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West Indies vs Netherlands Live Commentary, Match 17, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, 2018, March 12, 2018

WI 309/6 (48)
West Indies beat Netherlands by 54 runs (D/L method)
NED 167/6 (28.4)
Match over
West Indies Inning Netherlands Inning
0.0 : After registering a victory over Ireland in their previous encounter, Windies have made it to the next stage. Netherlands, on the other hand, lie at the second spot from bottom with just a single victory in their 3 matches. Hello and welcome to the Harare Sports Club, Harare for the clash between Windies and Netherlands, which is also their last game of the group stages. With a win today, Netherlands still have a chance to qualify on the basis of the run rate. Will we see Windies dominate yet an
TOSS - Jason Holder flips the coin and heads is the call from Peter Borren. It lands in the latter's favour, NETHERLANDS WIN THE TOSS AND THEY WILL BOWL FIRST.
Netherlands captain, Peter Borren starts by saying that since it is a bit overcast they will have a go with the ball first. Since net run rate is the key to their qualification, they need to play good cricket today and give their best. Adds that winning the toss was crucial today and reckons that their batting has not been good on this wicket but will try their best to restrict the opposition. They would hope that their batsmen step up to the occasion. Ends that they have quite some changes to t
Windies captain, Jason Holder says that they would have loved to bowl as well. Adds that they have been batting first in last few games and are confident with the bat. Reckons that they will look to put some run on board and hopes that some of their batsmen will come back in form. Ends by saying that there are no changes to the playing XI.
Netherlands Playing XI - Wesley Barresi, Ben Cooper, Scott Edwards (WK), Ryan ten Doeschate, Peter Borren (C), Shane Snater, Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar, Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma.
0.1 : V Kingma to C Gayle, A yorker on middle, pushed towards mid on.
0.2 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Fuller now, around off, pushed towards mid off.
0.3 : V Kingma to C Gayle, On middle and leg, flicked towards short mid-wicket.
0.4 : V Kingma to C Gayle, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Windies Playing XI - Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Marlon Samuels, Shai Hope (WK), Jason Holder (C), Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Kesrick Williams.
0.5 : V Kingma to E Lewis, Around off and outside off, defended solidly.
We are all set for the game to begin. Vivian Kingma to start off proceedings. Chris Gayle is on strike. Evin Lewis is his partner. Here we go...
0.6 : V Kingma to E Lewis, FOUR! Glorious shot. Full and outside off, Lewis leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary!
1.1 : van der Gugten to C Gayle, Outside off, punched away for a couple.
1.2 : van der Gugten to C Gayle, FOUR! Full and around off, lofted straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary!
1.3 : van der Gugten to C Gayle, Outside off, a play and a miss.
1.4 : van der Gugten to C Gayle, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
1.5 : van der Gugten to C Gayle, Down the leg side, flicked away for a run.
1.6 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, FOUR! Another glorious shot. Full and outside off, Lewis leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary!
2.1 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Full and wide outside off, Gayle swings hard but misses.
0.0 : The drizzle is getting heavier now...
2.2 : V Kingma to C Gayle, WIDE. Too much away swing, well outside the guidelines, let through.
V Kingma to C Gayle, NO BALL! Oversteps by a long margin and bowls it wide outside off, left alone.
FREE HIT, that too to Gayle. All the best.
V Kingma to C Gayle, SIX! New balls please! Full and outside off, Gayle leans and lofts it over extra cover and sends it sailing out of the ground!
While some of the ground staff searches for the lost ball, the covers are being brought on by the rest. This was coming, as the rain was getting heavier by the minute. Remember - Netherlands need to have a legitimate game to stand a chance to qualify for the Super Six.
The covers are off and the umpires are back on the field along with the players. We're ready to begin after a short break in play.
2.3 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Kingma lands it on a good length spot around middle stump line, Gayle defends it off the front foot.
2.4 : V Kingma to C Gayle, FOUR! Full outside off, Gayle lifts it with some power over mid on for a boundary! First boundary after we restarted the match.
2.5 : V Kingma to C Gayle, SIX! That's brutal by Gayle. Full on the stumps and he wouldn't miss out on these. He flicks it over the mid-wicket region for a maximum.
2.6 : V Kingma to C Gayle, length delivery outside off stump, played towards point. 18 runs came off that over.
3.1 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Full around off stump, driven to covers.
3.2 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, FOUR! Bowler lands it too straight on the good length spot, Lewis just tucks it past the right of the keeper for a boundary.
3.3 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, FOUR! Two in two by Lewis. Too full and he is getting the treatment. Lewis lofts it over the mid on region for a boundary.
3.4 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, SIX! Short and asking to be punished. Lewis rocks back and pulls it over deep mid wicket for a maximum. Lewis looks to be in attacking mode.
3.5 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, SIX! What is this a fifty over game or a twenty over? Full around off stump and Lewis lofts it with power over long on for another maximum. This hit brings up the fifty for the Windies. Too quick by the duo.
3.6 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, A rare dot ball. Short on the leg stump, Lewis works it to short fine leg. 20 runs off this over. By far the most expensive over of the match.
4.1 : V Kingma to C Gayle, SIX! Gayle looks to be in T20 mood. Short and wide outside off stump, Gayle frees his arm and cuts it over the cover point region for a maximum. Gayle has reached to thirty in no time.
4.2 : V Kingma to C Gayle, SIX! Consecutive maximums by Gayle. Another effort delivery as the bowler digs it short outside off stump. Gayle, unlike his nature, upper cuts it over third man for another maximum.
4.3 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Short on the middle stump, played to point.
