Max O’Dowd hit an unbeaten 54 to guide the Netherlands to a six-wicket victory over Nepal in their T20 World Cup Group D clash on Tuesday.
O’Dowd’s patient knock off 48 balls saw the Dutch home safely at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, finishing on 109-4 off 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Nepal had been restricted to 106 all out after a disciplined bowling performance by the Netherlands.
The Netherlands produced a disciplined bowling with Logan van Beek taking three wickets for just 18 runs while Tim Pringle also claimed a trio of wickets, finishing with figures of 3-20 off four overs.
Paul van Meekeren bagged a brace of wickets for 19 runs at the Grand Prairie Stadium while Bas de Leede finished on 2-22.
After losing the toss, Nepal’s batsmen struggled to get to grips with moist, overcast conditions after being put into bat following a slight delay of play caused by a wet outfield.
Nepal were soon in trouble, losing two early wickets to find themselves struggling at 2-1 after 3.1 overs.
Anil Sah was the next to fall for 11 runs after being caught by van Beek off Pringle as Nepal reached 3-40.
There was a slight revival after Rohit Paudel hit a brisk 35 off 37 balls, but the Nepal skipper soon found himself running out of middle order partners.
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