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Nepal take on Namibia today

July 16, 2022 | SportsGuff Team

Nepal will take on Namibia today in the ongoing ICC World Cup League 2 at 3:45 Nepali time. Namibia had defeated Nepal by 40 runs in the first match of this series.

Looking at the recent performances, Namibia had started this series with consecutive wins over Scotland and Nepal. Nepal on the other hand, lost to Namibia in first match followed by a win over Scotland in the second one. Thus, this might be a golden chance for Nepal to take revenge of the last defeat.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Points table

Nepal have 17 points from 18 matches so far in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 with 8 wins, 9 losses and a tie. Nepal are placed at 5th position among 7 nations. Namibia are 1 place below Nepal with 16 points from 17 matches.

Nepal was on the losing side when these two teams met last time. However, Nepal would be confident enough to upset Namibia especially after a historic win over home side Scotland a couple of days ago.

Nepal's bowling looks good. Skipper Sandeep Lamichhane has been amongst wickets. Pacers have shown good promise as well. A lot will be expected of Sompal and Karan if Nepal are to show a good performance today. Young Aadil Ansari has impressed a lot in recent times.

The major concern once again for Nepal will be their batting. Opener Kushal Bhurtel hasn't quite delivered what was expected of him. His opening partner Aasif Sheikh has done decent with the bat. Dipendra Singh Airee is one name that hasn't fired yet. Nepal needs a big inning from Dipendra very soon. His bat has been silent since quite some time now.