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Edwards, Van der Merwe Lead Netherlands Surge in ODI Rankings

The International Cricket Council, or ICC, keeps a big list that shows which cricket players in the world are the best.

When a player does really well in a match, they move up on that list, like moving up on a leaderboard in a video game.

Recently, teams from the Netherlands, Nepal, and Namibia played against each other in a competition called the Cricket World Cup League 2.

The Netherlands beat Nepal by 57 runs in a game played in Utrecht.

Because they played so well, many of their players moved up in the rankings.

Scott Edwards, the captain of the Netherlands team, scored 57 runs and moved up four places.

Two of his teammates, Roelof van der Merwe and Logan van Beek, also moved up after taking wickets.

Players from Nepal and Namibia moved up too.

The Netherlands is now on course to reach the ICC World Cup Qualifier tournament.

Key facts

Tournament: ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2
Key match: Netherlands beat Nepal by 57 runs in Utrecht
Scott Edwards (Netherlands captain): Scored 57; climbed 4 places to joint 34th in ODI batting
Roelof van der Merwe: Up 11 places to joint 63rd in ODI bowling (2 wickets)
Logan van Beek: Up 3 spots to 76th in ODI bowling (2 wickets)
Aasif Sheikh (Nepal): Climbed 2 places to 76th in ODI batting
Karan KC (Nepal): Up 7 places to joint 83rd in ODI bowling
Jan Frylinck (Namibia): Biggest leap: up 16 places to joint 90th in ODI batting

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