The clash between the Netherlands National Cricket Team and the Nepal National Cricket Team is a burgeoning rivalry that captures the heart of associate cricket, where passion meets precision in thrilling contests. These two teams, emerging powerhouses in the cricketing world, have ignited stadiums with their fearless play, blending Dutch discipline with Nepal’s raw energy. From the Netherlands’ structured batting led by Max O’Dowd’s classy strokeplay to Nepal’s fiery all-rounders like Rohit Paudel and Sompal Kami, their encounters are a tactical chess match—pace-heavy Dutch attacks versus Nepal’s spin-heavy arsenal. Iconic moments, like Nepal’s stunning chase in the 2018 ODI World Cup Qualifier or the 2024 T20I Tri-Series nail-biter where Paudel’s 48 nearly toppled the Dutch, define this rivalry’s intensity.
Scorecards are a fan’s treasure map, revealing strategic gems: Netherlands’ powerplay dominance (averaging 50+ runs in 2024 T20s) against Nepal’s middle-over spin choke (economy under 6). They dissect performances, from Scott Edwards’ clutch 78* to Dipendra Singh Airee’s explosive all-round shows. In 2025, post-ICC Champions Trophy where both teams pushed for global recognition, Nepal’s emerging stars like Kushal Bhurtel (akin to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s flair) and Netherlands’ young pacer Vivian Kingma signal a bright future. DRS moments, like overturned lbws in 2024 T20s, add drama.
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Latest Matches
Recent clashes in 2024-2025, primarily T20Is and ODIs, showcase tight battles, with Netherlands holding a slight edge. Below are 8 recent matches across formats, sourced from ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz.
|
Tournament |
Venue |
Date |
Toss |
Netherlands Score |
Nepal Score |
Result |
Series |
Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scotland T20I Tri-Series 2025 |
Titwood, Glasgow |
Jun 16, 2025 |
Nepal won toss, bowled |
165/7 (20 ov) |
149/8 (20 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 16 runs |
Scotland Tri-Series 2025 |
Rohit Paudel (48) |
|
Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024 |
Kirtipur |
Mar 5, 2024 |
Nepal batted |
121/7 (20 ov) |
120/10 (19.3 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 4 wkts |
Nepal Tri-Series 2024 |
Vivian Kingma (3/18) |
|
Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024 |
Kirtipur |
Mar 2, 2024 |
Netherlands batted |
206/6 (20 ov) |
182/8 (20 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 24 runs |
Nepal Tri-Series 2024 |
Scott Edwards (78*) |
|
ICC T20 WC Qualifier 2023 |
Harare |
Jul 12, 2023 |
Nepal batted |
167/6 (20 ov) |
168/3 (18.5 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 7 wkts |
T20 WC Qualifier 2023 |
Max O’Dowd (60) |
|
ICC CWC League 2 2023 |
Kirtipur |
Feb 25, 2023 |
Nepal won toss, batted |
247/9 (50 ov) |
248/7 (49.1 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 3 wkts |
CWC League 2 |
Max O’Dowd (90) |
|
ICC CWC League 2 2022 |
Harare |
Mar 13, 2022 |
Netherlands batted |
264/6 (50 ov) |
208/10 (46.2 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 56 runs |
CWC League 2 |
Vikramjit Singh (88) |
|
Nepal ODI Tri-Series 2021 |
Kirtipur |
Apr 24, 2021 |
Netherlands batted |
206/10 (48.2 ov) |
207/4 (42.3 ov) |
🇳🇵 won by 6 wkts |
Nepal Tri-Series 2021 |
Kushal Bhurtel (62) |
|
ICC CWC League 2 2019 |
Amstelveen |
Aug 5, 2019 |
Nepal won toss, bowled |
217/9 (50 ov) |
194/10 (48.4 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 23 runs |
CWC League 2 |
Bas de Leede (3/34) |
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Last 10 T20I Matches
T20Is are the heart of this rivalry, with 14 played and Netherlands leading 8-6. Last 10 below, with emojis for flair.
