Nepal defeated Netherlands by 6 wickets in its third match of the T20I triangular series held in Scotland on Thursday.
Chasing the 175-run target set by Netherlands, Nepal reached it in 19.4 overs losing 4 wickets.
Kushal Bhurtel topped the score with 65 runs including 6 fours off 51 deliveries followed by Aarif Sheikh with 39 runs while Bhim Sharki made 27 runs. Similarly, Dipendra Singh Airee and Lokesh Bam contributed 16 and 12 runs, respectively.
In reply, Ben Fletcher, Aryan Dutt, Zach Lion-Cachet and Roelof van der Merwe grabbed 1 wicket each for Netherlands.
Earlier, invited to bat first after losing the toss at the Titwood Cricket Stadium in Glasgow on Thursday, Netherlands notched up 174 runs losing 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Michael Levitt topped the score with 86 runs, including 6 fours and 5 sixes off 53 balls followed by Roelof Van Der Merwe with 36 runs while Aryan Dutt and Saqib Zulfiqar contributed 17 and 14 runs, respectively.
The other batsmen could not achieve significant runs.
On the bowling side, Karan KC claimed the highest 2 wickets while Lalit Rajbanshi, Dipendra Singh Airee, Rupesh Singh, and Sandeep Lamichhane grabbed 1 wicket each for Nepal.
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