Max O’Dowd hit an unbeaten half-century to information the Netherlands to a six-wicket victory over Nepal of their T20 World Cup opener in Dallas.
O’Dowd survived being dropped within the 18th over to see the Dutch over the road with eight balls to spare in a low-scoring Group D contest on the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium.
Left-arm spinner Tim Pringle impressed with the brand new ball, taking 3-20 as Nepal have been bowled out for 106.
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel top-scored with 35 however his aspect struggled to construct momentum and their innings ended hurriedly within the remaining over as Logan Van Beek (3-18) took two wickets in successive balls.
Nepal’s disciplined bowlers prevented the Netherlands from racing in direction of their goal however any hopes of establishing a nervy end ended when Paudel dropped O’Dowd within the deep off Sompal Kami.
The Dutch completed the job within the penultimate over with O’Dowd ending unbeaten on 54 from 48 deliveries with 4 fours and a six.
What they mentioned
Netherlands captain Scott Edwards…
“Our bowlers were awesome up top. We got two or three wickets in the powerplay.
“All 5 of our bowlers have been good. Ideally we might have gotten the runs a little bit faster, nevertheless it was nice the way in which Max batted, and Bassie completed it off nicely.
“We’ve got to play consistent cricket right way through this tournament.”
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel…
“The conditions while batting were really challenging. Netherlands bowled really well.
“We may have stretched it a little bit extra and had extra partnerships by way of the center. I used to be shifting laterally and utilizing the crease to upset the bowlers. After the beginning I bought I may have carried out higher.
“As a bowling unit we did really well. The last catch that I dropped was very well and we didn’t catch well. I want to thank the crowd. It felt like we were playing in Nepal. We are really grateful to them.”
What’s Subsequent?
Wednesday’s motion sees India up towards Eire in New York, which is dwell on Sky Sports activities at 3.30pm.
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