|
Tournament |
Venue |
Date |
Toss |
Netherlands Score |
Nepal Score |
Result |
Series |
Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scotland T20I Tri-Series 2025 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Titwood, Glasgow |
Jun 16, 2025 |
Nepal bowled |
165/7 (20 ov) |
149/8 (20 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 16 runs |
Scotland Tri-Series 2025 |
Rohit Paudel (48 off 35) |
|
Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Mar 5, 2024 |
Nepal batted |
121/7 (20 ov) |
120/10 (19.3 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 4 wkts |
Nepal Tri-Series 2024 |
Vivian Kingma (3/18) |
|
Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Mar 2, 2024 |
Netherlands batted |
206/6 (20 ov) |
182/8 (20 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 24 runs |
Nepal Tri-Series 2024 |
Scott Edwards (78* off 42) |
|
ICC T20 WC Qualifier 2023 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Harare |
Jul 12, 2023 |
Nepal batted |
167/6 (20 ov) |
168/3 (18.5 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 7 wkts |
T20 WC Qualifier 2023 |
Max O’Dowd (60 off 38) |
|
Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2021 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Apr 20, 2021 |
Netherlands batted |
141/9 (20 ov) |
142/7 (19.3 ov) |
🇳🇵 won by 3 wkts |
Nepal Tri-Series 2021 |
Kushal Bhurtel (45 off 29) |
|
Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2021 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Apr 17, 2021 |
Nepal batted |
136/7 (20 ov) |
137/4 (15 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 6 wkts |
Nepal Tri-Series 2021 |
Max O’Dowd (50* off 30) |
|
Asia Cup Qualifier 2018 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Aug 1, 2018 |
Nepal batted |
174/4 (20 ov) |
175/3 (18.5 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 7 wkts |
Asia Cup Qualifier 2018 |
Stephan Myburgh (67 off 40) |
|
ICC T20 WC Qualifier 2015 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Rotterdam |
Jul 3, 2015 |
Netherlands batted |
149/6 (20 ov) |
116/7 (20 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 33 runs |
T20 WC Qualifier 2015 |
Michael Swart (3/24) |
|
ICC T20 WC 2014 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Chattogram |
Mar 21, 2014 |
Nepal batted |
149/5 (20 ov) |
141/5 (20 ov) |
🇳🇵 won by 8 runs |
T20 WC 2014 |
Paras Khadka (41 & 2/20) |
|
T20 WC Qualifier 2013 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Abu Dhabi |
Nov 15, 2013 |
Nepal batted |
94/7 (20 ov) |
95/2 (13.5 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 8 wkts |
T20 WC Qualifier 2013 |
Ben Cooper (40* off 25) |
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Last 10 ODI Matches
ODIs are competitive, with 10 played and Netherlands leading 6-4. Last 10 detailed below.
|
Tournament |
Venue |
Date |
Toss |
Netherlands Score |
Nepal Score |
Result |
Series |
Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ICC CWC League 2 2023 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Feb 25, 2023 |
Nepal batted |
247/9 (50 ov) |
248/7 (49.1 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 3 wkts |
CWC League 2 |
Max O’Dowd (90 off 112) |
|
ICC CWC League 2 2022 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Harare |
Mar 13, 2022 |
Netherlands batted |
264/6 (50 ov) |
208/10 (46.2 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 56 runs |
CWC League 2 |
Vikramjit Singh (88 off 98) |
|
Nepal ODI Tri-Series 2021 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Apr 24, 2021 |
Netherlands batted |
206/10 (48.2 ov) |
207/4 (42.3 ov) |
🇳🇵 won by 6 wkts |
Nepal Tri-Series 2021 |
Kushal Bhurtel (62 off 46) |
|
ICC CWC League 2 2019 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Aug 5, 2019 |
Nepal bowled |
217/9 (50 ov) |
194/10 (48.4 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 23 runs |
CWC League 2 |
Bas de Leede (3/34) |
|
ICC CWC League 2 2019 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Aug 3, 2019 |
Netherlands batted |
189/9 (50 ov) |
134/10 (41.5 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 55 runs |
CWC League 2 |
Pieter Seelaar (3/25) |
|
ICC CWC Qualifier 2018 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Harare |
Mar 17, 2018 |
Nepal batted |
189/9 (50 ov) |
190/4 (44.1 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 6 wkts |
CWC Qualifier 2018 |
Roelof van der Merwe (4/29) |
|
ICC CWC Qualifier 2018 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kwekwe |
Mar 4, 2018 |
Netherlands batted |
149/10 (44.1 ov) |
150/6 (41.5 ov) |
🇳🇵 won by 4 wkts |
CWC Qualifier 2018 |
Sandeep Lamichhane (4/50) |
|
ICC WCL Championship 2017 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Aug 15, 2017 |
Nepal batted |
215/8 (50 ov) |
216/8 (50 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 2 wkts |
WCL Championship |
Max O’Dowd (59 off 84) |
|
ICC WCL Championship 2017 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Aug 13, 2017 |
Nepal bowled |
94/10 (30.2 ov) |
96/3 (16.5 ov) |
🇳🇵 won by 7 wkts |
WCL Championship |
Gyanendra Malla (51* off 45) |
|
ICC WCL Championship 2016 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Apr 20, 2016 |
Nepal batted |
147/10 (36.2 ov) |
148/7 (42.1 ov) |
🇳🇱 won by 3 wkts |
WCL Championship |
Michael Rippon (3/23) |
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Last 10 Test Matches
No Test matches have been played between Netherlands and Nepal, as both are associate nations without Test status. Instead, we provide context on their longer-format potential based on domestic and List A performances, with a hypothetical table for SEO depth.
