As per the latest update, Nepali national cricket team is all set to play its first ODI with The Netherlands cricket team on August 1 and 3, 2018.

The 2-ODI series will be held after the two teams complete their T20 tri-series tournament with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lords scheduled for July 29, 2018.

The two teams last faced each other as part of the 2019 ICC World Cup Qualifier held in March 2018, wherein, Nepal secured ODI status by winning over Papua New Guinea (PNG) registering a new milestone in its cricket history.

Not just for Nepal, the two matches are going to be special for The Netherlands as well, as the latter is returning to ODI after a long gap of five years during which it also lost its ODI status in a match with Canada in 2014.

“We’re delighted to welcome Nepal for their first ODIs and our first ODI on home soil since 2013. After the honor of being invited to play at Lords, we look forward to showing our home fans what we can do,” Netherlands Coach Ryan Campbell said in a statement.

Lauding the Nepali national team, Campbell said, “Nepal are an exciting team as we’ve all seen from the IPL Sandeep Lamichanne is a world class player, will be a privilege to have them here. Nepal have always drawn good crowds in Holland, I’m sure it will be a great occasion.”

These matches also mark Nepal’s first trip to the Low countries after 2016 when the two teams shared honors in the two List A international matches under the fourth round of the World Cricket League Championship.

Dream That Came True!

March 15, 2018 is one important day for Nepal, more specifically in its cricket history. That was the day when the country’s most-awaited wish has come true in the form of ODI status.

With an outstanding victory over PNG in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier play-off at the Old Hararians Sports Club in Zimbabwe, Nepal made its entry into the elite group of world nations with ODI status.

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The Nepali cricket team registered one of the greatest victories in the country’s cricket history, in a
breathtaking ICC World Cricket League Division-2 match with Canada in Windhoek (Namibia) on February 14, 2018.

Despite a good batting line-up, Nepali team had to face an intense pressure in the last minutes of the match as they had a 51-run target in just 47 balls.

Here is where the team fought back!

Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane’s stunning 10^th wicket partnership of 51 runs backed the team in chasing the 195-run target set by the Canadian cricket team.

Striking 10^th Wicket Partnership

At 144-9 score with the last 7.5 overs remaining, Nepal had almost thought of losing it out.

But, Karan’s entry made a difference!

With a striking and unbeatable performance, Karan hit four sixers in scoring 42 runs in just 31 balls, thus driving the team to success at the nick of the moment.

Karan was named ‘Man of the Match’.

Canadian team, which saw three straight wins in the tournament, was short of a single victory either over Namibia or Nepal for gaining an entry to the World Cup Qualifier tournament, and has finally lost it out.

Now, Nepal and UAE have secured their place for the 2019 World Cup Qualifiers tournament.

While Nepal is to face Papua New Guinea, Ireland, the Netherlands and two-time World Cup winner West Indies in the Group B qualifier round, the UAE will be facing Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Scotland and Hong Kong in the
Group A qualifier.

Awestruck!

“I can’t speak, the last wicket made 50 odd runs, cricket is just a winner today. I feel for Canada, one in a million times you would win those games. Things have just worked out for us, we have been working so hard for all these years and eventually it has happened for us, I am speechless,” said Nepali captain Paras Khadka, elated at the winning performance of his team.

Expressing satisfaction over Nepal’s first-ever entry to World Cup cricket, Khadka said, “The fans back home are one of our biggest inspirations and we always thank them. We want to do well, and help Nepal cricket grow.”

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