After Karan KC took 5 wickets, Namibia, who came to bat after losing the toss, scored 211 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. However, in reply, Nepal managed to score only 208 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
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Failing in the finishing, Nepal suffered yet another defeat in the Cricket World Cup League 2. In the ongoing match in the Netherlands, Namibia defeated Nepal by 3 runs on Monday.
After Karan KC took 5 wickets, Namibia, who came to bat after losing the toss, scored 211 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. However, in reply, Nepal could only manage 208 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
In the last 2 overs, Nepal needed 28 runs for victory. Although Gulshan Jha hit a boundary, Nepal could only score 11 runs in the 49th over. After that, the equation for Nepal was to score 17 runs for victory in the final over.
On the first ball of the final over, Nepal collected 2 runs through leg byes, and Namibia's captain Gerhard Erasmus gave away only 1 run on the second ball. Gulshan, who hit a boundary on the third ball, scored 2 runs each on the next two balls. With Nepal needing a six on the final ball for victory, Erasmus bowled a wide, but on the next ball, Gulshan could only manage a single run.
This is Nepal's third defeat in Utrecht. In the previous two matches, Nepal was defeated by Namibia by 8 wickets and by the Netherlands by 5 wickets, and in both games, Nepal, batting first, could only score 157 runs. Nepal will play its final match against the Netherlands on Wednesday. In League 2, this is Nepal's seventh consecutive defeat in away matches. In this sequence, Nepal has suffered 13 losses in 19 matches.
With this result, Namibia has overtaken Nepal to move into fifth place. Namibia has 26 points from 31 matches, while Nepal remains in fifth place in the 8-nation League 2 with 24 points. The USA, with 43 points from 32 matches, and Scotland, with 38 points, occupy the top two spots. The Netherlands, with 36 points from 30 matches, is in third place. Oman, with 31 points from 28 matches, is in fourth place. The top four teams in League 2 will qualify directly for the World Cup Qualifier, and Nepal's chances of finishing in the top four now remain only mathematically.
Nepal lost the match from a position of 86–1 in 25 overs. Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh shared a 51-run partnership for the first wicket. Kushal was out for 34 runs in the 14th over. He faced 47 balls, hitting 3 boundaries and 1 six. Nepal lost its first 5 wickets to short balls. Kushal was caught at the boundary line.
Namibia's fast bowler Jack Brassell had Ishan Pandey caught by the wicketkeeper for 14 and Bhim Sharki for 1, both off short balls. However, the decision given against Ishan was shown to be controversial in the live telecast. Aasif also, as in the previous match, was caught at fine leg off a short ball. He faced 89 balls, hitting 5 boundaries and scoring 45 runs. In the process, he became the second player from Nepal to score 2,000 runs in One Day International cricket. After scoring 22 runs, Aasif completed his 2,000 runs in ODI cricket.
Dipendra Singh Airee was run out for 3 runs. Captain Rohit Paudel faced 50 balls, hitting 3 boundaries and scoring 41 runs. Arif Sheikh faced 49 balls, hitting 3 boundaries and scoring 38, while Gulshan remained unbeaten on 18 runs off 10 balls with 2 boundaries.
Earlier, Nepal had restricted Namibia from making a big score thanks to Karan's excellent bowling. Karan took 5 wickets for 29 runs in 10 overs, including 2 maidens. Sompal Kami took 1 wicket. For Namibia, captain Jan Frylinck scored a century. He made exactly 100 runs and was run out in the 49th over. He faced 149 balls, hitting 3 boundaries. Louwrens Stiekamp scored 59 runs off 87 balls, hitting 4 boundaries and 1 six.
