Nepal will take on Namibia in an ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 match on July 27, 2026, in Utrecht, Netherlands, without fast bowler Nandan Yadav.
Yadav has been ruled out for the remainder of the League 2 fixtures due to a hamstring injury, according to the Cricket Association of Nepal.
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The match is scheduled to start at 2:45 PM Nepali time at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd.
Nepal enters the contest looking to end a two-match losing streak, while Namibia aims to recover from a recent unexpected defeat.
In their previous encounter on July 21, Namibia defeated Nepal by eight wickets at the same venue.
Namibia chased down a target of 158 runs, finishing at 160 for two in 37.4 overs.
Jan Frylinck top-scored for Namibia with an unbeaten 78 off 89 balls, while opener Michael van Lingen added 51 runs.
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Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton remained not out on 17 runs.
Rohit Paudel and Nandan Yadav took one wicket each for Nepal in that match.
Earlier, Namibia opted to bowl first and restricted Nepal to 157 runs in 46.5 overs.
JJ Smit led the Namibian attack with six wickets for 9.5 overs, while Jack Brassell and Bernard Scholtz picked up two wickets apiece.
Nepal's top scorer was captain Rohit Paudel with 31 runs, supported by Dipendra Singh Airee with 30, Gulshan Jha with 20, Karan KC with 18, and Aasif Sheikh with 16.
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Following the defeat, Nepal faced the host nation Netherlands in Utrecht.
