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On this day in 2025, cricket ventured into territory it had never explored before. The T20I tri-series match between the Netherlands and Nepal in Glasgow became the first men’s professional game in any format to require three Super Overs before a winner could be separated. What unfolded at Titwood was a contest that repeatedly defied resolution, with both sides matching each other through 20 overs and then through two successive tie-breakers before the Netherlands finally emerged victorious.
The match itself was finely balanced long before the extraordinary finish. Batting first, the Netherlands posted 152 for 7, with Teja Nidamanuru top-scoring with 35 and Vikramjit Singh contributing 30. Nepal’s bowlers ensured the target remained within reach, led by Sandeep Lamichhane, who returned impressive figures of 3 for 18. In reply, Nepal’s chase ebbed and flowed before Rohit Paudel’s 48 kept them in contention heading into the closing stages.
The Dutch appeared to have one hand on victory when Nepal required 16 runs from the final over. With established batters back in the pavilion, responsibility fell to the lower order. Nandan Yadav responded with remarkable composure. He struck two boundaries in the over and then drilled Kyle Klein for four from the final ball of the innings, bringing Nepal level with the target and forcing a Super Over.
What followed was unprecedented. Nepal batted first in the opening Super Over and raced to 19 runs. Most teams would expect that tally to be enough, but the Netherlands refused to yield. Max O’Dowd produced a nerveless finish, taking the Dutch to exactly 19 and leaving the scores tied once again. For only the second time in men’s international cricket, a second Super Over was required.
The drama intensified further. The Netherlands made 17 in the second Super Over, setting Nepal another challenging target. Yet the game still would not produce a winner. With the pressure at its peak, Dipendra Singh Airee launched Klein for a six from the final ball, dragging Nepal level yet again. For the first time in men’s professional cricket, a match had reached a third Super Over.
By now, every run carried enormous significance. The Netherlands handed the ball to offspinner Zach Lion-Cachet, and he delivered the decisive intervention of the contest. Nepal’s innings unravelled immediately as Lion-Cachet removed Rohit Paudel and debutant Rupesh Singh while conceding no runs. The third Super Over ended with Nepal stranded on 0 for 2.
Needing only a single run to complete victory, the Netherlands wasted no time. Michael Levitt stepped forward and struck Sandeep Lamichhane over long-on for six from the very first delivery. After more than two hours of fluctuating fortunes and repeated deadlocks, the contest finally had a winner.
The scorecard records the result as a tie settled by a third Super Over, but that description scarcely captures the scale of the occasion. For the first time in the history of men’s professional cricket, one Super Over was not enough. Neither were two. Only after a third tie-breaker could the Netherlands and Nepal finally be separated in a match that established a new benchmark for cricketing improbability.
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