4.4 : V Kingma to C Gayle, A bit short of a length delivery outside off stump, swing and miss by Gayle.
4.5 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Kingma lands it on a good length spot outside off stump, Gayle tries to swing hard at hit but misses it.
4.6 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Defended off the back foot. Good come back by the bowler.
Shane Snater will have a go with the ball.
5.1 : S Snater to E Lewis, Snater starts by bowling a length delivery on the leg stump, worked to leg side by Lewis for a single.
5.2 : S Snater to C Gayle, Gayle defends a length delivery off the back foot.
5.3 : S Snater to C Gayle, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, defended to point.
5.4 : S Snater to C Gayle, Snater bangs it short outside off stump, Gayle comes dancing down and hits it straight past the bowler for a single.
5.5 : S Snater to E Lewis, Lewis does well to duck on the short delivery.
5.6 : S Snater to E Lewis, Edged but safe! Snater bowls a back of a length delivery on the middle stump, Lewis defends it off the back foot and finds the outside edge. The ball flies to the point region, but short of the fielder.
6.1 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Short on the leg stump, pulled to mid on.
6.2 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Similar delivery, worked to mid-wicket with soft hands for a single.
6.3 : V Kingma to E Lewis, Back of a length delivery around leg stump, Lewis works it to square leg for a single.
6.4 : V Kingma to C Gayle, SIX! You can't afford to bang it short at such pace to Gayle. He reads it and smokes it off the back foot over mid wicket for a maximum. Gayle reaches to 44 with this hit.
6.5 : V Kingma to C Gayle, In air but safe! Gayle gets on the back foot and pulls it to square leg for a brace.
6.6 : V Kingma to C Gayle, Punched to mid off for a rare dot ball.
7.1 : S Snater to E Lewis, First good delivery of the day so far, i feel! Snater lands it on a good length spot around leg and middle stump line, Lewis misses the line of the ball and gets hit on the pads. They cry their hearts out but the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was pitched outside leg stump.
7.2 : S Snater to E Lewis, Snater strays down the leg side, Umpire calls it wide.
S Snater to E Lewis, Short delivery on the leg stump, played to square leg.
7.3 : S Snater to E Lewis, Bowled way down the leg side, Lewis misses the flick and the umpires calls it wide.
S Snater to E Lewis, Snater looks to be struggling with his line. He bowls yet another delivery down the leg side, third wide of the over.
S Snater to E Lewis, Good yorker. Lewis does well to defend it out of danger.
7.4 : S Snater to E Lewis, Driven straight down the ground and the batsmen pick up couple of runs.
7.5 : S Snater to E Lewis, Full delivery outside off stump, Lewis drives it to covers.
7.6 : S Snater to E Lewis, Full ball on the middle stump line, Lewis plays it to long off for a single.
Paul van Meekeren comes into the attack.
8.1 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Length delivery on the leg stump line, defended to mid on.
8.2 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Too full outside off stump, Lewis drives it wide off mid off who makes a good diving save. By then, they pick up a single.
8.3 : van Meekeren to C Gayle, OUT! Finally a breakthrough for Netherlands and that too against the run of play. Gayle was playing one shot too many as he tried to every ball in the air. Length delivery outside off stump, Gayle tries to loft it over covers but does not find the meat of the bat. Van der Merwe does well to sprint back from mid off and complete the catch. Gayle could not find his fifty as he goes back to the pavilion with 46 to his name.
Hetmyer comes in at no. 3.
8.4 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Full delivery outside off stump, driven to covers. A slight misfield which helps them come back for a brace.
8.5 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Good length delivery outside off stump, Lewis lets it go to the keeper.
8.6 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Bowled down the leg side, Lewis lets it be. Umpire signals it a wide.
van Meekeren to E Lewis, Lewis tucks it to leg side and will keep the strike for next over.
9.1 : S Snater to E Lewis, Drifting down the leg side, Lewis misses the flick and the ball rolls to square leg. They sneak in a leg bye.
9.2 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, Good length delivery on the middle stump, played to leg side.
9.3 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, Well bowled. Length delivery on the middle stump, Hetmyer tries to flick it but inside edges it on to his pads.
9.4 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, Full outside off, played to covers.
9.5 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, Length delivery on the middle stump, defended off the front foot.
9.6 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, Good tight line. Lands it on a good length spot on the middle stump, Hetmyer plays it to mid off. Windies are 90-1 after 10 overs.
10.1 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Lewis does well to duck to a delivery banged in short.
10.2 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Another short delivery on the middle stump, Lewis defends it off the back foot.
10.3 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Well bowled! Lewis shoulders arms to a length delivery outside off stump.
10.4 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, Lewis inside edges it to fine leg for a single.
10.5 : van Meekeren to S Hetmyer, Effort delivery banged it short outside off stump, Hetmyer plays it to point.
10.6 : van Meekeren to S Hetmyer, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, worked to third off for a single. Just 2 runs off the over.
11.1 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, On a good length outside off, played straight to point.
11.2 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, Gets on top of the bounce, hops and works it to third man for a single.
11.3 : S Snater to E Lewis, Landed outside off, left alone.
11.4 : S Snater to E Lewis, FOUR LEG BYES! A short ball down the leg side, Lewis looks to pull but the ball goes off his hips to the fine leg fence.
11.5 : S Snater to E Lewis, Outside off, pushed to third man for a single.
11.6 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads.
12.1 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, On middle and leg, defended watchfully.
12.2 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, The batsman goes for the hook but misses the line of the delivery.
12.3 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
12.4 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, The batsman offers no stroke and gets hit on the pad.
12.5 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Outside off, played straight to point.
