ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Bd officer]

Nepal vs Namibia Match will start soon. Everything looks so confusing. Cause Namibia already defeated nepal. And nepal defeated Netherland. Netherland defeated Namibia recently and now its going to match between nepal vs Namibia. I think nepal could win the match. Cause they played good enough again Netherland and defeated them with 9wickts. And Netherlands won by 7 wickets against Namibia

Namibia won the toss first and invited Nepal to bat. Nepal's opener Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh started well but Kushal Bhurtel did not score much. He was dismissed for 18 runs in just 16 balls. After Kushal Bhurtel's dismissal two batsmen were dismissed for 0 runs. Nepal team was under a lot of pressure. Aasif Sheikh scored the highest runs for Nepal. Player. Aasif Sheikh was dismissed for 58 off 64 balls. Nepal team was all out for 168 runs. In today's match, Namibia bowlers bowled very well especially Nicole Loftie-Eaton and Bernard Scholtz bowled very well and took important four wickets each for Nepal. Namibia did not have much trouble in winning the target of 169 runs given by Nepal. Namibia won by 2 wickets Congratulations to the Namibian team.

Nepal's batsmen could not perform well but the bowlers performed well. Nepal were all out for 168 runs, 168 runs not enough to win in the ODI format. Despite such a low target, the Nepalese bowlers bowled well and took the game to 40 overs, in the end Namibia won by just 2 wickets. In today's match, the batting line of both the teams was very bad. But the bowling line of both the teams was very good. I think if Nepal can target 200+ they would have won.

[WatChe]

Nepal's batsmen could not perform well but the bowlers performed well. Nepal were all out for 168 runs, 168 runs not enough to win in the ODI format. Despite such a low target, the Nepalese bowlers bowled well and took the game to 40 overs, in the end Namibia won by just 2 wickets. In today's match, the batting line of both the teams was very bad. But the bowling line of both the teams was very good. I think if Nepal can target 200+ they would have won.

Nepal bowlers did superb job despite poor performance from there batting lineup. The result of the game will be different if Nepal has scored 200 runs batting first. Despite such a low target from Nepal there bowlers did there best to win the game and took 8 wickets of Namibia. Kushal Bhurtel took 3 wickets from Nepal side while Bernard Scholtz and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton got 4 wickets each from Namibia side.

[Jateng]

Nepal vs Namibia Match will start soon. Everything looks so confusing. Cause Namibia already defeated nepal. And nepal defeated Netherland. Netherland defeated Namibia recently and now its going to match between nepal vs Namibia. I think nepal could win the match. Cause they played good enough again Netherland and defeated them with 9wickts. And Netherlands won by 7 wickets against Namibia

Congratulations to Namibia excellent performance in this game and winning it by just 2 runs. Namibia team  chased the traget 172/8 in just 40th over of the match. The bowlers perform impressive Bernard Scholtz from Namibia took four wickets 4/31 and bowled out in just 37.1 over of the match. Neoal very disappointed performance in both batting and bowling department.

[ZAINmalik75]

Nepal bowlers did superb job despite poor performance from there batting lineup. The result of the game will be different if Nepal has scored 200 runs batting first. Despite such a low target from Nepal there bowlers did there best to win the game and took 8 wickets of Namibia. Kushal Bhurtel took 3 wickets from Nepal side while Bernard Scholtz and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton got 4 wickets each from Namibia side.

Absolutely agree with you and I already explained many time that Nepal should work on thier batting to fill-up thier gaps it's true that they have decent bowling lineup but due to lack of quality batters most of the time they runied thier entire dedicated and hardwork of thier bowler because in order to survive or win the match you have to make sure your both side more equal and balanced because it will make a strong hold of yours on your opponent and his mistake will cost him a quick dismissal.
Anyway in modern cricket world 160 to 180 target is not enough to defend in ODI because here at that format batters has much time to reduce mounting pressure took time hold thier wickets and as a result due to partnership they achieve thier goals without any trouble. Even now we have seen most of the time 200+ target in T20 and Thier opponent chased it down already so to survive in such format you have to work on weak zone and deliver handsome results for your team

