Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Muhammad Waseem
Muhammad Waseem
41(47) 1x4 - 2x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 10 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
2 0 7 5 4 3 6 14
MP O'Dowd
MP O'Dowd
23(18) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 7 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
2 4 4 0 0 5 1 7

Best performances - Bowlers

BFW de Leede
BFW de Leede
O3
M0
R19
W3
Eco6.33
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
Junaid Siddique
Junaid Siddique
O4
M0
R24
W3
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan

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

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