Preview:
Nepal will clash in a Tri-Nation series against Netherlands and Malaysia on their home turf, where each team will play 4 T20I matches, playing twice against each opposition. Nepal will be taking the field after a year-long break. Their last match was in the ACC T20 Cup, where they thrashed Thailand.
On the other hand, Netherlands last played in the qualifiers of ICC World T20 2021. In their last game, they defeated Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets. While Nepal have the X factor in Sandeep Lamichhane in their lineup, Netherlands have experienced players like Pietar Seelaar in their team.
Match Details:
Nepal vs Netherlands, 1st T20I
Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date & Time: 17th April at 1:00 PM IST, 1:15 PM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The track here in Kirtipur is a balanced one, but it will also spin. For the batsmen, it will be important to find their footing before calling the shots.
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Probable Playing XIs for NEP vs NED:
Nepal
Kushal Malla, Gyanendra Malla (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Pawan Sarraf, Kushal Bhurtel, Binod Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, KC Karan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sushan Bhari, Abinash Bohara
Netherlands
Pieter Seelaar (c), Tobias Visee, Ben Cooper, Max O’ Dowd, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards, Philippe Boissevain, Paul van Meekeren, Vikramjit Singh, Vivian Kingma, Sebastiaan Braat
Top Picks for NEP vs NED 11Wickets Match:
Ben Cooper has already scored over 1000 runs in T20I cricket. He is just 2 matches away from getting his 50th T20 cap for the Netherlands. His average in T20Is is nearly 30.
Pieter Seelaar has been an excellent all-rounder for the Dutch in the recent times. He has picked up 50+ wickets in T20I cricket and has also scored almost 500 runs.
Sandeep Lamichhane is the star player for Nepal. He has plied his trade for various T20 franchises all around the globe and will lead his country’s bowling contingent here.
For the Netherland team, it will be Paul van Meekeren leading the bowling contingent. He has picked up 47 wickets in this format of the game.
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NEP vs NED 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Binod Bhandari, Scott Edwards, Ben Cooper (c), Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee (vc), Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar, KC Karan, Paul van Meekeren, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sushan Bhari
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NEP vs NED 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Tobias Visee, Scott Edwards, Ben Cooper, Gyanendra Malla (vc), Dipendra Singh Airee, Pieter Seelaar (c), KC Karan, Kushal Malla, Paul van Meekeren, Sandeep Lamichhane, Philippe Boissevain
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Pietar Seelaar, Ben Cooper
Vice-Captain Options: Dipendra Singh Airee, Gyanendra Malla
