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Nepal taking on Netherlands in ICC World Cup Cricket League-2 today

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KATHMANDU: Nepal is playing its fourth and final match today against the Netherlands in a triangular ODI series under the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 today.

The match to be held at Forthill Cricket Ground in Dundee, Scotland will start at 3:45 pm Nepal time. Nepal, having won the first two matches of the series, is in search of its third victory today.

In the last match, Nepal was defeated by Scotland by two runs. Earlier, Nepal had defeated Scotland by one run and the Netherlands by five wickets. On the other hand, the Netherlands is aiming for their first victory. The Netherlands lost to Scotland by 44 runs.

Nepal is in seventh place in the league with 10 points from 15 matches. The Netherlands is in second place with 26 points from 22 matches. The league, featuring eight different teams, will run until 2027.

The top four teams of this league will qualify directly for the global qualifiers of the World Cup. The four teams at the bottom will have to play playoff matches to qualify for the World Cup.

The Nepali team includes captain Rohit Kumar Paudel, vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee, Asif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Shah, Basir Ahmad, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, Karan K.C., Kushal Bhurtel, Bhim Sarki, Arif Sheikh, Gulshan Jha, Nandan Yadav, Rijan Dhakal, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi.