NED vs NEP | Twitter lauds Max O'Dowd’s splendid half-ton as Netherlands beat Nepal in a low-scoring thriller
Netherlands beat Nepal by six wickets in the Group D encounter in Dallas, Texas. The Dutch players looked great with the ball as they bundled out Nepal for just 106 runs whereas while batting, Max O’Dowd’s 54 off 48 balls ultimately sealed victory for Netherlands with four balls to spare.
The Netherlands got off to a rather shaky start in the match, losing the wicket of Michael Levitt in just the second over of the innings. However, the Dutch were able to steadily rebuild their innings thanks to a solid 33-run partnership between Vikramjit Singh and Max O'Dowd. The two batters worked well together, rotating the strike and finding the occasional boundary to take the score to a respectable 36/1 by the end of the powerplay overs. Just as Singh and O'Dowd looked great at the crease, Nepal's Dipendra Singh struck a crucial blow, dismissing Singh and breaking up their promising 40-run stand. At the halfway mark of the innings, the Netherlands found themselves at 52/2, with O'Dowd and Sybrand Engelbrecht at the crease. However, Nepal picked up the wickets of Engelbrecht and Scott Edwards in the middle overs to put themselves in the driver's seat. But just when it seemed like Nepal had the upper hand, Max O'Dowd stepped up with a composed and determined half-century off just 47 deliveries. His boundary-laden knock of 53 not out ultimately sealed a six-wicket victory for the Netherlands, as they chased down the target in the 19th over.
Very unlucky!
HARD LUCK NEPAL TEAM
— Ehtisham Siddique (@iMShami_) June 4, 2024
- Even though their team fought hard and lost the match but their crowd won the heart of everyone. Massive support from their crowd in the ground too. #NEPvNED pic.twitter.com/VSekNITFlK
They foght well!
nepal lost 🥲🥲
— madridistas (@madridistsss) June 4, 2024
Ned played well!
Englands have never won a game against European teams in T20I WC
— Prannesh (@prannesh_45) June 4, 2024
Netherlands beginning their campaign with a win !!
Indeed a mixed encounters today :)
May be yeah!
Nepal should have won this match against Netherlands but hard luck 🙂😣 Well played Nepal team ♥️🔥👏👏 brilliant fight back guys #NEDvNEP #T20WorldCup
— Dr.Deepak Jain (@Deepakjain1827) June 4, 2024
Good win for them!
It's over. Netherlands won by 6 wickets. Nepal managed to push all the way down to 19th over but the defeat was inevitable once they managed only 106. Well fought. Catching could have been a lot better.#NEPvNED pic.twitter.com/H7RP2OqH4k
— Samraat Maharjan (@MaharjanSamraat) June 4, 2024
He batted really well!
Netherlands won the game O'dowd done the job for them... But nepal won the hearts What a carze Nepali has for cricket 🔥 What a crowd insane 🔥#NEDvNEP#T20WorldCup
— Sarmad MALIK🇵🇰 (@sarmadaadeez) June 4, 2024
No idea on this!
Why everyone calls Avinash bohora a Yorker king ???
— Sabin Neupane (@Sabinneupane_13) June 4, 2024
He didn't even bowled a single Yorker today . ( Ned vs Nep )
Nepal lost the match because of dropped catch . Catches wins you matches.
When will Nepal openers perform for Nepal ????? 😩
Shambles of performance 😩
They have won many hearts!
Loss🇳🇵😢
— Knowledge Heist (@Knowledge50490) June 4, 2024
Congratulations Netherlands #NEDvsNEP
Good night
Yeah!
Netherland win..
— Zainab 🇵🇰 (@zainab_mas31354) June 4, 2024
Good fight by Nepal..#t20worldcup|#NedvsNep
That's huge support!
Texasல முழுக்க Nepal fans கூட்டம் கூட்டமா… அவ்ளோ ஆரவாரம். கொஞ்ச நாளைக்கி முன்னாடி Nepalல நடந்த matchesக்கு support பண்ணத பாத்தோம். இப்போ America வரைக்கும் கூட்டமா போய் Cheer பண்றாங்க. Wow. 🇳🇵🔥🏏 #NEDvsNEP #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/wGjeBhFSEi
— Cricket Anand 🏏 (@cricanandha) June 4, 2024
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