Nepal is playing its first match in World Cup 2024 after 10 years of wait since its maiden world cup appearance in 2014. Nepal is set to play its first match of T20 WC 2024 in June 4 at Grand Prairie Stadium on Tuesday.

This match belongs to Group 'D' of this worldcup which is expected to be the 'Group of Death' where teams like South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal takes part. This makes every match playing a crucial role in the journey ahead.

HEAD TO HEAD:

PLAYERS TO WATCH:

• Michael Levitt :

Levitt has been performing consistently for the Dutch side in the T20Is over the past few matches. He has been performing for the Dutch side in T20Is with the whooping average of 43.6 in an strike rate of 156.5 in 9 T20I matches. 

He can be a headache for the Nepalese side given the consistent runs he has been providing for Netherlands cricket team. Nepal should look to get rid of him inside the powerplay overs.

Last 3 T20Is H2H against Nepal : 

• Kushal Bhurtel :In spite of having a poor run of form in the past few matches, Nepalese opener Kushal Bhurtel has decent performances against the Dutch side with an average of 38.83 in 6 matches with a strike rate of 139.52.

Bhurtel's overall betting average in T20Is is 28.4 in 43 matches for Nepal side. Recently, we've been watching him bowling leg spin in the absence of Nepal's star leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane who has missed out on this world cup due to the visa issue. He has been taking wickets consistently in the recent practice matches and some of the international games too which makes him a important player in the side to watch.

Last 3 T20Is H2H against Netherlands :

• Sybrand Engelbrecht :Engelbrecht has been a very crucial asset for the Dutch side over the pas few matches for his all-round performances and taking Netherlands batting order deeper when wickets are falling apart. hee has a batting average of 36.4 in 8 matches and 5 wickets in 8 matches with an economy of 8.87 in T20Is.

Last 3 T20Is H2H against Nepal :

• Rohit Paudel :

The Nepalese skipper has been in great form and shape with consistent performance in recent matches. He has a batting average of 29.1 in 49 matches with the strike rate of 125. He can take the match to deep when the wickets are falling and bowl spins to mostle the left handed batters. He is a crucial factor if Nepal has to be in the game with decent batting performances.

Last 3 T20Is H2H against Netherlands :

• Vivian Kingma :

Another consistent performer with the ball for the Dutch side has to be Vivian Kingma who can swing the ball and trouble the out of form Nepalese openers in the starting overs. Moreover, the conditions of the Grand Prairie seems to be providing some help to the pacers as seen of previous few matches.

Furtherly, Nepal playing against the Netherlands in the World Cup 2024 at June 4 is a very crucial match given the challenges in the Group D and both of them can't afford a loss.