Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Netherlands win by three wickets with one ball to spare to cap a gripping opening day to the tournament. That became much tighter that it looked like it would for a large part of the game. Tricky batting conditions had a big say. Netherlands' captain, Scott Edwards, there at end. A case of what could have been for UAE. A vital dropped catch after Junaid Siddique had taken two wickets. We couldn't have asked for a batter start to the T20 World Cup.

Player of the Match is Bas de Leede: "I like bowling in those situations as I know batters will come after me. So I try to be one step ahead. Was nice to pull back the innings. In the end it got a lot closer than we were expecting."

CP Rizwan "It's definitely heartbreaking, we put our heat and soul in into. We could have grabbed those chances...I could have grabbed that [catch]. We discussed that it's not that easy to chase here, so told the boys it's never over until the last ball. We nearly pulled that off. We had to ensure we get wickets, but also have [Junaid's] over for the end. We should be happy with the effort."

Scott Edwards "It was always a bit nervy, just relief in the end. It was making the most of the powerplay and we knew it would be tough in the middle. We lost a few too many wickets as we were getting going. It was just about being busy, playing as low risk as we could...we ended up getting across the line. All the [bowlers] did their job, they were all great. I'm still struggling to process it, just relief at the moment."

On that note I'll wrap things up there for tonight. It's been a fantastic way to get things started and hopefully we'll have more tomorrow when Scotland face West Indies and Ireland play Zimbabwe in Hobart. We'll be back for full coverage of both but until then, it's goodbye from Gnasher and Alan.

19.5
1
Zawar Farid to Edwards, 1 run, push and run, into the covers, and they've done it!
19.4
2
Zawar Farid to Edwards, 2 runs, short of a length, pulls firmly through midwicket...it's a direct hit from the deep! Think he's home. Yep, well home And scores are level

3 from 3

19.3
1
Zawar Farid to van Beek, 1 run, full at leg stump, clipped down to long leg
19.2
1
Zawar Farid to Edwards, 1 run, out with a direct hit! Excellent delivery, swinging yorker, driven to cover and he ran on the stroke

Rais: "What a day of cricket! Hope it is going to the most exciting T20 WC!"

19.1
1
Zawar Farid to van Beek, 1 run, full and straight, driven to the bowler who palms it away towards mid-on

So it comes down to 6 off 6. Dare I say, Super Over? Zawar Farid with the last

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NED: 106/7 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.57, RRR: 6.00)

  • Logan van Beek2 (2b)
  • Scott Edwards12 (16b)
  • Zahoor Khan4-0-11-1
  • Junaid Siddique4-0-24-3
18.6
1
Zahoor Khan to van Beek, 1 run, fantastic yorker! Jabs down on it and squeezes off the face to point
18.5
1lb
Zahoor Khan to Edwards, 1 leg bye, goes for a sweep from outside off, takes the pad but he's miles outside the line and they've called a review for no reason other than they have one. Never out, move on
18.4
1
Zahoor Khan to van Beek, 1 run, full outside off, driven to cover and they are able to get through

Logan van Beek. Plenty of experience, but this is huge pressure

18.3
W
Zahoor Khan to Pringle, OUT, another twist?! Full at off stump, tails back a little, Pringle goes for a booming drive and swings over the top of it. Did he need to be so expansive?

TJG Pringle b Zahoor Khan 15 (26m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 93.75

18.2
0
Zahoor Khan to Pringle, no run, full outside off, he drives over the top of it
18.1
1
Zahoor Khan to Edwards, 1 run, takes on a short ball and pulls from outside off to deep square

It's in Netherlands' favour now. 10 needed off 12 balls. Sowmya: "Sensible, smart batting from edwards" And Pringle. Zahoor Khan for his last

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | NED: 102/6 (10 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.66, RRR: 5.00)

  • Scott Edwards11 (14b)
  • Tim Pringle15 (14b)
  • Junaid Siddique4-0-24-3
  • Zawar Farid2-0-18-0
17.6
3
Junaid Siddique to Edwards, 3 runs, scoots past the keeper...a wide ball outside off, takes the bottom edge and scuttles towards fine leg. It becomes a three and Siddique is fuming at the fielding
17.5
1
Junaid Siddique to Pringle, 1 run, pushed square of the wicket and there's a fumble at backward point. Little moments
17.4
2
Junaid Siddique to Pringle, 2 runs, full toss outside off, drives it through the covers, doesn't have the legs to go all the way
17.3
1
Junaid Siddique to Edwards, 1 run, a short ball, well directed, but he's able to pull to long leg
17.2
1
Junaid Siddique to Pringle, 1 run, good length at off stump, pushed through the covers to the sweeper
17.1
1
Junaid Siddique to Edwards, 1 run, steered down to deep third with an open facce

The key figure is back...six balls to win the game?

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | NED: 93/6 (19 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.47, RRR: 6.33)

  • Tim Pringle11 (11b)
  • Scott Edwards6 (11b)
  • Zawar Farid2-0-18-0
  • Karthik Meiyappan4-0-22-1
16.6
0
Zawar Farid to Pringle, no run, length ball at off stump, back to the bowler
16.5
1lb
Zawar Farid to Edwards, 1 leg bye, short of a length, nips back, takes him high on the pad. A very hopeful lbw appeal as the ball rebounds towards point
16.4
1
Zawar Farid to Pringle, 1 run, back of a length, trapped off the inside edge to the leg side

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14MP O'DowdVikramjit Singh
2nd27MP O'DowdBFW de Leede
3rd18CN AckermannBFW de Leede
4th12TLW CooperCN Ackermann
5th5TLW CooperSA Edwards
6th0RE van der MerweSA Edwards
7th27SA EdwardsTJG Pringle
8th9LV van BeekSA Edwards

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL32140.667
NED3214-0.162
NAM31220.73
UAE3122-1.235
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM32140.2
IRE32140.105
SCOT31220.304
WI3122-0.563
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ53172.113
ENG53170.473
AUS5317-0.173
SL5234-0.422
IRE5133-1.615
AFG5032-0.571
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND54181.319
PAK53261.028
SA52250.874
NED5234-0.849
BAN5234-1.176
ZIM5133-1.138