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Best performances - Batsmen

AT Nidamanuru
AT Nidamanuru
111(76) 11x4 - 3x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 26 runs
  • 1x4 - 3x6
9 12 11 4 7 32 15 21
N Pooran
N Pooran
104(65) 9x4 - 6x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 23 runs
  • 2x4 - 2x6
7 16 11 5 18 15 18 14

Best performances - Bowlers

RL Chase
RL Chase
O10
M0
R77
W3
Eco7.70
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Saqib Zulfiqar
O7
M0
R43
W2
Eco6.14
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Netherlands , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

9.00 start, First Session 9.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.00, Second Session 13.00-16.30

Match days

26 June 2023 (50-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Netherlands 2, West Indies 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

5:45pm And so, that will finally be that. A see-saw ODI contest that ended in heartbreak for one team and in absolute euphoria for the other. But this is not the last game either of these sides play at this World Cup Qualifier. Both teams, remember, have qualified for the Super Six, and while the Netherlands will have a two-point head-start over the West Indies, there is still plenty to play for, with two World Cup spots up for grabs. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Himanshu, Sudeep and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Goodbye and take care!

Gosh, that was some contest. It ebbed, flowed and at one point, it felt the Netherlands had done enough to win when they needed five off five balls. But then, the West Indies came back to tie the game, only for van Beek to produce an astonishing display of boundary-hitting to take the game definitively away from the West Indies. Several standout performances, most notably from Nidamanuru and captain Edwards. When they came together, the Netherlands were behind in the game, the required run-rate was rising and they did not have many wickets to play with. Yet, they held their nerve, pressurized the fielders into mistakes and found the fence whenever they needed to. There were impactful cameos lower down the order too, with van Beek and Dutt getting them close to their initial target. As it turned out, the momentum generated from those last few overs trumped the West Indies' experience, with van Beek, who was dismissed off the last ball of the 50th over, standing up tall and plundering Holder, who took the catch to secure the tie, into submission. As for the West Indies, well, they were not great in the field. They conceded two many singles and doubles (in particular) and dropped two crucial catches. They did not affect them much in terms of runs but it did help the Dutch maintain their momentum. Then, when push came to shove at the death, they could not hold their own either. This defeat means that they will now enter the Super Six stage with zero points and their hopes of being at the ODI World Cup in India later this year now hang by the proverbial thread.

Logan van Beek, Player of the Match: (On the last hour of the game) I do not really know, I cannot really explain it at the moment. We wanted to do something special. To watch Scotty and Teja out there, the more they batted, the more we believed. I have been playing for a long time. The amount of games I have lost from those situations, it was just satisfying to get across the line. I just backed my skill - if you miss, I am going to hit it. I was pretty disappointed with the last ball that I chunked it to mid on. Thankful that I got a little bit of redemption. (On his approach when he came out to bat) I thought I wanted to give myself a chance and when that 49th over came, I wanted to go after it. (On the importance of the win) Massive. The culture that we have built and the learnings we have taken through the last 18-19 months. Now we have a chance to go to the World Cup in India and that is really huge.

Scott Edwards, Netherlands captain: (On the final few moments) I suppose it is still soaking in. I do not think I will ever play in a better game than this. I thought they batted sensationally. (On the score) Sixty runs more than we have ever hit. But the belief we have in this group and the way we have been playing cricket, we knew we had to bat well and that innings from Teja there and what Logan did at the end, pretty special. Well deserved (victory). (On the running between the wickets) I think it is probably one thing we pride ourselves on. We have worked on being super fit so that we can keep doing that. (On the Super Over) Logan was in a bit of a trance there. I was just trying to keep him calm. He just had his head down and he was smacking them for sixes. (What this win means to the group) We knew this was going to be a massive game for us. We will enjoy this game and we will be ready in a few days. (Best game of cricket?) Yeah, comfortably. Shai Hope, West Indies captain: You really can't. We let ourselves down there. I cannot see us scoring 375 and losing the game. Credit to Netherlands for chasing that down. Cricket is not played in one half. We knew we had to bowl well but I always thought 375 would be enough. We definitely need to learn from this. (On going into the Super Six with zero points) We know what we have to do now. It is an unfortunate situation we have put ourselves in but it is what it is.

0.5
W
van Beek to Shepherd, OUT, Edged and taken! That is it. The heist is complete! Netherlands have come back from the brink, they have stunned the West Indies and they have won this amazing and truly extraordinary contest! Dug into the track on off stump. Shepherd walks across his stumps and tries to pull it away but only manages to glove it through to the keeper. It is absolute bedlam in the Dutch dugout and they deserve every bit of this win.

R Shepherd c Edwards b van Beek

0.4
W
van Beek to Charles, OUT, Holes out to deep mid wicket! Full toss on off stump. Charles tries to smash it over deep mid wicket but is too early into the stroke. The ball comes off the toe-end of the bat and deep mid wicket holds his nerve and more importantly, the catch!

J Charles c Saqib Zulfiqar b van Beek

0.3
1
van Beek to Hope, 1 run, Just a single! Full delivery just outside off stump. Hope drills it straight to long off. Three legal deliveries and the Netherlands are home!
0.2
1
van Beek to Charles, 1 run, Length delivery just outside off stump. Charles clears his front leg and has a massive mow at it. Shanks it badly off the inside edge, though, and only gets a single to deep square leg
0.1
6
van Beek to Charles, SIX, Six to start! Back of a length delivery on off stump. Charles opens his stance, swings for the hills and baseballs it over the deep backward square leg fence. Hefty blow!

