The 7th match of the tournament will be of Group D between Netherlands (NED) and Nepal (NEP). The match will be live at 09:00 P.M. (IST) and 10:30 A.M. (local).
Teams Analysis
Netherlands (NED):
Out of 8 T20 World Cup, they managed to qualify 5 times. Out of those 5 times, they advance twice (2014 and 2022) from the group stage. Therefore again they might make any bigger team upset. They have some quality players and have been performing decently for a long time.
Under the leadership of Scott Edwards the team has been performing very well. He is leading from the front but needs little more time spent in this short format. He is yet to score a 50+ knock in international level and the best being 42 runs. He played 60 matches and scored 737 runs.
Vikramjit Singh the opener of the team hasn’t been much consistent with the bat in this shortest format as he managed only 175 runs in 13 matches. His strike rate also dipped down to 110.75. Max O’Dowd, the other opener of the team, is the pillar of the team’s batting. He has scored 1774 runs in 64 innings. He is the only player in the squad who scored a century for the team. He has one century and 12 half-centuries to his name with a strike rate of 121.42.
Bas de Leede and Wesley Barresi will take the team finishing role. But both of them need to upgrade the strike rate. Barresi has a strike rate of 115.01 while de Leede has a strike rate of 106.11. De Leede contributed in the bowling department also as he got 30 wickets till now with an average of 17.73.
Paul Van Meekeran is one of the best bowlers in the team and has decent experience in this format. In 61 matches he got 69 wickets with an average of 20.89 and having an economy of 7.02. Logan van Beek has been a dangerous bowler in the middle overs and also sometimes came in the powerplay. He has 29 wickets to his name and the average is 19.28.
Vivian Kingma is the opening bowler of the team with 20 wickets to his credit. He is a little expensive in his spells most of the time which he needs to settle down. Aryan Dutt will lead the team in the spin department.
Probable Playing 11 of Netherlands (NED):
Scott Edwards (c & wk), Vikramjit Singh, Micheal Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Wesley Barresi, Sybrand Englebrecht, Paul Van Meekeran, Logan van Beek, Vivian Kingma and Aryan Dutt.
Nepal (NEP):
Before the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, Nepal just managed the qualification round once and that came in 2014. Therefore after a gap of 10 years, they managed their place again. They have been consistent in the Asia Cup qualification, but when it came to the global stage they got little ups and downs despite having some big names in the team.
Skipper Rohit Paudel has been one of the greatest hitters of the team with 1108 runs in 47 innings. He has scored 5 half-centuries till now with a strike rate of 124.91. Under his leadership role, the team has been performing quite decently and their batting is stronger than before. Just a little thing, he needs to manage their bowling unit, which is a little weaker than the rest of the team in this tournament.
The opener Kushal Bhurtel has scored 1081 runs in which one century and eight half-centuries were included. His strike rate is 130.87 and is known for aggressive starts. Aashif Sheikh has also contributed well in the opening and is the keeper of the team. He has managed 1023 runs in which 5 half-centuries were scored.
Kushal Malla has given a decent contribution in both the departments as he scored 771 runs and took 19 wickets till now. He is well known for his powerful hitting as his strike rate surges to 167.24. Dipendra Singh Airee has managed well in both the departments but got more success in his batting. He scored 1626 runs till now in which he got one century and nine half-centuries till now. His strike rate is 146.75. While bowling he got 37 wickets till now.
Karan KC has been the team’s successful wicket-taker among the bowlers in the team. In 68 matches he got 90 wickets with an average of 19.21. He has been performing well from past few matches and is a dangerous bowler in the death overs especially. Sompal Kami bowled well in recent times and has been given contribution in the batting department also. He has taken 58 wickets till now and scored 315 runs till now.
Abinash Bohara played mostly T20 matches for the team and has got success in this format also. He got 74 wickets in 56 innings with an average of 19.18.
Probable Playing 11 of Nepal (NEP):
Rohit Paudel ©, Kushal Bhurtel, Aashif Sheikh (wk), Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Karan KC, Pratis GC, Sompal Kami, Abinash Bohara and Sagar Dhakal.
Pitch Report for the match between Netherlands (NED) and Nepal (NEP):
The match will be played at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. This pitch has been well sounded for the batters as the average T20 score here is 167. In the last match, USA chased down the 194 runs target quite easily. Therefore under the lights, the bat came directly to the bat and easy runs can be scored. Chasing might be a good option here after winning the toss.
Weather Report:
There is an expectation of little rain as the weather will remain cloudy most of the time. But still there can be a full match to be played. Humidity will be close to 70%. The highest temperature might go up by 33o while at night it will go down to 24o.
Best 11 for the match between Netherlands (NED) and Nepal (NEP):
Aashif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel, Micheal Levitt, Logan van Beek, Dipendra Singh Airee, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma, Abinash Bohara, Aryan Dutt.