12.6 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Down the leg side, clipped through mid-wicket for a couple. 100 UP FOR THE WINDIES. 37 overs left. At least 350 is on the cards by playing normal cricket. Imagine if they start to explode towards the death.
13.1 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, A short ball on middle, pulled through square leg for a single.
13.2 : S Snater to E Lewis, FOUR! Poor stuff in the field. On a length outside off, Lewis gets on top of the bounce and punches it towards cover. The fielder gets across to his right but lets it through.
13.3 : S Snater to E Lewis, On middle, pushed towards mid-wicket.
13.4 : S Snater to E Lewis, SIX! MURDERED! A flat six. A short ball around middle, Lewis swivels and pulls it over square leg. Half century for Evin.
13.5 : S Snater to E Lewis, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.
13.6 : S Snater to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and outside off, Hetmyer cuts it through point and gets a boundary.
Roelof van der Merwe to bowl now.
14.1 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Works it through mid-wicket for a single.
14.2 : van der Merwe to S Hetmyer, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single.
14.3 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Short and outside off, cut straight to point.
14.4 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
14.5 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
14.6 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Flicks this away for a run.
Timm van der Gugten is back on.
15.1 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Outside off, Lewis looks to drive but misses.
15.2 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.
15.3 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Full and miles outside off, Evin reaches out to drive but misses. Lucky for the bowler, it is not wided.
It was clear a few minutes ago but dark clouds are paying a visit again. My colleague Parth informs me that there were thunderstorms predicted around noon local time. Approaching that...
15.4 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single.
15.5 : van der Gugten to S Hetmyer, On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
15.6 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Around off and middle, pushed back to the bowler.
DRINKS ARE BEING TAKEN.
16.1 : van der Merwe to S Hetmyer, On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
16.2 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, The batsman fails to put bat on ball.
16.3 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Stays back in his crease and blocks.
16.4 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single.
16.5 : van der Merwe to S Hetmyer, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
16.6 : van der Merwe to S Hetmyer, OUT! The second wicket falls against the run of play. Down the leg side, Hetmyer looks to sweep but the ball takes the top edge. Vivian Kingma runs back to his left from short fine leg and takes it easily.
Marlon Samuels is the new man in.
17.1 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Outside off, punched straight to cover.
17.2 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Outside off again, Evin lets it go.
17.3 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, SIX! Another cracking shot. Short and down the leg side, this is pulled miles over square leg.
17.4 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler.
17.5 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, The batsman has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total.
17.6 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Outside off, Samuels shuffles across and pushes it towards mid off.
18.1 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Full and down the leg side, flicked away for a single.
18.2 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
18.3 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Gets across and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
18.4 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Full on middle and leg, flicked away for a run.
18.5 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
18.6 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Full and around off, well blocked out.
19.1 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Around off, angling away, pushed back to the bowler.
19.2 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, A short ball down the leg side, Evin mistimes his pull to short fine leg.
19.3 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
19.4 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Around off, solidly defended.
19.5 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Full and outside off, EL drives it through the covers for a single.
19.6 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
20.1 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Full and around off, watchfully defended.
20.2 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, FOUR! Short and outside off, cut through point for a boundary.
Oh dear... it is here... the rain that is. Parth, my colleague is nearly spot on. He had informed that thunderstorms were predicted around noon and boy, has the weather forecast been punctual. Wish some of my colleagues would be punctual as well.
If this is a start-stop rain, then it is okay for Netherlands, in fact good for them as rain usually favours the chasing side. But they need to get a completed game to stand a chance to make it to the next round. They have made a nice comeback after Powerplay 1 but need to keep picking up wickets.
We're back again. The umpires and players are back on the field. Sky looks clear.
20.3 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Tossed up delivery, played to mid-wicket.
20.4 : van der Merwe to E Lewis, Flicked away to square leg for a single.
20.5 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Tossed up delivery around middle stump, defended from within the crease.
20.6 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Short delivery worked to mid on.
21.1 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Full delivery outside off stump, driven to long off for a single.
21.2 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Length delivery outside off stump, played with soft hands to off side for a quick single
21.3 : van der Gugten to E Lewis, Played on the up towards deep cover for another single.
21.4 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Straying in line this time as he drags it down the leg side. Samuels misses the flick as the umpire calls it wide.
van der Gugten to M Samuels, A good length delivery on the middle stump, defended from within the crease.
21.5 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, played to the point region.
21.6 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Well bowled! Short delivery banged in towards the batsman, Samuels does well to duck at it.
Paul van Meekeren comes back into the attack.
22.1 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Short delivery way above the batsman, Umpire signals it a wide.
van Meekeren to E Lewis, Flicked to leg side for a single.
22.2 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Sliding down the leg side, Samuels misses the flick and the ball hits his pads.
22.3 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Short of a length delivery on the leg side, nudged to mid wicket for a single.
22.4 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Defended off the back foot to mid off.
22.5 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Full delivery outside off, driven to covers.
22.6 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Full delivery driven to mid off.
Peter Borren comes into bowl.
23.1 : P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery on the hips, played to the leg side.
23.2 : P Borren to M Samuels, Played to square leg for a run
23.3 : P Borren to E Lewis, Length delivery outside off stump, played to sweeper cover for a single.
23.4 : P Borren to M Samuels, The batsman tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side. Wide signalled by the umpire.
P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery, played to square leg for a single which brings up 150 for Windies.
23.5 : P Borren to E Lewis, Full delivery outside off stump, driven straight to covers for a brace.
23.6 : P Borren to E Lewis, Driven down the ground for a single.
24.1 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Short delivery banged it, Lewis ducks at it.
