Dallas (AFP) – The Netherlands produced a disciplined bowling display to restrict Nepal to 106 all out in their T20 World Cup Group D game in Dallas on Tuesday.
Logan van Beek took 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.
Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Sompal Kami all fell in quick succession to leave Nepal struggling on 66-6 after 13.2 overs, and when Paudel was dismissed by Pringle, the final three wickets all tumbled rapidly.
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