Read the articles of Netherlands vs Nepal 1st T20I 2015 - Nepal tour of Netherlands 4-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Nepal and Netherlands at Amstelveen in 30th June 2015.
Stephan Myburgh, Ahsan Malik stars as Netherlands narrow 18-run victory over Nepal and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20 international.
Netherlands scored 134 for 5 (Stephan Myburgh 67*, Basant Regmi 2-24) Nepal scored 116 for 7 (Paras Khadka 45*, Ahsan Malik 3-23)
This match reported by ESPNcricinfo Staff (Third Party Reference from ESPNcricinfo)
Stephan Myburgh's unbeaten 60-ball 67 laid the platform for Netherlands to pull off an 18-run win over Nepal in the first T20I in Amstelveen. Myburgh batted through Netherlands' innings, and struck six fours and a six while guiding them to a total of 134.
Nepal kept losing wickets regularly during their reply, with their only partnership of note a 31-run, fourth-wicket stand between Paras Khadka and Rajesh Pulami. Khadka stayed at the crease till the end to finish unbeaten on 45, but he was never able to keep up with the asking rate. Ahsan Malik was Netherlands' most successful bowler, picking up three wickets while only giving away 23 runs in his four overs.
Netherlands had to weather some early trouble after choosing to bat, losing two wickets to run-outs while slipping to 32 for 3 before Myburgh stabilised their innings in the company of Peter Borren - with whom he added 33 for the fourth wicket - and Michael Rippon - with whom he put on an unbroken 63 for the sixth.
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