24.2 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Back of a length delivery on the middle leg stump, played to fine leg for a single.
24.3 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, Samuels taps it to point.
24.4 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Short of a length delivery on the hips, Samuels misses the flick as the ball hits his thigh pad. The ball rolls to leg side and they sneak in a leg bye.
24.5 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Played to mid-wicket for a single.
24.6 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Length delivery on the middle stump, Samuels defends it from the crease.
25.1 : P Borren to E Lewis, Short delivery outside off stump, punched off the back foot for a single.
25.2 : P Borren to M Samuels, Change of pace by the captain. He bowls it at a slower pace short down the leg side, Samuels works to fine leg for a brace.
25.3 : P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery on the stumps, defended off the back foot.
25.4 : P Borren to M Samuels, Samuels works it to point for a single.
25.5 : P Borren to E Lewis, Driven to covers for a single.
25.6 : P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery on the stumps, played to mid-wicket.
26.1 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Clipped to mid-wicket for a run.
26.2 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery outside off, pushed to covers for a single.
26.3 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Full delivery outside off, driven straight to covers.
26.4 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Short delivery outside off stump, defended off the back foot.
26.5 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, A short delivery banged in by the bowler, Lewis lets it go to the keeper.
26.6 : van Meekeren to E Lewis, Short delivery outside off stump, punched off the back foot to covers and Lewis keeps the strike for next over.
27.1 : P Borren to E Lewis, Full delivery way outside off stump, Lewis lets it go to the keeper.
27.2 : P Borren to E Lewis, OUT! That's more of a fielder's wicket than of the bowler. Catches like these stick. A much needed break through and this pair was making it look way too simple. Lewis goes back in the hut after a well made 84, he would be kicking himself as he had a good chance to convert into a big one. Talking about the ball, short delivery way outside off stump, Lewis cuts it hard. Seelaar, at point, dives to his left and takes a blinder to send the batsman back to the pavilion.
Shai Hope comes in at no. 5.
27.3 : P Borren to S Hope, Worked to leg side to open the account with a single.
27.4 : P Borren to M Samuels, Length delivery on the stumps, played to mid-wicket.
27.5 : P Borren to M Samuels, FOUR! Short delivery on the middle stump, Samuels pulls it past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
27.6 : P Borren to M Samuels, Another short delivery, Samuels works it off the back foot to backward square leg for a brace.
Roelof van der Merwe comes back to bowl now.
28.1 : van der Merwe to S Hope, Tossed up delivery, driven to long off for a single.
28.2 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Similar delivery, similar shot for a run.
28.3 : van der Merwe to S Hope, Quicker delivery, fuller and sliding down the leg side. Samuels fails to put bat at it and the ball hits his pads.
28.4 : van der Merwe to S Hope, Short delivery, punched to point for a run.
28.5 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Tossed up delivery outside off stump, driven to covers for a single.
28.6 : van der Merwe to S Hope, Flighted delivery, pushed to covers.
29.1 : P Borren to M Samuels, Short delivery outside off stump, punched off the back foot through covers for a single.
29.2 : P Borren to S Hope, Short delivery way down the leg side, the umpire signals it a wide.
P Borren to S Hope, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
29.3 : P Borren to S Hope, Length delivery on the stumps, Hope defends it off the front foot.
29.4 : P Borren to S Hope, Good length delivery on the leg stump line, worked to mid-wicket.
29.5 : P Borren to S Hope, Played to long on for a single.
29.6 : P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot to long off for a single. 4 runs came off that over.
30.1 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Tossed up delivery around off stump, defended off the front foot.
30.2 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
30.3 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Flighted delivery on the stumps, Samuels drives it straight back to the bowler.
30.4 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Tossed up delivery, full and wide outside off. Samuels drives it to covers.
30.5 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Driven to the cover region for a single.
30.6 : van der Merwe to S Hope, Quicker and sliding down the leg side, Hope nudges it to mid-wicket.
31.1 : P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery on the middle stump line, Samuels works it to mid-wicket.
31.2 : P Borren to M Samuels, Full delivery outside off stump, Samuels defends it from the crease.
31.3 : P Borren to M Samuels, Pulled to deep square leg for a run.
31.4 : P Borren to S Hope, Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, played to mid-wicket.
31.5 : P Borren to S Hope, Yorker this time, Hope does well to squeeze it to mid-wicket for a run.
31.6 : P Borren to M Samuels, Netherlands almost pulled off the run out but Hope survives. Samuels works a back of a length delivery on the leg stump towards short fine leg. Hope wants a run but Samuels sends him back. Had that been a direct hit, Hope was a goner.
32.1 : van der Merwe to S Hope, Tossed up delivery, driven to covers for a run.
32.2 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Similar ball, similar shot for a single.
32.3 : van der Merwe to S Hope, Tossed up delivery, dragged short outside off. Hope plays it to point for a run.
32.4 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Driven to long off for a run.
32.5 : van der Merwe to S Hope, OUT! Cleaned him up. Van der Merwe bowls it quick and full, Hope tries to work it towards off side but misses the ball. It hits the timber and the bowler looks to be delighted. Netherlands have come back fighting.
Jason Holder comes in next.
32.6 : van der Merwe to J Holder, Clipped to square leg for a single.
33.1 : P Borren to J Holder, Borren drags it down the leg side, umpire calls it a wide.
P Borren to J Holder, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
33.2 : P Borren to J Holder, Full delivery, Holder hoicks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.
33.3 : P Borren to J Holder, Back of a length delivery on the hips, played to fine leg for a single.
