ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Sithara007]

Nepal rank still very low and they played 16 games total and they won only 5 games and 9 games were lost and 2 was draw. But Nepal effort was more strong than Netherlands team today and also in past game. In 77 th game, Nepal team set 236 runs target in 50 overs by losing 9 wickets. I see that Nepal bowlers helped a lot team to win games because 236 runs target in 50 overs was normal but Bowlers showed great effort to stop Netherlands team win game. Aarif got player of game because his effort in batting was strong and made 84 runs in 85 balls and hitted seven 4s and two 6s. Netherlands team did not chase all runs and lost game by 16 runs. Yadav and Sandeep took too many wickets of Netherlands team and Yadav dismissed 3 wickets in 9 overs and gave 39 runs. Sandeep bowled 10 overs and roof 3 wickets and 39 runs.

The standings at points table doesn't provide the full picture. Nepal has fought really hard in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. At the moment they are no.7 in the table because they lost a few close matches. Also, they have played only 16 matches in total (compared to 23 for Netherlands and 19 for Scotland). Another thing that we need to remember is that Nepal is a 100% native squad. Same can be said about the Scots and Dutch as well, but they have players who played first class cricket in South Africa and England.

[sana54210]

The standings at points table doesn't provide the full picture. Nepal has fought really hard in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. At the moment they are no.7 in the table because they lost a few close matches. Also, they have played only 16 matches in total (compared to 23 for Netherlands and 19 for Scotland). Another thing that we need to remember is that Nepal is a 100% native squad. Same can be said about the Scots and Dutch as well, but they have players who played first class cricket in South Africa and England.

Really feeling pity for Nepal; one of the exciting teams in cricket world but sadly have never been deserved at this spot because they are much better and skilled team from those having top spots in league table in last 5 games 7 points good fightback after early poor run.

Netherlands faced 4 consistent defeat in last 4 games now had last game against Scotland at Dundee tomorrow if Scotland able to win this game they could be at second spot Nepal surely deserve some better favour from ICC, but they never do this as they are having few other teams with better financial benefits. In 8 teams, just three teams are having 100% native players while 5 are having adopted players, and I am sure no team had any native player which is good benefit for them due to poor policies of ICC.

[N.O]

Nepal rank still very low and they played 16 games total and they won only 5 games and 9 games were lost and 2 was draw. But Nepal effort was more strong than Netherlands team today and also in past game. In 77 th game, Nepal team set 236 runs target in 50 overs by losing 9 wickets. I see that Nepal bowlers helped a lot team to win games because 236 runs target in 50 overs was normal but Bowlers showed great effort to stop Netherlands team win game. Aarif got player of game because his effort in batting was strong and made 84 runs in 85 balls and hitted seven 4s and two 6s. Netherlands team did not chase all runs and lost game by 16 runs. Yadav and Sandeep took too many wickets of Netherlands team and Yadav dismissed 3 wickets in 9 overs and gave 39 runs. Sandeep bowled 10 overs and roof 3 wickets and 39 runs.

Nepal played a good match and at beginning, Netherlands team looked strong and their performance was amazing. Their players showed their good skills and played really well. The performance of  Nepal team in the match was full strength and energy. The Nepal best batting performance in the man team was by Aarif Sheikh . Nepal team won game by 16 runs. Congratulations Nepal for their upcoming matches. Nepal set a crowd total runs for 236 and won the match. Netherlands team failed to chased a record total runs for 220 and lost the match. The 3rd match between Nepal and Netherlands was played at Forthill stadium. Netherlands won toss and selected bat . The best bowling performance in the Nepal team was by Nandan Yadav bowled 9 over conceded 39 runs and took 3 wickets.

[Bd officer]

Nepal cricket team made an average target in this match and that team made 236 runs in this match and target is  237 runs in this match. Sheikh is top scorer in this match because he made 84 runs in this match and played 85 balks in this match, he hit 2 sixes and 7 fours which is excellent performance by that player. There are many players who played role but he was main person who played big inning in this match.The Naderland team lost the match by 16 runs, the main reason for their loss was the inability to form a partnership between the players. If they had established a good partnership in the last over, they could have won because they still had one more over left, but unfortunately they had no wickets left.

Yes Nepal scored strong total of 236 runs meaning other team needed 237 runs to win. Sheikh was best player for Nepal making 84 runs from 85 balls. He hit 2 sixes and 7 fours which was really important for his team score.
It is interesting that Netherlands only lost by 16 runs. Main reason they lost was because their players could not team up and bat together. Even though they had one over left to play they had no wickets left. I was thinking that Netherlands will win this match and better their place in points table but Nepal played really well and won this match from Netherlands. Congratulations to Nepal on their win.

