The Netherlands made a good start in a Group A match of the T20 World Cup first phase beating United Arab Emirates by three wickets with one ball left at the GMHBA Stadium in South Geelong on Sunday.
In the day’s low scoring match, UAE batted first after winning the toss and folded their innings at 111 runs for 8, featuring opener Muhammad Waseem’s 47-ball 41 runs with the help of one four and two sixes.
Besides, Vriitya Aravind (18), Kashif Daud (15) and opener Chirag Suri (12) were the other notable scorers for the Emirates team.
Bas De Leede grabbed three wickets for 19 runs in his three over spell and was adjudged player of the match while Fred Klaassen took two wickets for 13 runs in four overs.
In reply, the Netherlands reached their target of 112 for the loss of seven wickets in 19. 5 overs, featuring opener Max O’Dowd’s 18-ball 23 runs with three hits to the fence and one over the fence.
Colin Ackermann (17), captain Scott Ewards (16), Tim Pringle (not out 16), Bas De Leede (14) and Vikramjit Singh (10) were the other notable scorer for the Netherlands reaching the double figures.
Junaid Siddiqui claimed three wickets for 24 runs in his four over spell and was adjudged most valuable player of the match.
Source: United News of Bangladesh