[Nazmul012]

In nepal vs Namibia match, NAM won by 2 wickets and repeat the same history as the way they won with nepal in 1st match. this time Namibia finished the match excellently. Nepal bat first and 168 runs with 10 wickets where Aasif Sheikh scored half century. Bhim Sharki and Kushal Malla also did good score. Bernard Scholtz from Nepal, hunted 4wickets. Namibia came for batting, wickets start falling so quickly as if they were going to lost but Gerhard Erasmus did half century and due to effort of JJ Smit, Namibia won the match

[dezoel]

I think Namibia made a smart choice by making Nepal bat first after winning the toss. This decision worked out well for them. By making Nepal bat first Namibia put pressure on Nepal to score runs. Bernard Scholtz took early wickets which helped Namibia position in the match and made it tough for Nepal. Scholtz played really well and got the Man of the Match award. This shows that smart decisions and great individual performances can make a big difference in cricket matches.

A few days ago we saw a very good performance of Nepalese players in the series against Canada. But right now the team is not playing well. Especially we are seeing the deterioration of the performance of their batsmen.

Nepal have lost two out of three matches in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. Despite winning against the Netherlands, the team lost both matches against Namibia. In today's match, the Nepalese players have given a target of only 169 runs. Given more than 200 targets, the match would have been competitive. However, despite the small target, victory was not easy for Namibia. The players of Namibia collected 172 runs after losing 8 wickets. Captain Gerhard Erasmus played an excellent innings of 52 runs today.

Here we have to understand Namibia and Canada are completely different level teams because Namibia recently doing impressive job, and they beat teams like Zimbabwe and few other associates which give them good confidence, and now they are improving their quality and also having good consistency which is allowing them to have better spot in white-ball format rankings and Nepal is also doing good, but sadly they are not having enough sources which allow them to have good improvement in quality even they are doing their best but still it is long way to go for them.

In this game, after having 168 in just 37.1 overs I was feeling they will be lost by big margin but their bowlers done good job and have few quick wickets which bring Namibia under pressure, but JJ Smit helps his team for having important win in this league now after playing three games they won 2 and having top spot in league 2 for some time.

[Publictalk792]

In nepal vs Namibia match, NAM won by 2 wickets and repeat the same history as the way they won with nepal in 1st match. this time Namibia finished the match excellently. Nepal bat first and 168 runs with 10 wickets where Aasif Sheikh scored half century. Bhim Sharki and Kushal Malla also did good score. Bernard Scholtz from Nepal, hunted 4wickets. Namibia came for batting, wickets start falling so quickly as if they were going to lost but Gerhard Erasmus did half century and due to effort of JJ Smit, Namibia won the match

It seems like Namibia showed great resilience and determination in their match against Nepal coming back from a difficult position to secure a victory. It's always exciting to see teams fight back and perform well under pressure. Nepal is a good team and has played with Netherlands and many other teams and showes a great performance. But here both teams put up a good fight, but ultimately Namibia efforts paid off.  Congratulations to them on their win.

[AirtelBuzz]

Nepal bowlers did superb job despite poor performance from there batting lineup. The result of the game will be different if Nepal has scored 200 runs batting first. Despite such a low target from Nepal there bowlers did there best to win the game and took 8 wickets of Namibia. Kushal Bhurtel took 3 wickets from Nepal side while Bernard Scholtz and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton got 4 wickets each from Namibia side.

Nepal team bowlers tried well but their batting team did not bat well due to which Nepal lost this match by two wickets to Namibia. Namibia have won two out of three matches so far, both of which were against Nepal. Namibia lost only one match and that was against the Netherlands. I know that many teams have won in ODI cricket even with 150 plus runs, but to win with 150 plus runs, the bowling has to play a major role. Nepal team bowled somewhat well in that match but they could not give their full bowling performance for which they eventually lost by 2 wickets.