Nepal batted first and collected 236 runs losing 9 wickets in the allotted overs. Now in my opinion 236 runs was not on a huge target in ODI format, 236 runs off 300 balls was very easy. The batsmen of the Netherlands could not perform well in this match, none of the batsmen of the team could score even half a hundred runs. I think the reason for the defeat of the Netherlands is the failure of their batsmen. The Netherlands bowlers bowled well enough, as a result of which Nepal could not give a huge target. Bed Luck of the Netherlands, they have lost 4 matches in a row. If the Netherlands continue to lose like this, they will soon lose 2nd place in the points table.

[Nanga Parbat]

Nepal cricket team made an average target in this match and that team made 236 runs in this match and target is  237 runs in this match. Sheikh is top scorer in this match because he made 84 runs in this match and played 85 balks in this match, he hit 2 sixes and 7 fours which is excellent performance by that player. There are many players who played role but he was main person who played big inning in this match.The Naderland team lost the match by 16 runs, the main reason for their loss was the inability to form a partnership between the players. If they had established a good partnership in the last over, they could have won because they still had one more over left, but unfortunately they had no wickets left.

Yes Nepal scored strong total of 236 runs meaning other team needed 237 runs to win. Sheikh was best player for Nepal making 84 runs from 85 balls. He hit 2 sixes and 7 fours which was really important for his team score.
It is interesting that Netherlands only lost by 16 runs. Main reason they lost was because their players could not team up and bat together. Even though they had one over left to play they had no wickets left. I was thinking that Netherlands will win this match and better their place in points table but Nepal played really well and won this match from Netherlands. Congratulations to Nepal on their win.

Nepal batted first and collected 236 runs losing 9 wickets in the allotted overs. Now in my opinion 236 runs was not on a huge target in ODI format, 236 runs off 300 balls was very easy. The batsmen of the Netherlands could not perform well in this match, none of the batsmen of the team could score even half a hundred runs. I think the reason for the defeat of the Netherlands is the failure of their batsmen. The Netherlands bowlers bowled well enough, as a result of which Nepal could not give a huge target. Bed Luck of the Netherlands, they have lost 4 matches in a row. If the Netherlands continue to lose like this, they will soon lose 2nd place in the points table.

This league is very much at its end and the teams that can go to the semi-finals are working hard and playing well, which is why I hope that if they play hard, each team will get victory and strength. Scotland and the Netherlands are very good teams, but even in this league their strength is up and down, which is why it is difficult for both of them to struggle. The way Scotland is playing with hard work, they will give a target of around 300 for the Netherlands, which is the best strength for victory. Because along with this, their bowling will also be good, which will make them more successful. So far, the Scotland batsmen have scored 171 runs in 31 overs and Scotland still has 6 wickets in which they can score a good score without being careless. Which will make it easy for them to win. The Netherlands should also try so that they do not have difficulty later.

[tsaroz]

This league is very much at its end and the teams that can go to the semi-finals are working hard and playing well, which is why I hope that if they play hard, each team will get victory and strength. Scotland and the Netherlands are very good teams, but even in this league their strength is up and down, which is why it is difficult for both of them to struggle. The way Scotland is playing with hard work, they will give a target of around 300 for the Netherlands, which is the best strength for victory. Because along with this, their bowling will also be good, which will make them more successful. So far, the Scotland batsmen have scored 171 runs in 31 overs and Scotland still has 6 wickets in which they can score a good score without being careless. Which will make it easy for them to win. The Netherlands should also try so that they do not have difficulty later.

Not really. Each team on league 2 are going to play 36 games and Nepal has just played 16. They have 20 games more to play. The team with highest matches played is Netherlands. Which would have 24 games after today and would probably take the third place. So, there's still many matches left for teams to change their position. Nepal's team had a really bad start of the League 2 but that's usual for Nepal to start bad and make comeback at later stage. The biggest question here is which of these teams would qualify for the ODI worldcup. There's not much difference between the teams, Scotland would be one of the best but they too lost 1 game against Nepal and won another, both close calls. Another promising team is USA. Oman too was a good team but the oman cricket board's controversy have destroyed the team. So, eventually Nepal could rise to the third position.

[Bd officer]

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So far, the Scotland batsmen have scored 171 runs in 31 overs and Scotland still has 6 wickets in which they can score a good score without being careless. Which will make it easy for them to win. The Netherlands should also try so that they do not have difficulty later.

