Read the highlights of Namibia vs Nepal - The 115th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (2023 - 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualification ribbons) One-Day International cricket tournament between Namibia and Nepal played at the Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht on July 21, 2026.
Match Overview:
JJ Smit's record-breaking 6 for 27 before Half-centuries from Michael van Lingen and Jan Frylinck helped to Namibia comfortable eight-wicket victory over Nepal in a one-sided 115th match of a ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.
Match Stats:
- Namibia chased 158 was their third lowest successful run-chase against Nepal in one-day international and It is their second lowest chase against Nepal in ODIs after they had chased 133 at Kirtipur in 2024.
- JJ Smit's 6 for 27 was the best bowling figures by an Namibia bowler in one-day internationals, surpassing the previous record of 6 for 42 held by Tangeni Lungameni against PNG at Windhoek in 2022.
- JJ Smit became the third Namibia bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Nepal in ODIs after Bernard Scholtz and Gerhard Erasmus.
- JJ Smit became the first Namibia bowler to take three five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket history.
- Nepal's 157 was their third lowest score in a completed innings against Namibia in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Nepal bowled out for 157 in 46.5 overs with top scorer by Rohit Paudel cracked a 31 off 60-balls without a boundary.
Dipendra Singh Airee struck 30 off 51-balls including two boundaries, Gulsan Jha cracked a 20 off 38-balls included one-six & a four, Karan KC 18, Aasif Sheikh 16 and Sompal Kami 15.
Namibia best bowler by JJ Smit 6-27, Bernard Scholtz and Jack Brassell both took 2-wickets.
Namibia chase down the target of 158, finishing at 159 for 2 in 37.4 overs with top scorer by Jan Frylinck cracked a unbeaten 77 off 89-balls including 8-fours & a six.
Michael van Lingen struck 51 off 79-balls including 4-fours and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored a unbeaten 17 off 39-balls without a boundary.
Nepal best bowler by Nandan Yadav and Rohit Paudel both took one-wickets.
JJ Smit named Player of the match for his record-breaking bowling performance to claimed a career-best 6-wickets for 27-runs in 9.5-overs.
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