[hafiztalha]

Nepal vs Namibia Match will start soon. Everything looks so confusing. Cause Namibia already defeated nepal. And nepal defeated Netherland. Netherland defeated Namibia recently and now its going to match between nepal vs Namibia. I think nepal could win the match. Cause they played good enough again Netherland and defeated them with 9wickts. And Netherlands won by 7 wickets against Namibia

Congratulations to Namibia excellent performance in this game and winning it by just 2 runs. Namibia team  chased the traget 172/8 in just 40th over of the match. The bowlers perform impressive Bernard Scholtz from Namibia took four wickets 4/31 and bowled out in just 37.1 over of the match. Neoal very disappointed performance in both batting and bowling department.

In yesterday game, Namibia team won toss and they elected first bowling lineup in pitch and this was the 4 the game of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series. Nepal team's effort in this series was very poor and they showed worst struggles in some past games. Nepal team set 168 runs in 37.1 overs by losing all wickets. Namibia team improved their efforts day by day and performed good lineups. Namibia team easily chase down this small target and win this game by 2 wickets and 60 balls. B.Scholtz bowler took down 4 wickets in 10 overs with 31 runs and got a player of game award. J.Loftie-Eaton also dismissed 4 wickets in 6.1 overs with 31 runs. G.Erasmus batsman scored 52 runs in 56 balls with eight 4s and two 6s. J.Smit also made 34 runs in 66 balls and won this game.

[Z_MBFM]

Nepal bowlers did superb job despite poor performance from there batting lineup. The result of the game will be different if Nepal has scored 200 runs batting first. Despite such a low target from Nepal there bowlers did there best to win the game and took 8 wickets of Namibia. Kushal Bhurtel took 3 wickets from Nepal side while Bernard Scholtz and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton got 4 wickets each from Namibia side.

Nepal team bowlers tried well but their batting team did not bat well due to which Nepal lost this match by two wickets to Namibia. Namibia have won two out of three matches so far, both of which were against Nepal. Namibia lost only one match and that was against the Netherlands. I know that many teams have won in ODI cricket even with 150 plus runs, but to win with 150 plus runs, the bowling has to play a major role. Nepal team bowled somewhat well in that match but they could not give their full bowling performance for which they eventually lost by 2 wickets.

When Namibia and Nepal play against each other, the match is very tight as both teams are almost equally strong.  And in yesterday's match these two teams played very well.  Their run rate was almost equal but Nepal lost wickets quickly and had to close the match.  None of these two teams are any kind of potential team in the game of cricket, like Australia, south Africa etc. So they played well yesterday but if they play against any good team then they lose very badly.

[synchronym]

Nepal vs Namibia Match will start soon. Everything looks so confusing. Cause Namibia already defeated nepal. And nepal defeated Netherland. Netherland defeated Namibia recently and now its going to match between nepal vs Namibia. I think nepal could win the match. Cause they played good enough again Netherland and defeated them with 9wickts. And Netherlands won by 7 wickets against Namibia

Namibia won the toss first and invited Nepal to bat. Nepal's opener Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh started well but Kushal Bhurtel did not score much. He was dismissed for 18 runs in just 16 balls. After Kushal Bhurtel's dismissal two batsmen were dismissed for 0 runs. Nepal team was under a lot of pressure. Aasif Sheikh scored the highest runs for Nepal. Player. Aasif Sheikh was dismissed for 58 off 64 balls. Nepal team was all out for 168 runs. In today's match, Namibia bowlers bowled very well especially Nicole Loftie-Eaton and Bernard Scholtz bowled very well and took important four wickets each for Nepal. Namibia did not have much trouble in winning the target of 169 runs given by Nepal. Namibia won by 2 wickets Congratulations to the Namibian team.

Nepal's batsmen could not perform well but the bowlers performed well. Nepal were all out for 168 runs, 168 runs not enough to win in the ODI format. Despite such a low target, the Nepalese bowlers bowled well and took the game to 40 overs, in the end Namibia won by just 2 wickets. In today's match, the batting line of both the teams was very bad. But the bowling line of both the teams was very good. I think if Nepal can target 200+ they would have won.