Scotland's opening batsman George Munsey performed brilliantly, George Munsey was dismissed for 191 off 150 balls and missed a double century for just 9 runs. Scotland's opening batsman George Munsey performed brilliantly which allowed Scotland to score big. In the end, Scotland scored 369 runs, which was a huge target. However, the Netherlands batted aggressively from the start. So far Netherlands have collected 268 runs losing 4 wickets in 39 overs. The match is going to be very competitive. Let's see which team can win in the end.

[Out of mind]

In the previous match, the Netherlands team lost to Scotland but in today's match, the Netherlands team got a great victory. The Scotland team scored 369 runs in the first innings by losing 6 wickets, Munsey's batting performance was very good, he scored 191 runs but could not make a double century. Moreover, every batsman did a good batting performance due to which this target of runs was given to the Netherlands team, but the Netherlands team was able to meet this target. Max ODowd He batted wonderfully, his great batting brought the team to the verge of victory, he scored 158 runs and remained unbeaten. However, in today's match, every batsman of the Netherlands team batted well due to which they won by a margin of four wickets.

[ZAINmalik75]

Scotland's opening batsman George Munsey performed brilliantly, George Munsey was dismissed for 191 off 150 balls and missed a double century for just 9 runs. Scotland's opening batsman George Munsey performed brilliantly which allowed Scotland to score big. In the end, Scotland scored 369 runs, which was a huge target. However, the Netherlands batted aggressively from the start. So far Netherlands have collected 268 runs losing 4 wickets in 39 overs. The match is going to be very competitive. Let's see which team can win in the end.

Honestly I was sure about Netherlands defeat against Scotland looking on the basic of thier previous matches performance and such high number on board for them today to chased, but surprisingly they shocked everyone and make such handsome comeback through vital contribution of thier opening order batter and some middle and lower middle order player pushed his team to match the required, and thus after long run of defeat finally they able to secure such vital game to takeover USA. But unfortunately Even after having same points still due to difference between thier net runrate they unable to dethrone USA at end of the tournament and end his journey at one down position.

[JunaidAzizi]

Honestly I was sure about Netherlands defeat against Scotland looking on the basic of thier previous matches performance and such high number on board for them today to chased, but surprisingly they shocked everyone and make such handsome comeback through vital contribution of thier opening order batter and some middle and lower middle order player pushed his team to match the required, and thus after long run of defeat finally they able to secure such vital game to takeover USA. But unfortunately Even after having same points still due to difference between thier net runrate they unable to dethrone USA at end of the tournament and end his journey at one down position.

Their category, I would say, both are the best teams. They both have good bowlers and batsmen, and this is proven by the recent match where Scotland scored a total of 369 with a loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs. For me, choosing one team would be very tough because both teams are the best, and they have played many matches with almost the same winning and losing ratios. But I will choose the Scotland team, they lost in yesterday's match, but they scored well and tried their best to contain the Netherlands team. Unfortunately, they didn't succeed. In their previous matches, Scotland won some matches against the Netherlands, but they won by a huge margin, while when the Netherlands won, they did so by a low margin, and that's why I choose Scotland.

[Crypto Library]

In the previous match, the Netherlands team lost to Scotland but in today's match, the Netherlands team got a great victory. The Scotland team scored 369 runs in the first innings by losing 6 wickets, Munsey's batting performance was very good, he scored 191 runs but could not make a double century. Moreover, every batsman did a good batting performance due to which this target of runs was given to the Netherlands team, but the Netherlands team was able to meet this target. Max ODowd He batted wonderfully, his great batting brought the team to the verge of victory, he scored 158 runs and remained unbeaten. However, in today's match, every batsman of the Netherlands team batted well due to which they won by a margin of four wickets.

After losing four consecutive matches, especially against Nepal, I thought that they might drop their performance like this and go down in the points table of this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2.
And in today's match, I thought a lot that since Scotland is a strong team, Netherlands will not be able to do anything good against them, but they easily chased down the huge target of 369 runs and they had also 4 more balls left. Anyway, the Netherlands team was able to hold on to their second number position for a while.

[Publictalk792]

After losing four consecutive matches, especially against Nepal, I thought that they might drop their performance like this and go down in the points table of this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2.
And in today's match, I thought a lot that since Scotland is a strong team, Netherlands will not be able to do anything good against them, but they easily chased down the huge target of 369 runs and they had also 4 more balls left. Anyway, the Netherlands team was able to hold on to their second number position for a while.

