CricketVikramjit’s maiden hundred keeps Netherlands’ World Cup hopes alive as team wins match by DLS
Netherlands World Cup 2023 hopes are still alive as Vikramjit Singh scored his maiden century in the match against Oman, and Barresi also scored 97 runs, which helped them win the match by 74 runs via the DLS method. With Singh’s 110 runs and Barresi’s 97, Netherlands managed to put up a gigantic total of 362 runs in 48 overs. While chasing, Ayaan Khan from Oman also scored an important 105 runs off 92 balls, but his effort went in vain, and Oman lost their fourth match in a row. The race for the second spot in the World Cup continues, as Netherlands needs Zimbabwe to lose the match against Scotland and they themselves need to win the final game to keep their chance of qualifying.
Netherlands opening batsmen built a good partnership
While batting first, Netherlands opening batsmen Singh and Max made a slow start, and the play was stopped due to rain, which reduced the match to 48 overs. The batters made a partnership of 117 runs, and soon Max was clean bowled by Ayan. Singh then reached his maiden century and was dismissed later. Bas De Leede improved the team’s run rate and smashed 39 runs in just 19 balls. On the other hand, Wesley Barresi smashed 97 runs off 65 balls and led Netherlands to a great total.
Oman lost wickets too fast while chasing
Oman’s bowlers Bilal Khan and Mohammad Nadeem took three and four wickets, respectively, while Faiyaz Butt and Ayan took one wicket each. While chasing the target, Oman lost its openers’ wickets very early. Jatinder Singh and Kashyap Prajapati were dismissed for 17 and 25 runs, respectively. Soon, Mohammad Nadeem was dismissed by Aryan Dutt. After the loss of three wickets, Ayan and Shoaib Khan built a crucial partnership of 112 runs, but Oman fell short of the required run rate.
The race for second spot in World Cup continues
Oman could only manage to reach 246 runs in 44 overs, with Dutt and Ryan Klein taking three and two wickets, respectively. Netherlands will now be eager to see whether Zimbabwe will beat Scotland on Tuesday or not. The Dutch team will then face Scotland on Thursday. Zimbabwe can take the second spot in the World Cup in 2023 if they defeat Scotland. Super Six stage leader Sri Lanka has already booked their place in the World Cup after defeating Zimbabwe on Sunday.