Namibia bowled very well against Nepal. Due to aggressive bowling from the start, Nepal could not score much runs and Nepal batsmen were bowled out for just 168 runs. Comparatively, if the batsmen of Nepal could have played 50 overs, if Namibia could have given a target of 200 runs, the chances of Nepal's victory would have been higher. The reason for losing the match against Namibia is Nepal's weak batting. If the batsmen of Nepal could have batted responsibly, Nepal team might have won against Namibia. Nepal has comparatively done bowling better than batting, if they could have batted well then maybe the result of the match could have been different. Nepal's batting needs to improve otherwise they will not be able to do very well in future.

[Nalain420]

Nepal bowlers did superb job despite poor performance from there batting lineup. The result of the game will be different if Nepal has scored 200 runs batting first. Despite such a low target from Nepal there bowlers did there best to win the game and took 8 wickets of Namibia. Kushal Bhurtel took 3 wickets from Nepal side while Bernard Scholtz and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton got 4 wickets each from Namibia side.

Nepal team bowlers tried well but their batting team did not bat well due to which Nepal lost this match by two wickets to Namibia. Namibia have won two out of three matches so far, both of which were against Nepal. Namibia lost only one match and that was against the Netherlands. I know that many teams have won in ODI cricket even with 150 plus runs, but to win with 150 plus runs, the bowling has to play a major role. Nepal team bowled somewhat well in that match but they could not give their full bowling performance for which they eventually lost by 2 wickets.

The Namibia batsmen also did not put in any effort and struggle and could not give such a big target.  This is because their bowlers and their luck have support them. They should have set a target of 230 in the 40 over innings.  And they achieved great success and defeat the opposing team. Nepal batsmen lack quickness and pace. They had given the batsmen a good chance to win. But they miss that chance too and will lose the match.Nepal team should improve their performance and work hard and struggle. My congratulations to the Namibia team for the win and may they continue to play like this and win matches.

[AirtelBuzz]

When Namibia and Nepal play against each other, the match is very tight as both teams are almost equally strong.  And in yesterday's match these two teams played very well.  Their run rate was almost equal but Nepal lost wickets quickly and had to close the match.  None of these two teams are any kind of potential team in the game of cricket, like Australia, south Africa etc. So they played well yesterday but if they play against any good team then they lose very badly.

I can't agree with you. Nepal cricket team is much stronger than Namibia as they proved by qualifying for the 2023 ODI World Cup. In this tournament Nepal is unfortunately losing to Namibia as their batting and bowling are not consistent due to which they are playing badly in every match. The two cricket teams you mentioned are very strong and experienced cricket teams in the game of cricket. Any team playing against these two teams hesitates and thinks twice.

[WatChe]

I can't agree with you. Nepal cricket team is much stronger than Namibia as they proved by qualifying for the 2023 ODI World Cup. In this tournament Nepal is unfortunately losing to Namibia as their batting and bowling are not consistent due to which they are playing badly in every match. The two cricket teams you mentioned are very strong and experienced cricket teams in the game of cricket. Any team playing against these two teams hesitates and thinks twice.

AFAIK both Nepal and Namibia were not able to play ODI world cup but good thing is both are playing T20 world cup this year. Namibia is more experienced team as compared to Nepal. In this tournament both teams have played 2 games against each other and Nepal lost not because of there bowling but because of there batting. You can't blame your bowlers when you bat first and score 132 or 168 runs. If you see bowling of Nepal then they did good job in both matches by picking 6 and 8 wickets.

[Sithara007]

So much focus on the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, and everyone is ignoring ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off. We had three matches completed so far, with Italy winning against Bermuda in the first match. Marcus Campopiano (a recent addition to the Italian squad) top-scored for Italy, and scored 101, while Anthony Mosca scored 95. Nicholas Maiolo and Wayne Madsen also made decent contributions. And while bowling, Stefano di Bartolomeo dealt the initial blows, and remainder was cleaned up by Rakibul Hasan and Fida Hussain.