That was amazing cricket match. After losing four games straight especially to Nepal it looked like Netherlands might be in trouble in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2.
But their game against Scotland today was incredible and very unexpected. Scotland is strong team so for Netherlands to chase down huge score of 369 runs with four balls left was truly special.  This big victory helps Netherlands stay in second place for now. It proves they can perform well when it matters and that we should not count them out.

[Bd officer]

In the previous match, the Netherlands team lost to Scotland but in today's match, the Netherlands team got a great victory. The Scotland team scored 369 runs in the first innings by losing 6 wickets, Munsey's batting performance was very good, he scored 191 runs but could not make a double century. Moreover, every batsman did a good batting performance due to which this target of runs was given to the Netherlands team, but the Netherlands team was able to meet this target. Max ODowd He batted wonderfully, his great batting brought the team to the verge of victory, he scored 158 runs and remained unbeaten. However, in today's match, every batsman of the Netherlands team batted well due to which they won by a margin of four wickets.

I thought the Netherlands would not be able to win, but in the end the Netherlands won by 4 wickets. Netherlands opening batsman Max ODowd put in a brilliant performance to give the team victory, with Max ODowd unbeaten on 158. Yesterday Max ODowd scored his first century in the Audi format, for which I congratulate him. If Max ODowd could not have performed well then the Netherlands would not have won. Noah Croes and Teja Nidamanuru from the middle order both of them did well, both scoring half-centuries. The Netherlands lost 4 matches in a row, eventually winning against Scotland. The Netherlands batsmen have performed brilliantly which is commendable. If Scotland's bowling line could have done a little better, Scotland might have won. But the game has been very competitive.

[Sithara007]

I thought the Netherlands would not be able to win, but in the end the Netherlands won by 4 wickets. Netherlands opening batsman Max ODowd put in a brilliant performance to give the team victory, with Max ODowd unbeaten on 158. Yesterday Max ODowd scored his first century in the Audi format, for which I congratulate him. If Max ODowd could not have performed well then the Netherlands would not have won. Noah Croes and Teja Nidamanuru from the middle order both of them did well, both scoring half-centuries. The Netherlands lost 4 matches in a row, eventually winning against Scotland. The Netherlands batsmen have performed brilliantly which is commendable. If Scotland's bowling line could have done a little better, Scotland might have won. But the game has been very competitive.

In the end, the 158 from Max O'Dowd proved to be more valuable when compared to the 191 from George Munsey. Apart from Matthew Cross, Munsey didn't received support from anyone in the Scottish batting order. On the other hand, starting with the opener Michael Levitt, most of the Dutch batsmen provided adequate support for O'Dowd. He (O'Dowd) has been playing for Netherlands for more than 10 years now, but at 31 years of age, he still has another 7-8 years of premium cricket left with him.   

[BALIK]

But their game against Scotland today was incredible and very unexpected. Scotland is strong team so for Netherlands to chase down huge score of 369 runs with four balls left was truly special.  This big victory helps Netherlands stay in second place for now. It proves they can perform well when it matters and that we should not count them out.

We don't usually see such high scores in matches between teams like Scotland, Nepal and Netherlands. Scotland had set a huge target of 370 runs. I never thought Netherlands would win this match. Netherlands have lost two matches against Nepal in the last few days.

But Netherlands batsmen batted brilliantly against Scotland. Netherlands were able to win the huge target of 370 runs. Scotland opener George Munsey played brilliantly. This opener scored a huge 191 runs. Also, Netherlands opener Max O'Dowd was unbeaten on 158 runs. Also, Noah Croes played a very important innings of 50 runs off 29 balls.

[Sithara007]

We don't usually see such high scores in matches between teams like Scotland, Nepal and Netherlands. Scotland had set a huge target of 370 runs. I never thought Netherlands would win this match. Netherlands have lost two matches against Nepal in the last few days.

But Netherlands batsmen batted brilliantly against Scotland. Netherlands were able to win the huge target of 370 runs. Scotland opener George Munsey played brilliantly. This opener scored a huge 191 runs. Also, Netherlands opener Max O'Dowd was unbeaten on 158 runs. Also, Noah Croes played a very important innings of 50 runs off 29 balls.

This one was the last match of the tri-series. Apart from the match where Nepal batted first and made 236 runs, almost all the other matches involved totals above 300. Nepal almost chased down the target of 324 set by Scotland at Dundee, although they lost in the end by just 2 runs. Similarly, on 2nd June Nepal chased down the target of 297 set by Scotland. So the outcome of this match was not entirely unexpected. Also, we need to remember that the Scottish bowling lineup was relatively inexperienced.