Scotland T20I Tri Series 2025 - Match 5 - Nepal vs Netherlands - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: June 19

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Scotland T20I Tri Series, Match 5 - Nepal vs Netherlands, which will be played on the 19th of June at the Forthill, Dundee.

Match 5 - Nepal vs Netherlands (Forthill, Dundee)

Current Form Netherlands:

Netherlands are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 2 wins and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Netherlands in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Michael Levitt with 146 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Netherlands in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Aryan Dutt with 4 scalps under his belt.

Netherlands have won their previous match against Scotland by 17 runs.

Netherlands batted first and they posted a huge total of 198 for 7 in 20 overs. Michael Levitt played really well as he smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground for his knock of 90 runs in 57 balls. He hit 6 fours and 5 sixes during his innings. There were healthy contributions in the middle order by Scott Edwards and Ryan Klein as Netherlands managed to get to a tall total of 198 in their innings.

During the chase, Scotland lost Mark Watt early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Brandon McMullen played a whirlwind knock of 51 runs in 27 balls. George Munsey also contributed with an innings of 26 runs in 22 balls. The middle order failed to perform to their potential and Scotland were always lagging behind in the game. Michael Leask tried his best to bring life into the game but his dismissal diminished the chances of Scotland winning the match. Scotland were eventually restricted to 181 for 9 in 20 overs, losing the match by 17 runs.

Current T20I Form Nepal:

Nepal are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Nepal in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Kushal Bhurtel with 64 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Nepal in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Sandeep Lamichhane with 7 scalps under his belt.

Nepal have won their previous match against Scotland by 2 wickets.

Scotland batted first and they posted a small total of 97 before being bowled out. The top order collapsed like a pack of cards and Scotland were reduced to 24 for 5 in the 5th over. Michael Leask made 46 runs to help Scotland get past the 90 run mark in their innings. For Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane picked up 4 wickets for 11 runs.

During the chase, Nepal also lost a couple.of early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. However, Kushal Bhurtel had their back. He made a timely contribution of 30 runs at the top of the order. The middle and lower order batters played well enough to take Nepal over the line with 2 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Netherlands

Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Wesley Barresi, Scott Edwards (capt), Zach Lion Cachet, Teja Nidamanuru, Noah Croes, Vivian Kingma, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Kyle Klein, Timm van der Gugten, Colin Ackermann, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Clayton Floyd, Vikramjit Singh, Musa Ahmed, Ryan Klein, Shariz Ahmad, Olivier Elenbaas

Nepal

Kushal Bhurtel, Anil Sah, Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (capt), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Basir Ahamad, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nandan Yadav, Aasif Sheikh, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pawan Sarraf, Surya Tamang, Kushal Malla, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Rijan Dhakal

Match Prediction - Nepal v Netherlands

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Nepal

Who will win?- Nepal

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Scott Edwards (Netherlands), Rohit Kumar Paudel (Nepal)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Aryan Dutt (Netherlands), Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal)

Most Sixes – Scott Edwards (Netherlands), Rohit Kumar Paudel (Nepal)

Player of the Match - Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal)

Team Scores Batting first - Netherlands 145+, Nepal 150+

Match Handicap: Nepal

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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