33.4 : P Borren to M Samuels, Another delivery down the leg side, umpire signals it a wide.
P Borren to M Samuels, Full delivery outside off stump, pushed to covers.
33.5 : P Borren to M Samuels, Driven to long on for a run.
33.6 : P Borren to J Holder, Full delivery on the legs, worked to fine leg for a single.
34.1 : van der Merwe to J Holder, Tossed up delivery towards the batsman, Holder plays it to long on for a run.
34.2 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Flighted delivery, Samuels comes charging down and strokes it with power towards long on but just for a single.
34.3 : van der Merwe to J Holder, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
34.4 : van der Merwe to J Holder, Tossed up delivery outside off stump, driven to covers.
34.5 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, FOUR! Full delivery fired outside off, Samuels drives it past the cover region for a boundary. This brings up 200 for the Windies.
34.6 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Pushed to covers for a run. With just 15 overs remaining, will Windies look to attack more?
35.1 : P Borren to M Samuels, Full delivery on the stumps, played down the ground for a run.
35.2 : P Borren to J Holder, Worked to mid-wicket for a run.
35.3 : P Borren to M Samuels, A change of pace delivery on the middle stump, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
35.4 : P Borren to J Holder, OUT! Jason Holder has to got back to the hut. This is not what Windies would have wanted. Netherlands are delighted. A length delivery on the middle stump, Holder gets an leading edge as he tries to drive it. The ball flies to backward point region, where, van der Merwe times his jump to perfection and takes a one-handed catch. Windies have half of their side back in the hut. Netherlands have done well to pull it back. Drinks are on the field.
Rovman Powell is the next man in.
35.5 : P Borren to R Powell, Short of a length delivery, blocked off the back foot.
35.6 : P Borren to R Powell, Flicked to mid-wicket for a run.
Paul Meekeren comes back into the attack.
36.1 : van Meekeren to R Powell, FOUR! Full delivery outside down, smacked down the ground for a boundary.
36.2 : van Meekeren to R Powell, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.
36.3 : van Meekeren to R Powell, FOUR! You cannot bowl full to this guy. He powers it past the mid on fielder for the second boundary of the over.
36.4 : van Meekeren to R Powell, The batsman defends it from within the crease.
36.5 : van Meekeren to R Powell, Short delivery, Powell tries to duck at it but gets hit on the chest. No harm done.
36.6 : van Meekeren to R Powell, Driven to long on for a run.
37.1 : P Borren to R Powell, Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, worked to mid-wicket for a single.
37.2 : P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery on the middle stump, Samuels plays it to short fine leg for a single.
37.3 : P Borren to R Powell, Tucked to mid-wicket for a run.
37.4 : P Borren to M Samuels, Full delivery around middle stump, driven to long on for another single.
37.5 : P Borren to R Powell, Back of a length on the middle stump, Powell pulls it to mid-wicket for a run.
37.6 : P Borren to M Samuels, Short delivery wide outside off stump, Samuels cuts it to backward square for a brace.
38.1 : van Meekeren to R Powell, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
38.2 : van Meekeren to R Powell, Good length delivery on the middle stump, Powell works it to mid-wicket.
38.3 : van Meekeren to R Powell, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, Powell cuts it to point for a run.
38.4 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, FOUR! full delivery sliding down the leg side, Samuels tucks it fine past the keeper's left for a boundary.
38.5 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Short of a length delivery around middle stump, pulled to mid-wicket for a run.
38.6 : van Meekeren to R Powell, FOUR leg bye! Effort delivery banged in short, Powell fails to put bat at it. It takes off his shoulder towards the third man fence for a boundary.
39.1 : P Borren to M Samuels, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
39.2 : P Borren to M Samuels, Full delivery, driven to long on for a run.
39.3 : P Borren to R Powell, Back of a length delivery, played to mid-wicket for a single.
39.4 : P Borren to M Samuels, Borren drags it wide down the leg side, umpire calls it a wide.
P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery, blocked off the back foot from within the crease.
39.5 : P Borren to M Samuels, Full delivery around middle stump, Samuels drives it wide off the long on fielder for a brace.
39.6 : P Borren to M Samuels, Clipped of the pads towards square leg for a run. Just 6 runs off that over.
Roelof van der Merwe comes back into the attack.
40.1 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Well outside off stump, umpire signals it a wide.
van der Merwe to M Samuels, Quicker and wide outside off stump, driven to covers for a run.
40.2 : van der Merwe to R Powell, Similar delivery, worked to long off for a single.
40.3 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, FOUR.
40.4 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, No run.
40.5 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, 1 run.
40.6 : van der Merwe to R Powell, 1 run.
41.1 : P Borren to R Powell, 1 run.
41.2 : P Borren to M Samuels, Driven to long off for another run.
41.3 : P Borren to R Powell, Full delivery on the middle stump, Powell drives it to long on and the batsmen change ends.
41.4 : P Borren to M Samuels, Back of a length delivery on the middle stump, Samuels works it to on side for a brace.
41.5 : P Borren to M Samuels, The batsman has punched that ball through the offside.
41.6 : P Borren to M Samuels, Slower delivery, full and on the stumps. Samuels works it to mid-wicket and keeps the strike for next over.
Timm van der Gugten comes into the attack.
42.1 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, 1 run.
42.2 : van der Gugten to R Powell, The bowler drags it wide down the leg side, the umpire calls it wide.
van der Gugten to R Powell, SIX! Windies need more hits like these. Full delivery, Powell lofts it with power over long off for a maximum.
42.3 : van der Gugten to R Powell, Worked to short fine leg for a single.
42.4 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
42.5 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Full delivery wide outside off stump, Samuels works it to covers for a brace.
