ICC T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying round Group A: Netherlands register thrilling win over Namibia

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 Netherlands made it two out of two with a last-over finish against Namibia played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Tuesday.

Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and decided to bat first. Divan La Cock could not open his account providing a simple catch to de Leede. Ackermann got his revenge after being hit for 2 boundaries and eventually dismissed Lingen caught by de Leede at mid-on. Meekeren hit the straps right away getting rid of Jan Lofite Eaton without opening his account.

Stephen Baard was given out but on review, it was overturned to not out as it hit the inside edge. At the end of the first six overs, Namibia made 33 for 3. Netherlands bowlers did not allow Baard and Frylinck to score runs easily on a tough batting pitch. They could not boundaries with ease against disciplined Netherlands bowling.

Van Der Merwe produced the magic dismissing Baard caught by Klassen at deep midwicket. Baard and Frylinck added 31 runs for 4th wicket. Frylicnk and Erasmus depended on singles and doubles to keep the scoreboard ticking. After struggle, Frylinck was caught by Van Meekeren at long-off. De Leede also got Namibia captain Erasmus in the same over. Frylicnk and Erasmus added 41 runs for the 5th wicket.

David Wiese and JJ Smit added important runs in the final over to help Namibia post 121 for 6. It was a superb bowling performance by Netherlands to restrict the run flow and pick wickets at important times.

Chasing 122 runs to win, Vikarmjit Singh looked in excellent touch putting Namibia bowlers under pressure with the new ball and never allowing Namibia bowlers to settle. Singh smashed 2 sixes of Shinkago keeping Netherlands on course. On other hand, Max O Dowd also looked decent touch. At the end of the first six overs, the Netherlands openers made 51 for 0.

Scholtz grabbed the breakthrough dismissing Singh with a lovely catch by Eaton. Singh and O Dowd added 59 runs laying a strong foundation for a comfortable win. Namibia made a strong comeback into the match as Erasmus produced a direct hit to dismiss O Dowd. O Dowd and De Leede added 33 runs for the 2nd wicket.

Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, and Scott Edwards went cheaply in quick succession to leave Netherlands struggling. Bas De Leede looked steady along with Tim Pringle. The match went down the last over with 6 runs required.

De Leede held his nerves to hit a vital boundary helping the Netherlands win the match by 5 wickets with 3 balls to spare.

Netherlands 122 for 5 in 19.3 overs (Vikramjit Singh 39, de Leede 30*, JJ Smit 2/24) beat Namibia 121 for 6 in 20 overs ( Jan Frylinck 43, Bas De Leede 2/18) by 5 wickets.

For his all-around performance, Bas de Leede was named the player of the match. Netherlands play their last match on the 20th against Lanka.

 


 





Netherlands beat Namibia by 5 wickets in last over thriller 

 

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