Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs | NED: 120/5 | RR: 6.66

  • Bas de Leede12 (12b)
  • Roelof van der Merwe0 (3b)
  • Sean Williams3-0-21-0
  • Richard Ngarava4-0-18-2

That's all from us for this game. A big one coming up very soon, click here for India v Bangladesh. Till then, from this section of the ESPNcricinfo page, it is time to say good bye!

Losing captain Craig Ervine: "It was one of those tosses where we were split, whether to bowl or bat. I just thought that credit to Netherlands for their powerplay bowling to put us under the pump. Raza and Williams did really well to get us back into the game but unfortunately we couldn't finish it off. With the ball, we didn't find enough movement with the ball. Credit to Netherlands for the win."

Winning captain Scott Edwards: "Awesome. We came here to win some games at the Super 12. Good to get the ball rolling after a rocking start. Bowlers were sensational, the top four got us pretty close to the total too. Max has been sensational for the past 4-5 years. He rocks up at big occasions.

Max O'Dowd is the POTM: "I was quite scrappy at the start. It was important to adapt to the wicket. ZImbabwe have some tall boys, so they have extra bounce. I took time to adapt but eventually adapted well to bat as long as I could."

Mustafa Moudi: "Every team in Group has a victory each in Group 2 and all of the 12 teams has a pair of points each. This is simple the best edition of all the T20 World Cups !!"

Adeel: "This clearly shows that one single player (Sikandar Raza) can't win you matches everytime. "

5.44pm A disappointing batting performance from Zimbabwe meant that their bowlers did not have much to work with, especially with the solid start that Netherlands' top three gave the chasing side. Some late wickets in the evening may have made Netherlands' win slightly iffy, but they have actually dominated the whole game. Credit to Max O'Dowd and Tom Cooper, both coming good at the World Cup after a spell of low scores. Let's hear from the Player of the Match and the two captains soon.

17.6
4
Williams to de Leede, FOUR, Netherlands complete a special win! Every team in Group 2 now with atleast one victory as the batter charges down the ground and hammers this ball over the non-striker's head. Zimbabwe pretty much eliminated, except mathematically
17.5
0
Williams to de Leede, no run, good length ball outside off. Turning away with the batter making room to slap it square. Misses out though
17.4
0
Williams to de Leede, no run, full just outside leg stump. Mistimed drive to mid on
17.3
0
Williams to de Leede, no run, arm ball, good length, punched to cover
17.2
0
Williams to de Leede, no run, misses a stumping! Batter misses, didn't even turn around since he thought he was stumped, but he survives since the keeper Chakabva makes a mess of it. Good length ball outside off that he came down the track for, but de Leede is lucky that the wicektkeeper fluffed an easy chance
17.1
0
Williams to de Leede, no run, full ball on leg stump from around the stumps. Punched back to Williams

END OF OVER:
17 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | NED: 116/5 (2 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.82, RRR: 0.66)

  • Roelof van der Merwe0 (3b)
  • Bas de Leede8 (6b)
  • Richard Ngarava4-0-18-2
  • Blessing Muzarabani4-0-23-2
16.6
0
Ngarava to van der Merwe, no run, yorker, just outside off. Backs away to drive, but misses again. We need to wait for the winning runs!
16.5
0
Ngarava to van der Merwe, no run, good length ball on off and angling across slightly. Roelof tentatively pokes at it, and it goes past the outside edge
16.4
0
Ngarava to van der Merwe, no run, fullish on leg stump, and worked off his pads to midwicket. Can't take the run

Sheroe: "As a Dutch born Pakistani i woke up 4.50 am in Amsterdam to watch this game. Yeezzz the i hoped for a Dutch win, but this one is a comprehensive one! Hup Holland Hup!"

16.3
W
Ngarava to Edwards, OUT, Netherlands stuttering with victory in sight as another wicket falls, this time the captain. Short of a good length on middle. Edwards tries to swipe across the line but the ball gets big on Edwards before taking an outside edge to the keeper

SA Edwards c †Chakabva b Ngarava 5 (8m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

16.2
0
Ngarava to Edwards, no run, fullish on off and angling away slightly. Presses forward to defend, past the outside edge
16.1
1
Ngarava to de Leede, 1 run, good length just outside off stump. Defended to the off side

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | NED: 115/4 (3 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.18, RRR: 0.75)

  • Scott Edwards5 (4b)
  • Bas de Leede7 (5b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani4-0-23-2
  • Luke Jongwe2-0-25-1
15.6
0
Muzarabani to Edwards, no run, fullish on off stump. Fended with soft hands to see Muzarabani's spell off

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17SJ MyburghMP O'Dowd
2nd73TLW CooperMP O'Dowd
3rd1CN AckermannMP O'Dowd
4th18MP O'DowdBFW de Leede
5th7BFW de LeedeSA Edwards
6th4RE van der MerweBFW de Leede

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