Despite losing both openers in the first two overs, captain Babette de Ligt and Stéphane Kallis shared a 79-run partnership for the third wicket.
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The Netherlands set a target of 141 runs for Nepal in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifiers on Thursday. Batting after winning the toss, the Netherlands scored 140 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs at the Tribhuvan University Cricket International Stadium, Kirtipur.
Nepal had a great start. Somu Bista dismissed opener Phoebe Molkenboer for a duck. Another opener, Heather Sigers, scored 13 runs in 5 balls, hitting 3 fours, before being dismissed by Pooja Mahato.
Despite losing both openers in the first 2 overs, captain Babette de Lied and Stéré Kallis put on a 79-run partnership for the third wicket. Riya Sharma bowled Kallis to break the partnership. Kallis, who has been performing very well on Nepali soil, scored 30 runs in 34 balls, hitting 2 fours.
De Lied added 49 runs. Cut and bowled by Rubina Chhetri, she hit 7 fours in 47 balls. Rubina dismissed Frederik Overdijk for 5 runs. Rubina took 2 wickets for 21 runs in 3 overs. Robin Rijcke scored 19 runs in 17 balls with 3 fours and Iris Jeweling remained unbeaten with 14 runs in 9 balls with 2 fours.
The first match was lost to Thailand on Sunday. Playing their third consecutive match in a span of 5 days, the Netherlands has already won their first two matches and is heading towards the Super Six. A victory against Nepal will ensure the Netherlands' journey to the next stage.
The Netherlands is 14th in the Women's World Twenty20 International rankings and Nepal is 21st. Despite playing the ODI World Cup four times, the Netherlands women's team is in the running to play the T20 World Cup for the first time. This is the Netherlands' third participation in the Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers, which were granted ODI women's international status in May 2022.
Nepal is competing in the Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers for the first time. Nepal lost by 8 wickets in the first match against Thailand.
Last year, Nepal played three matches at home against the Netherlands in a triangular series with Thailand and lost all of them. In the first match, Nepal's 145 runs were chased down by the Netherlands, who scored 151 runs without loss in two balls. In the next two matches, Nepal lost by 15 and 20 runs respectively.
The Netherlands defeated Zimbabwe by 22 runs in the first match and defeated Scotland by 7 runs in the second match.
