Netherlands won the toss and elected to field and restricted Nepal to 85/7 in allotted 20 overs at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai. In reply Netherlands met the target in 13.5 overs losing four wickets.[break]
Nepal lost its opener Pradeep Airee (1 run) in the third over. Sharad Vesawkar, skipper Paras Khadka added a run each and returned to pavilion as Nepal reeled at 10/3 in 4.3 overs. Opener Anil Mandal scored 11 runs off 24 balls. Gyanendra Malla added 32 runs off 49 balls in his attempt to steady the innings.
Mehboob Alam (1 run) was bowled out by Tom Cooper while Prithu Baskota was run out adding eight runs.
Basanta Regmi remained not out on 20 runs off 17 balls, which helped Nepal reach 85/7. Shakti Gauchan also remained unbeaten on two runs.
Michael Swart took two wickets while Mudassar Bukhari, Peter Borren and Tom Cooper claimed a wicket each.
In reply, openers Stephan Myburgh (15 runs) and Swart (16 runs) put up a 22-run first wicket partnership. Despite losing wickets at regular interval, Netherlands batsmen chipped in to chase the low target. Wesley Barresi scored 14 runs.
Tom Cooper added 18 runs and Alexei Keryezee chipped in with 15 runs to seal an easy victory.
Basanta Regmi took three wickets giving away 32 runs in four overs while Shakti Gauchan claimed a wicket.
Swart was awarded with man-of-the-match trophy for his all-round performance.
Nepal in must-win situation
Following defeat at the hands of the Netherlands, Nepal lies in the fourth position with six points from as many matches. Nepal will play its last match of the qualifiers against Canada on Tuesday. Canada is in the third position with eight points from six matches.
To qualify for the preliminary final, Nepal must beat Canada by a huge margin and improve its run rate. Nepal has a net run rate of -0.070 while Canada has +0.806. If Nepal qualifies, it will face the runner-up of Group A in the preliminary final.
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