END OF OVER:
1 | NED: 30/0

Phew, 30 runs came off that over. Holder, who has bowled so many overs under pressure, just could not handle van Beek. Edwards did not even have to face a ball and the West Indies will need something truly special to get past the line now. But then again...this game has already taught us to never say never...

0.6
4
Holder to van Beek, FOUR, Four to end the Super Over! Short and outside off stump. The ball seems to be ballooning over the batter's head until....van Beek leaps into the air like a salmon and mousses it past deep mid wicket!
0.5
6
Holder to van Beek, SIX, That is into the trees! Watch that ball sail! Another slot ball outside off stump and van Beek now seems to have gotten into the bowler's head. Another free swing and it goes miles over the deep mid wicket fence!

Looks like the ball has taken so much of a pounding that it needs to be replaced

0.4
6
Holder to van Beek, SIX, Clean as a whistle! Right in the slot outside off stump. van Beek plants his front foot, swings through the line and wallops it over the wide long on fence. Such clean ball-striking, under such pressure - wow!
0.3
4
Holder to van Beek, FOUR, Four more! Short and wide outside off stump. van Beek hops up onto his toes, gets on top of the bounce and smears it past deep mid wicket. 14 off the over already!
0.2
6
Holder to van Beek, SIX, Clears the fence comfortably! Another low full toss outside off stump. van Beek sits back to give himself enough leverage and absolutely clatters it over the long on fence!
0.1
4
Holder to van Beek, FOUR, What a start for Netherlands! Low full toss fired into off stump from around the wicket. van Beek sits deep in his crease, gets enough power on his shot and shovels it through deep mid wicket for four!

Captain Edwards has rolled up his sleeves and he has taken responsibility in this Super Over. van Beek will be the other batter for the Netherlands, with Holder in-charge of bowling the over

END OF OVER:
50 | NED: 374/9 (1 run required, RR: 7.48)

5:06pm Phew, it will take everyone watching a bit to recover from that manic game. It has still not ended, mind you. We have a Super Over lined up, where the Netherlands will bat first because they chased in the original game. Who will have the momentum? Will it be the West Indies, who pulled a tie out of the fire when the Dutch only needed five off the final five balls? Or will it be the Netherlands, who batted out of their skins to get to 374?

49.6
W
Joseph to van Beek, OUT, Holder flings himself to his right and pouches it! We have a tie, oh my word! THIS. IS. UNBELIEVABLE! More drama as the third umpire is checking whether it is a No ball. The third umpire is satisfied, and Joseph has ensured this game has ended in a tie, with a massive helping hand from Holder! Back of a length outside off stump. van Beek tries to muscle it over mid on but does not get the contact he is after. Splices it towards mid on, where Holder dives full-length to his right and snares it!

LV van Beek c Holder b Joseph 28 (25m 14b 3x4 1x6) SR: 200.00

The field comes in. A scampered single would do the trick for the Netherlands...

49.5
2
Joseph to van Beek, 2 runs, full delivery outside off stump. van Beek drills it down the ground and strains every muscle to get back for the second. Scores level! Hang on, just hang on...they are looking at whether the batter grounded his bat behind the crease while turning for the second. Looks like he did! Scores indeed level!

3 off 2

49.4
1b
Joseph to Floyd, 1 bye, they somehow sneak in a bye! Back of a length delivery outside off stump. Floyd wafts and misses. van Beek is half-way down the track already and makes it

Floyd in at 10. 4 needed off 3. Remember, Floyd did pull his groin while bowling. Can he run at full tilt?

49.3
W
Joseph to Dutt, OUT, slices it and taken at long off! 100th ODI wicket for Joseph and what a time to get it! Length delivery outside off stump. Dutt tries to tonk it into tomorrow to seal the deal but loses his shape ever so slightly. Ends up slicing it and Paul at long off does the rest!

A Dutt c Paul b Joseph 16 (16m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 177.77

4 off 4. One hit to the fence, and the Netherlands will be home...

49.2
1
Joseph to van Beek, 1 run, full and outside off stump again. This time, van Beek can only drive it straight to extra cover

5 off 5 now. Surely this has become Netherlands' game to lose now?

49.1
4
Joseph to van Beek, FOUR, starts off with four! What a shot under pressure! In the slot outside off stump. van Beek hangs back deep in his crease and then gets his hands through the ball, creaming it past extra cover!

So..it has come down to this. 9 needed off 6 balls. Joseph to bowl the final over. van Beek on strike. Who is winning this epic game of cricket?

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st76MP O'DowdVikramjit Singh
2nd14W BarresiVikramjit Singh
3rd38W BarresiBFW de Leede
4th42BFW de LeedeAT Nidamanuru
5th143SA EdwardsAT Nidamanuru
6th12Saqib ZulfiqarAT Nidamanuru
7th2LV van BeekAT Nidamanuru
8th44LV van BeekA Dutt
9th3LV van BeekC Floyd

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Super Six
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33060.91
NED32140.662
SCOT32140.215
WI3122-0.091
ZIM3122-0.748
OMA3030-1.087
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM44082.241
NED43160.669
WI42240.525
NEP4132-1.171
USA4040-2.164
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL44083.047
SCOT43160.54
OMA4224-1.221
IRE4132-0.061
UAE4040-2.249