42.6 : van der Gugten to M Samuels, Slower delivery full on the leg side, played to mid-wicket for a single.
43.1 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Low full toss outside off, Samuels plays it to covers.
43.2 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Length delivery on the middle stump, played to mid-wicket for a single.
43.3 : van der Merwe to R Powell, Nudged to mid-wicket for a brace.
43.4 : van der Merwe to R Powell, Over pitched delivery on the middle stump, played to mid-wicket for a single.
43.5 : van der Merwe to M Samuels, Tossed up delivery, driven to long on for a run.
43.6 : van der Merwe to R Powell, Flighted delivery towards the batsman, played down the ground for a run. 6 runs off that over.
44.1 : V Kingma to R Powell, Fuller in length, Powell gets an inside edge onto his pads and they sneak a run.
44.2 : V Kingma to M Samuels, Wide. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. The umpire has signalled a wide.
V Kingma to M Samuels, Samuels muscles this through covers for one.
44.3 : V Kingma to R Powell, Full and around off, Powell drives this through covers for one more.
44.4 : V Kingma to M Samuels, Wide. Just outside the tramp line and this too is called wide by the umpire.
V Kingma to M Samuels, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
A caught and bowled decision has been refereed upstairs. The umpires are checking if there was a bounce on that before reaching the bowler.
44.5 : V Kingma to R Powell, NOT OUT!
44.6 : V Kingma to R Powell, 1 run.
Shane Snater comes back into the attack.
45.1 : S Snater to R Powell, 3 runs.
45.2 : S Snater to M Samuels, FOUR! Edge and away to the fence. Outside off, Samuels swings hard and the ball flies to the third man region for a boundary.
45.3 : S Snater to M Samuels, Great yorker. Samules digs it out in time and they managed to run through.
45.4 : S Snater to R Powell, The batsman has driven it through mid-on. One run added to the total.
45.5 : S Snater to M Samuels, 1 run.
45.6 : S Snater to R Powell, 1 run.
46.1 : V Kingma to R Powell, SIX! Too easy! Gets a full toss on the stumps and Powell bashes it over long on for a maximum.
46.2 : V Kingma to R Powell, Yorker on the stumps, dug out by Rovman.
46.3 : V Kingma to R Powell, SIX! That's fifty for Rovman Powell! Well played, he is fresh of a ton and has continued his rich form. Another full toss from Kingma, Powell smacks it straight back down the ground for the second maximum of the over.
46.4 : V Kingma to R Powell, The batsman has driven it through mid-off. One run added to the total.
46.5 : V Kingma to M Samuels, Samuels pushes it towards cover for a single.
46.6 : V Kingma to R Powell, Throws the bat at another full toss but slices it over cover for a single to end the over.
47.1 : van Meekeren to R Powell, OUT! Caught! Rovman Powell looks to target the biggest boundary but gets caught in the deep. Short ball from Meekeren, he cramps the batsman for room who still goes on with the pull shot. Mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket where Seelaar takes a comfortable catch.
Carlos Brathwaite is next to bat.
47.2 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Slower bumper on the stumps, Samuels swings and misses.
47.3 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Fuller and angling in, Marlon looks to flick but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.
47.4 : van Meekeren to C Brathwaite, Another slower one outside off, Carlos Brathwaite looks to cut but misses.
47.5 : van Meekeren to C Brathwaite, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
47.6 : van Meekeren to M Samuels, Wide! Shortish delivery down the leg side, Samuels looks to pull it towards fine leg but fails to get any wood on it.
van Meekeren to M Samuels, Fuller on the stumps, Samuels swings at it. Gets it off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for a brace to end the innings. WINDIES HAVE 309/6 ON THE BOARD!
Big score by the Windies. However, Netherlands will be happy that they pulled things back. After being put into bat first, Windies got off to a flyer. As there were showers predicted during the game, we had to go in and out twice because of which the match was reduced to 48 overs a side. The way Gayle and Lewis started off the proceedings for them, it looked as if it would been an uphill task for Netherlands to chase it down. The former made for Hetmyer but was unable to stitch partnership along
Netherlands pulled things towards their side, as they chipped in with wickets at regular intervals, credit goes to the way their fielders supported them. Just as it was looking that they did manage to keep their score under 300 run, Powell and Samuels partnership ensured that their team got to a big score. Netherlands will come back fighting in their run chase as it is a must win encounter if they want to keep their hopes alive to reach the next round. Stay tuned for the run chase.
0.0 : Welcome back for the run chase. The players and the umpires make their way out. Wesley Barresi and Ben Cooper will open for the Dutch. Kemar Roach will bowl the first over. Two slips in place. Here we go...
0.1 : K Roach to W Barresi, Wide! Not the best of starts for Roach. Good length but bad line. Comes charging in and spears it outside off. Barresi lets it through and the umpire calls it a wide.
K Roach to W Barresi, Outside off, barresi chooses to leave this.
0.2 : K Roach to W Barresi, Around off, Barresi cuts it to point.
0.3 : K Roach to W Barresi, Outside off, WB shoulders arms to it.
0.4 : K Roach to W Barresi, Length outside off, easy leave for Barresi.
0.5 : K Roach to W Barresi, Length, in line of the stumps, Barresi blocks it.
0.6 : K Roach to W Barresi, FOUR! Poor ball to end the over with. Slides it into the pads off Barresi who helps it on its way to the fine leg for a boundary.
1.1 : J Holder to S Edwards, Good ball to start. Around the forth stump line and almost kisses the outside edge of Edwards bat.
Jason Holder to bowl from the other end.
