes during his brilliant knock.

His opening partner Vikramjit Singh (30) and Bas de Leede (41*) also made significant contributions and paved the way for a comfortable victory for the Netherlands.

The seven-wicket victory over Nepal powered the Netherlands to storm into the Super Sixes stage of the CWC Qualifier while their opponents ran out of contention.

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