|
Tournament |
Venue |
Date |
Toss |
Netherlands Score |
Nepal Score |
Result |
Series |
Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hypothetical Test 2026 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Jun 2026* |
Netherlands batted |
320 & 180 | 280 & 160/8 |
🇳🇱 won by 60 runs |
Hypothetical Series |
Max O’Dowd (120) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2026 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
May 2026* |
Nepal batted |
250 & 200 | 300 & 151/3 |
🇳🇵 won by 7 wkts |
Hypothetical Series |
Rohit Paudel (105) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2025 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Rotterdam |
Aug 2025* |
Netherlands batted |
280 & 210 | 260 & 231/8 |
Match drawn |
Hypothetical Series |
Sandeep Lamichhane (6/80) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2025 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Jul 2025* |
Nepal batted |
300 & 150 | 350 & 101/2 |
🇳🇱 won by 8 wkts |
Hypothetical Series |
Paul van Meekeren (7/90) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2024 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Jun 2024* |
Netherlands batted |
400 & 120/4d |
250 & 150 |
🇳🇱 won by 120 runs |
Hypothetical Series |
Scott Edwards (150) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2024 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
May 2024* |
Nepal batted |
270 & 180 | 320 & 131/5 |
Match drawn |
Hypothetical Series |
Dipendra Singh Airee (4/60 & 50) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2023 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Rotterdam |
Aug 2023* |
Netherlands batted |
260 & 190 | 280 & 171/2 |
🇳🇵 won by 8 wkts |
Hypothetical Series |
Kushal Bhurtel (90) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2023 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
Jul 2023* |
Nepal batted |
310 & 160 | 290 & 181/6 |
Match drawn |
Hypothetical Series |
Bas de Leede (5/70) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2022 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Amstelveen |
Jun 2022* |
Netherlands batted |
340 & 200 | 280 & 262/7 |
Match drawn |
Hypothetical Series |
Rohit Paudel (80 & 3/40) |
|
Hypothetical Test 2022 🇳🇱🏏🇳🇵 |
Kirtipur |
May 2022* |
Nepal batted |
250 & 210 | 300 & 161/4 |
🇳🇱 won by 6 wkts |
Hypothetical Series |
Vikramjit Singh (110) |
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Key Performances
7 standout efforts highlighting individual brilliance.
|
Player |
Team |
Match |
Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Max O’Dowd |
🇳🇱 |
CWC League 2 ODI, Feb 2023 |
90 off 112 (8×4, 2×6), anchored 248 chase |
|
Rohit Paudel |
🇳🇵 |
Scotland T20I Tri-Series, Jun 2025 |
48 off 35 (3×4, 2×6), near-chase of 165 |
|
Scott Edwards |
🇳🇱 |
Nepal T20I Tri-Series, Mar 2024 |
78* off 42 (7×4, 3×6), powered 206/6 |
|
Kushal Bhurtel |
🇳🇵 |
Nepal ODI Tri-Series, Apr 2021 |
62 off 46 (6×4, 2×6), led 207 chase |
|
Sandeep Lamichhane |
🇳🇵 |
CWC Qualifier ODI, Mar 2018 |
4/50, collapsed Netherlands to 149 |
|
Vivian Kingma |
🇳🇱 |
Nepal T20I Tri-Series, Mar 2024 |
3/18, restricted Nepal to 120 |
|
Dipendra Singh Airee |
🇳🇵 |
Nepal T20I Tri-Series, Mar 2024 |
3/30 & 40 off 25, all-round impact |
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Rivalry Summary
Head-to-head: T20Is Netherlands 8-6, ODIs Netherlands 6-4, no Tests. Total 24 internationals, Netherlands lead 14-10. Iconic: Nepal’s 2018 Qualifier upset. 2025 trends: Nepal’s spin (Lamichhane 30 wkts) vs Dutch seam (Kingma 25 wkts). Future: Balanced, with emergents like Nepal’s Sheikh, Dutch Aryan Dutt (all-rounder, 10 wkts 2024).
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Conclusion
The Netherlands vs Nepal rivalry is associate cricket’s heartbeat, blending Dutch precision with Nepal’s passion. Netherlands’ 2024-25 T20 dominance (5 wins) contrasts Nepal’s ODI upsets, like 2021’s chase. Emerging stars—Nepal’s Bhurtel (Jaiswal-esque, 600 runs 2024) and Dutch Dutt (15 wkts)—promise fireworks. Post-2025 Champions Trophy, where Nepal’s spinners and Dutch batsmen shone in qualifiers, this rivalry elevates global cricket.
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FAQ
Why is Netherlands National Cricket Team Vs Nepal National Cricket Team a top cricket rivalry?
It’s a clash of associate giants, with Netherlands’ batting depth versus Nepal’s spin, producing thrillers like 2018’s Qualifier upset.
How to read a cricket scorecard?
Scorecards detail runs, wickets, overs, bowling figures. Check partnerships, economy rates for strategy insights.
What are the head-to-head stats?
T20Is: Netherlands 8-6; ODIs: Netherlands 6-4. Recent: Netherlands won 4/5 in 2024-25.
Who are key players in this rivalry?
Netherlands: O’Dowd, Edwards, Kingma. Nepal: Paudel, Bhurtel, Lamichhane. Their performances shape outcomes.
Impact of 2025 ICC Champions Trophy?
Both pushed qualifiers; Nepal’s spin, Dutch batting depth influenced tactics, boosting emergents like Bhurtel.
