KATHMANDU: Following back-to-back losses against the Netherlands and Namibia due to poor all-around performance, Nepal faces Namibia in their third ICC Cricket World Cup League-2 tri-nation ODI match today in Utrecht at 2:45 PM.

After failing to defend matching targets of 157 runs in both earlier games—losing by 8 wickets to Namibia and 6 wickets to the Netherlands—Nepal’s chances of finishing in the top four to reach the World Cup Global Qualifier are in jeopardy.

Sitting in the lower half of the standings with 24 points from 30 matches alongside Namibia, Nepal now faces extreme pressure to win today’s clash and their upcoming fourth match against the Netherlands on Wednesday to keep their direct qualification hopes alive.