The Grand Prairie Stadium was awash with the colors and sounds of Nepal on Tuesday as their fans turned out in large numbers for the opening match of the T20 World Cup. Despite lively support on the field and their spirited effort, Nepal lost against the Netherlands in a tense encounter.
On chasing a modest target of 106, O'Dowd commented, "I certainly wouldn't say it was easy and a World Cup win is amazing, any World Cup win is great. I think our bowlers Bowled very well to restrict them to 106." But you could see Nepal have so much fight and spirit that they managed to get it to the point that it was, I don't think it was ever going to be an easy win," O'Dowd said after the match. Said.The Netherlands bowlers, led by left-arm spinner Tim Pringle (3-20) and medium pacer Logan van Beek (3-18), produced a brilliant collective effort to bowl out Nepal for just 106 runs.
Chasing 107, Netherlands suffered an early blow as Sompal Kami was caught by Michael Levitt in the very second over. But O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh (22) put any Dutch worries to rest with a steady 40-run partnership, before Sybrand Engelbrecht added 14 off 16 to bring the target within reach.
However, Nepal displayed brilliant fielding and made every run a challenge for the Netherlands despite dropping a few catches.
"Personally, I felt like I had to really think about what would be best for the team in certain situations and you could see how much pressure they were putting on us with the way they were fielding. Are.I think they are one of the best fielding units. World. So, they put a lot of pressure on us and definitely didn't make it easy, but I'm glad we managed to get over the line," O'Dowd said.
The energy of the crowd fueled O'Dowd's determination to lead his team to victory, while Nepal applied constant pressure in the middle and death overs. His patience and composure were on full display, especially between 11.2 and 18th over when boundaries were difficult to hit.However, O'Dowd broke the spell of the drought by hitting a four and a six off consecutive balls from Avinash Bohra in the 19th over, effectively sealing the win with only 13 runs required off the last 12 balls.
Reflecting on the win, O'Dowd shared, "For me, I think it's just trusting the processes that I have and I think a lot of us are probably pretty similar. We have nerves and stuff. You can see the crowd. It kind of gathers.But once you cross that line, it is really just another game of cricket. And you try not to let it bother you or let it enter your mind. But yes, I really like it."
The Netherlands will now travel to New York for their second group stage match against South Africa at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on June 8.
On chasing a modest target of 106, O'Dowd commented, "I certainly wouldn't say it was easy and a World Cup win is amazing, any World Cup win is great. I think our bowlers Bowled very well to restrict them to 106." But you could see Nepal have so much fight and spirit that they managed to get it to the point that it was, I don't think it was ever going to be an easy win," O'Dowd said after the match. Said.The Netherlands bowlers, led by left-arm spinner Tim Pringle (3-20) and medium pacer Logan van Beek (3-18), produced a brilliant collective effort to bowl out Nepal for just 106 runs.
Chasing 107, Netherlands suffered an early blow as Sompal Kami was caught by Michael Levitt in the very second over. But O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh (22) put any Dutch worries to rest with a steady 40-run partnership, before Sybrand Engelbrecht added 14 off 16 to bring the target within reach.
However, Nepal displayed brilliant fielding and made every run a challenge for the Netherlands despite dropping a few catches.
"Personally, I felt like I had to really think about what would be best for the team in certain situations and you could see how much pressure they were putting on us with the way they were fielding. Are.I think they are one of the best fielding units. World. So, they put a lot of pressure on us and definitely didn't make it easy, but I'm glad we managed to get over the line," O'Dowd said.
The energy of the crowd fueled O'Dowd's determination to lead his team to victory, while Nepal applied constant pressure in the middle and death overs. His patience and composure were on full display, especially between 11.2 and 18th over when boundaries were difficult to hit.However, O'Dowd broke the spell of the drought by hitting a four and a six off consecutive balls from Avinash Bohra in the 19th over, effectively sealing the win with only 13 runs required off the last 12 balls.
Reflecting on the win, O'Dowd shared, "For me, I think it's just trusting the processes that I have and I think a lot of us are probably pretty similar. We have nerves and stuff. You can see the crowd. It kind of gathers.But once you cross that line, it is really just another game of cricket. And you try not to let it bother you or let it enter your mind. But yes, I really like it."
The Netherlands will now travel to New York for their second group stage match against South Africa at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on June 8.