1.2 : J Holder to S Edwards, Back of a length ball on the legs of Edwards, the ball hits him on his thigh pad as he misses his flick. It goes down the fine leg region and they pick up two runs.
1.3 : J Holder to S Edwards, Edwards drives this through mid off and they pick up a single.
1.4 : J Holder to W Barresi, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
1.5 : J Holder to W Barresi, Barresi flicks it away with a wristy shot for one.
1.6 : J Holder to S Edwards, Outside off, Edwards watches it go through.
2.1 : K Roach to W Barresi, FOUR! Too much width from Roach and Barresi slaps it through cover-point for a boundary to the longer side of the pitch.
2.2 : K Roach to W Barresi, Follows it up with a good yorker. Barresi brings his bat down in time and blocks it.
2.3 : K Roach to W Barresi, Outside off, cut to the fielder at point.
2.4 : K Roach to W Barresi, Barrersi punches this on the off side for a run.
2.5 : K Roach to S Edwards, Wide. The batsman tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side. Wide signalled by the umpire.
K Roach to S Edwards, Outside off, Edwards fails to put bat on ball.
2.6 : K Roach to S Edwards, Edwards has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
3.1 : J Holder to W Barresi, Outside off, Barresi shoulders arms to this one.
3.2 : J Holder to W Barresi, On the pads of Barresi who flicks it away to square leg for a run.
3.3 : J Holder to S Edwards, Hits Edwards low on his pads. While the ball rolls to the square leg fielder, they steal a run.
3.4 : J Holder to W Barresi, Outside off, Barresi cuts this over backward point. The ball falls well short of the fielder at third man as they pick up a single.
3.5 : J Holder to S Edwards, Edwards lets the ball go outside his off stump.
3.6 : J Holder to S Edwards, Edwards this off with a straight bat.
4.1 : K Roach to W Barresi, Wide! The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. Wide signalled by the umpire.
K Roach to W Barresi, Around off, forces the batsman to play at it and beats him.
4.2 : K Roach to W Barresi, Poor from Roach. He is struggling to find the right line today. Serves this down the leg, Barresi tries to flick it but misses. The ball is far from Shai Hope as his dive too cannot save the boundary.
K Roach to W Barresi, Around off, Barresi tries poking at it and gets beaten.
4.3 : K Roach to W Barresi, Overpitched ball, WB works it to mid on and moves to the other end.
4.4 : K Roach to S Edwards, Stifled appeal from the players but that looked like it was missing the off pole. Length around off, just nips back in a bit and strikes Edwards high on the knee roll. The players appeal but the umpire stays put.
4.5 : K Roach to S Edwards, Outside off, left alone.
4.6 : K Roach to S Edwards, Edwards has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
5.1 : J Holder to W Barresi, Barresi shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
5.2 : J Holder to W Barresi, Around off, too close to cut, the ball takes an inside edge and goes on to hit his pads.
5.3 : J Holder to W Barresi, Outside off, Barresi decides to play at the last moment and gets beaten.
5.4 : J Holder to W Barresi, Solid defense from Barresi.
5.5 : J Holder to W Barresi, OUT! Yes! No! and a big confusion leads to the down fall of Scot Edwards. Back of a length ball, Barresi taps it to mid-wicket. He charges a few steps for the run and then decides to send his partner back. It's too late and Edwards is already half way down. Powell collects it and gives it to his captain at the non-strikers end. Holder could have had his tea and taken the bails off. The dutch lose their first wicket after scoring 26.
Ben Cooper walks in at no. 3.
5.6 : J Holder to W Barresi, Holder bangs it short this time, but way above the batsman. The umpire calls it a wide. Windies have conceded 9 wides so far.
J Holder to W Barresi, Good length delivery around off stump line, the batsman defends it off the front foot.
6.1 : K Roach to Ben Cooper, Outside off, Cooper decides to leave it alone.
6.2 : K Roach to Ben Cooper, Wide. Way down the leg side, the batsman leaves it alone. Wide signalled by the umpire.
K Roach to Ben Cooper, Straying on the pads of Cooper who flicks it away to square leg for a couple of runs.
6.3 : K Roach to Ben Cooper, Cooper has punched the ball off the back foot.
6.4 : K Roach to Ben Cooper, Back of a length ball, Cooper pushes this to covers.
6.5 : K Roach to Ben Cooper, On middle and leg, Cooper misses his flick and the ball hits him on the pads.
6.6 : K Roach to Ben Cooper, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Roach gets his first and what a site for any fast bowler that is! Comes round the wicket for the southpaw, serves this around off, the ball jags back a bit and goes on to hit the off stump. Cooper plays along the wrong line and leaves a big gap between bat and pad. The off stump does a cart wheel!
Ryan ten Doeschate comes into bat.
7.1 : J Holder to W Barresi, Back of a length ball, hits Barresi on his thigh pad.
7.2 : J Holder to W Barresi, Length outside off Barresi fails to put bat on ball.
7.3 : J Holder to W Barresi, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
7.4 : J Holder to ten Doeschate, Nice shot from Ryan. Flicks this through mid-wicket but the ball does not travel all the way. He can come back for the third run.
7.5 : J Holder to W Barresi, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
7.6 : J Holder to W Barresi, Outside off, Barresi leaves it alone.
8.1 : K Roach to ten Doeschate, Hurried onto Ryan who gently pushes it through covers for another three runs.
8.2 : K Roach to W Barresi, FOUR! Drags his length back and Barresi pulls this square of the wicket for a boundary.
8.3 : K Roach to W Barresi, It's been driven superbly through the covers.
