Nepalese cricket team in the Netherlands in 2015

The Nepalese cricket team toured the Netherlands from 30 June to 3 July 2015 to play four Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The Netherlands won the series 3–1. The tour was a warm-up for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier which took place in Ireland later in July.

Nepalese cricket team in the Netherlands in 2015
 
  Netherlands Nepal
Dates 30 June 2015 – 3 July 2015
Captains Peter Borren Paras Khadka
Twenty20 International series
Results Netherlands won the 4-match series 3–1
Most runs Stephan Myburgh (138) Paras Khadka (137)
Most wickets Ahsan Malik (11) Basant Regmi (5)
Player of the series Ahsan Malik (Ned) and Paras Khadka (Nep)

Squads
 Netherlands[2][3]    Nepal[4]

T20I series

1st T20I
30 June 2015
Scorecard
Netherlands 
134/5 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
116/7 (20 overs)
Stephan Myburgh 67* (60)
Basant Regmi 2/34 (4 overs)
Paras Khadka 45* (42)
Ahsan Malik 3/23 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 18 runs
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

2nd T20I
1 July 2015
Scorecard
Netherlands 
172/4 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
69 (17.4 overs)
Michael Swart 76* (59)
Sompal Kami 2/24 (4 overs)
Sharad Vesawkar 18 (31)
Michael Rippon 3/11 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 103 runs
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

3rd T20I
2 July 2015
Scorecard
Netherlands 
149/6 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
131/9 (20 overs)
Stephan Myburgh 71* (56)
Karan KC 2/24 (3 overs)
Paras Khadka 36 (28)
Ahsan Malik 4/21 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 18 runs
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rahil Ahmed (Ned) made his T20I debut.

4th T20I
3 July 2015
Scorecard
Netherlands 
139/7 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
141/7 (19.4 overs)
Roelof van der Merwe 40* (27)
Sagar Pun 3/26 (4 overs)
Paras Khadka 54 (40)
Ahsan Malik 3/25 (3.4 overs)
Nepal won by 3 wickets
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Anil Mandal (Nep) made his T20I debut.
  • Roelof van der Merwe made his T20I debut for the Netherlands. He previously played T20I and ODI cricket for South Africa.[6]

References
  1. "Nepal in Netherlands T20I Series, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. "Netherlands Squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. "Van der Merwe switches to Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "Nepal Squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. "Swart, Cooper power Netherlands' biggest win". ESPNcricinfo. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. "Van der Merwe switches to Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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