Cricket Prediction | Nepal vs Netherlands | 5th T20I | March 2 – Let’s see whether NEP can win against the NED or not.

NEP vs NED Match Analysis

In the fifth match of the T20I series, Nepal will play the Netherlands.  On March 2, the game will take place at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground and kick-off at 11:15 AM IST.

Nepal defeated Namibia by three runs to win the series for the first time. Nepal scored 180-8 on par after batting first. Namibia was in control and on course for victory, but Abinash Bohara and Karan KC’s outstanding last-over bowling enabled Nepal to limit Namibia to 177.

In their most recent match, the Netherlands defeated Namibia by 59 runs. Thanks to centuries from Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht, the squad amassed a massive 247-5 in 20 overs, later holding Namibia to 188-7.

NEP vs NED Team Preview & Squads

Nepal

The three main batters will be Rohit Paudel, Kusal Malla, and Dipendra Airee. When Nepal last played the Netherlands, Paudel scored fifty runs. In addition, he scored 42 against Namibia.  In contrast, Kusal Malla recently celebrated a fifty-year match versus Namibia. In his first two innings, Dipendra Airee scored 48 against Namibia and 63 against the Netherlands. Despite his failure in the last game, he will be crucial to the hosts in the death overs.

Key bowlers for Nepal will be Abinash Bohara, Dipendra Airee, and Karan KC.  In the most recent match against Namibia, Karan KC and Dipendra Airee found their form and claimed two wickets. It was Bohara who swung the odds in Nepal’s favor. He bowled superbly in the final two overs, conceding just 16 runs, which kept Nepal in the game. Then, in the final over, Karan KC defended 12 runs.

Nepal Squads

Nepal Squads

Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh (wk), Aarif Sheikh, Anil Sah, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Dipendra Singh Airee, Pratis GC, Kushal Malla, Abinash Bohara

Netherlands

Michael A. Levin You can count on Scott Edwards and Sybrand Engelbrecht to perform effectively. In the last two games, Levitt has scored 54 and 135 while Sybrand scored 75 against Namibia. Since Edwards is the best batter on the team, there will be huge expectations for him.

Tim van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, and Vivian Kingma will take the bowling. Against Namibia, Gugten claimed two wickets while Roelof van der Merwe claimed one. Kingma bowled a 1-24 spell. Every bowler will try to maintain their current form into the following match.

Netherlands Squads

Netherlands Squads

Scott Edwards (c & wk), Michael Levitt, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Timm van der Gugten, Wesley Barresi, Vivian Kingma, Max ODowd, Fred Klaassen

NEP vs NED outfield report 

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Although the side batting second has nearly been chased down in two of the five matches, batting first will be the preferred option in this one. The first-batting side will have a strong chance of winning this match if they can score more than 190 runs on this excellent batting surface.

When the match begins in Kirtipur, the sun will be shining and the temperature will be 21 degrees Celsius.

The visiting teams have produced some record-breaking innings on a field that has been a hitting paradise. This game should be another exciting drama with lots of scoring.   

NEP vs NED Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five matches, the Netherlands won two times and Nepal won three of them.

Nepal vs Netherlands Prediction

Winning the toss

• Netherlands

Player of the Match

• Netherlands – Michael Levitt

Most runs

• Nepal – Dipendra Singh Airee
• Netherlands – Michael Levitt

Most wickets

• Nepal – Karan KC
• Netherlands – Sybrand Engelbrecht

Most sixes

• Nepal – Dipendra Singh Airee
• Netherlands – Michael Levitt

Team Scores Batting First

• Nepal – 180+
• Netherlands – 190+

According to cricket analysts, the Netherlands has a 55% chance to win.