The Netherlands watched closely the 10th match of the Group stage between the UAE and Namibia. The knockdown of Namibia will confirm the Netherlands’ place in the Super 12 stage, and that’s the story of today’s matches.
The Netherlands already had two wins, but failed to win a third against Asian champion Sri Lanka. The Lankan Lions were the first team among Group teams to qualify for the Super 12 round, followed by the Netherlands after Namibia’s dramatic loss to the UAE by seven runs. The Netherlands was pretty ecstatic, and viral videos of their wild celebrations are circulating on Twitter.
Check the video below:
From the very beginning, the Netherlands found themselves in a difficult position on their World Cup journey. They started by beating the UAE by three wickets in a thriller, followed by five minor victories against Namibia. They almost beat Sri Lanka but failed; They relied heavily on Namibia’s loss.
In particular, all the countries mentioned are in Group A. The Netherlands will now face Bangladesh in their first Super 12 match on Monday. [October 24] At Blundstone Arena.
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Sri Lanka v Netherlands match summary
Kusal Mendis blazed with the bat with 79 hits of 44 balls (five fours and five sixes) to lead his team to 162/6 in 20 overs. Charith Asalanka also added 30 balls in a slow but still vital 31 runs.
Lankan star spinner Wanindu Damageanga swam three bases to lead his team to a 16-point victory despite Max O’Dowd’s 53-ball 71-hits (six fours and three sixes). The Lankans turned down 16 runs against the Dutch to win the match.
Meanwhile, in the last match of Group A between Namibia and the UAE, Mohammed Waseem won a 50-round win over 41 runs (four and three sixes). Then captain CP Rizwan’s undefeated 43 points and 29 balls in a knockout and Basil Hameed’s 25 runs out of 14 gave the UAE a respectable 148/3 over 20 overs.
Outside David Wiese‘ fighting shot, no Namibian batsman has even reached the 20 running mark. Wiese could have been a hero for his team but lost his goal in the penultimate match; His team had just eight more runs to win, but Wiese’s departure from Namibia’s hopes of staying in the World Cup is also over.
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