[cozytrade]

I can't agree with you. Nepal cricket team is much stronger than Namibia as they proved by qualifying for the 2023 ODI World Cup. In this tournament Nepal is unfortunately losing to Namibia as their batting and bowling are not consistent due to which they are playing badly in every match. The two cricket teams you mentioned are very strong and experienced cricket teams in the game of cricket. Any team playing against these two teams hesitates and thinks twice.

AFAIK both Nepal and Namibia were not able to play ODI world cup but good thing is both are playing T20 world cup this year. Namibia is more experienced team as compared to Nepal. In this tournament both teams have played 2 games against each other and Nepal lost not because of there bowling but because of there batting. You can't blame your bowlers when you bat first and score 132 or 168 runs. If you see bowling of Nepal then they did good job in both matches by picking 6 and 8 wickets.

Yes you are absolutely right, even though Namibia is a more experienced team than Nepal, still gone Nepal's bowling line was very strong as noticed in both the matches. Nepal team is quite good in the bowling line but the batting line is very disappointing for them. According to me if Nepal team can solve their batting problem then Nepal team can easily compete with experienced strong team. I think now Nepal team need hard practice in batting line. If Nepal team develops their batting line through proper practice, Nepal team can slowly become a popular team. But I am hopeful that in the future Nepal team will be able to solve all the problems of their batting site.

[JahriMeayer]

Netherlands vs Namibia match will start within short time at TU Cricket Ground (Stadium in Kirtipur, Nepal). This will be the 5th odi match of ICC CWC League 2. In 3rd ODI between Namibia vs Netherlands, team NED had won by 7 wickets against Namibia. Although Nepal is strong team but Namibia have defeated Nepal 2 times where Nepal defeated Netherland once already. But anyhow Namibia lost a match against Netherlands. I think this time Namibia should win as they are good enough to win as well as they proved their ability in recent Matches. So this match is going to be interesting.

[rojan]

Italy vs Saudi Arabia 5th match has already started. Italy team now comes out to bat. 3 wickets lost in 27 overs and now scored 129 runs. Italy team started batting badly now 3 wickets lost and Italy team is under a lot of pressure.  Zain Ul Abidin bowler of Saudi Arabia team took 1 wicket with 27 runs from 6 overs. Usman Najeeb took 1 wicket with 21 runs from 4 overs. Abdul Waheed took 1 wicket with 19 runs from 4 overs.

[Publictalk792]

Netherlands vs Namibia match will start within short time at TU Cricket Ground (Stadium in Kirtipur, Nepal). This will be the 5th odi match of ICC CWC League 2. In 3rd ODI between Namibia vs Netherlands, team NED had won by 7 wickets against Namibia. Although Nepal is strong team but Namibia have defeated Nepal 2 times where Nepal defeated Netherland once already. But anyhow Namibia lost a match against Netherlands. I think this time Namibia should win as they are good enough to win as well as they proved their ability in recent Matches. So this match is going to be interesting.

I am looking forward to the match between Namibia and the Netherlands at the TU Cricket Ground in Nepal. It will be exciting to see these teams play in the ICC CWC League 2. The Netherlands won the last time they played Namibia but Namibia has also beaten Nepal twice. I think Namibia could win this time because they have been playing well recently. Namibia is giving a tough time to competitors. So I hope today again they will give a tough time to Netherlands.

[Nalain420]

Italy vs Saudi Arabia 5th match has already started. Italy team now comes out to bat. 3 wickets lost in 27 overs and now scored 129 runs. Italy team started batting badly now 3 wickets lost and Italy team is under a lot of pressure.  Zain Ul Abidin bowler of Saudi Arabia team took 1 wicket with 27 runs from 6 overs. Usman Najeeb took 1 wicket with 21 runs from 4 overs. Abdul Waheed took 1 wicket with 19 runs from 4 overs.

Italy's batsmen did not bat well in the beginning.  But they have given a big target of 284.  And that is a pretty good target.  And Saudi Arabia batsmen scored 163 runs in 37 overs and lost 6 wickets and will lose the match due to DSL and Italy team will win the match.The Italian bowler put in a lot of effort and struggle and stopped their runs for 37 overs and also took 6 wickets.  My congratulations to the Italian team for the win and may they continue to play like this and win matches.