Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Paul van Meekeren to Kushal Bhurtel. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, bottom edge. Paul van Meekeren provides the first breakthrough for the Netherlands.

Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Paul van Meekeren to Anil Sah. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Croes. Two down for Nepal.

Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Michael Levitt to Bhim Sharki. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Barresi. Michael Levitt gets his first wicket.

Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Michael Levitt to Rohit Paudel. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point, caught by Nidamanuru. Rohit Paudel was dismissed after a decent knock.

Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Michael Levitt to Dipendra Singh Airee. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Barresi. Mistimed and taken.

Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Aryan Dutt to Basir Ahamad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by O'Dowd. Nepal loses another wicket, pressure mounting on their innings!

Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Paul van Meekeren to Karan KC. Off cutter half volley, off stump deep in crease working, missed. Cleaned him up.

Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Paul van Meekeren to Aarif Sheikh. Full toss, middle stump moves in front Slog, Play and Miss (Leg Side). Knocked him over.

Run OUT. OUT! Run Out. Paul van Meekeren to Sandeep Lamichhane. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Lion-Cachet, by Edwards. The first innings has concluded, with Nepal posting a competitive total on the scoreboard. Their openers faltered early, but Bhim Sharki and Rohit Paudel provided stability with 35 runs each. Aarif Sheikh played a crucial anchor role and scored 84 runs. The Netherlands bowling attack were disciplined and performed well, with Paul van Meekeren leading the charge, taking four wickets, while Michael Levitt also took three wickets. Join us for the run chase in a few minutes.