Follow UsNepal and the Netherlands entered the history books on June 16 (Monday), with the first-ever instance of a triple super over in T20I history. The Netherlands batted first in Glasgow, with Vikramjit Singh scoring a 29-ball 30, Teja Nidamanuru’s 37-ball 35, and Saqib Zulfiqar’s 25 taking them to 152/7 after 20 overs.
In response, Nepal had Kushal Bhurtel (23-ball 34) and Rohit Paudel (35-ball 48) to take them closer to the target. But in the end, it was the cameo from Nandan Yadav, a four-ball 12 that took the contest to the first super over.
Kushal Bhurtel’s five-ball 18 took the Asian side to 19 runs in the first super over of the match, setting the Dutch side a tall task of chasing down 20. However, Max O’Dowd’s heroic efforts, a four and a six off the final two deliveries in the super over, equalled the score, and started a second super over.
The Dutch side, batting first now, smashed 17 runs in the second dig as Scott Edwards put on a show, with a six-ball 16. Nepal started on the best possible note, with skipper Paudel smashing a six off the very first delivery in the second super over. But as the over progressed, it came down to the wire, with Nepal requiring six runs to take the game to a third super over.
Dipendra Singh Airee came clutch, smashed a six, to take the game to a third super over, the first-ever instance of such happening in T20I cricket. Before this, only once has a T20I clash gone into a double super over, which happened between India and Afghanistan in Bengaluru.
Eventually, Zach Lion-Cachet’s heroics were enough to seal a win for the Dutch side, as he restricted Nepal to zero in the third super over. Michael Levitt, who opened in the third super over, smashed a six to take the Dutch side home.