8.4 : K Roach to W Barresi, FOUR! Second of the over! On the legs of Barresi and he flicks it this time through mid-wicket for another boundary.
8.5 : K Roach to W Barresi, Barresi guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
8.6 : K Roach to ten Doeschate, FOUR! Boundary of the bat off ten Doeschate this time, Overpitched ball, Ryan drives it through covers for the third of the over. Expensive one this for the Windies, 16 from it.
9.1 : J Holder to W Barresi, Netherlands have upped the anti. pitched up ball, Barresi flicks it through mid-wicket for another three runs. That brings up 50 for the Dutch.
9.2 : J Holder to ten Doeschate, Pushes this on the off side for one.
9.3 : J Holder to W Barresi, Wide. The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it but fails to make any contact. The Umpire signals a wide.
J Holder to W Barresi, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
9.4 : J Holder to W Barresi, Outside off, Barresi fails to connect.
9.5 : J Holder to W Barresi, Defended off the front foot by Barresi presenting the full face of the bat.
9.6 : J Holder to W Barresi, FOUR! Boundary to end the over. Pushes this through covers for a boundary.
Powerplay two has been signalled.
Kesrick Williams to bowl his first over.
10.1 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Ryan flicks this with a wristy shot.
10.2 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, FOUR! What a sweet shot from ten Doeschate. Slightly overpitched and Ryan straight drives this past the bowler for a boundary.
10.3 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Ten Doeschate covers his stump and blocks it.
10.4 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Superbly driven through covers but the ball doesn't have enough legs to go all the way. The batsmen come back for a couple.
10.5 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Ten Doeschate has punched the ball off the back foot.
10.6 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Nasty! Banged in short from Williams. Ryan tries swaying away from it but the ball hits his shoulders and goes towards fine leg. They pick up two.
Carlos Brathwaite comes into the attack.
11.1 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, Full on the pads of Barresi, he flicks it to square leg for a run.
11.2 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Outside off, ten Doeschate cuts it past point for one more.
11.3 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, In line of the stumps, Barresi taps it in front of him.
11.4 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
11.5 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, No run.
11.6 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, Outside off, Barresi cuts it behind point to retain strike.
12.1 : K Williams to W Barresi, On the legs, flicked away for a run.
12.2 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Pushed to covers.
12.3 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Back of a length ball, Ryan taps it to mid-wicket and quickly gets to the other end.
12.4 : K Williams to W Barresi, The batsman does well to leave that bouncer.
12.5 : K Williams to W Barresi, Barresi plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
12.6 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, No ball! He over steps and pays the price. Bangs this short and Ryan pulls this to mid-wicket for a couple. Free Hit coming up!
K Williams to ten Doeschate, Pulled away but only for a single! Free hit has done no damage to the team in maroon. Digs it in short again, Ryan pulls it over mid-wicket to change ends.
13.1 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Ten Doeschate works it down the leg side.
13.2 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Finds the gap this time, on the pads of Ryan who flicks it away for one.
13.3 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, Short ball again, Barresi ducks under it.
13.4 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, On the pads of Barresi, who misses his flick and they pick up a leg bye.
13.5 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Effort ball, ten Doeschate leaves it alone.
13.6 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Ten Doeschate flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. And that's the fifty run stand between this two. They are looking good.
14.1 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Ryan works this down the leg side, to give his partner the strike.
14.2 : K Williams to W Barresi, Back of a length ball, Barresi pushes this through mid-wicket for a brace.
14.3 : K Williams to W Barresi, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
14.4 : K Williams to W Barresi, Barresi shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
14.5 : K Williams to W Barresi, Outside off, WB tries to cut it and misses the ball. The ball settles in the gloves of Shai Hope an a half hearted appeal from the players. They thought Barresi got an edge to that.
14.6 : K Williams to W Barresi, On the pads of Barresi, he flicks it away off his pads for another two.
15.1 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Ryan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
15.2 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Ryan defends it from within the crease.
15.3 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Short ball, ten Doeschate pulls this to square leg for one.
15.4 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, FOUR! Short again and pulled away this time for a boundary. Barresi rocks back and pulls this in the gap to towards the square leg region to the fence.
15.5 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries from Barresi! And elegantly done by Wesley. Lofts it over the keeper head for a boundary.
15.6 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, FOUR! Fifty for Barresi! Drifting into the pads of Wesely who works it on its way to the fine leg boundary. 13 of the over.
16.1 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Good length delivery on the stumps, played to mid-wicket for a single.
16.2 : K Williams to W Barresi, A slower delivery outside off stump, Barresi tries to put bat to it but gets done by the change of pace.
16.3 : K Williams to W Barresi, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, worked to third man for a single.
16.4 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, NO BALL! Williams over steps as he drags his delivery full down the leg side. The batsman works it to leg side for a single. Free hit coming up!
K Williams to W Barresi, Waste of the bonus ball! He tries to scoop it over short fine leg fielder but fails to put any bat to it.
16.5 : K Williams to W Barresi, 2 runs.
16.6 : K Williams to W Barresi, No run.
Ashley Nurse comes into bowl.
17.1 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, 2 runs.
17.2 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Flighted delivery, ten Doeschate defends it off the front foot.
17.3 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Loopy delivery on the legs, played with soft hands towards the on side.
17.4 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Tossed up delivery on middle stump, the batsman plays it to mid-wicket and calls his partner immediately for a brace. Good running by the duo.
17.5 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
17.6 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Tossed up delivery, defended off the front foot. Just 4 runs off the over.
18.1 : K Williams to W Barresi, Back of a length delivery outside off stump, dabbed to point for a single.
18.2 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, SIX! Top edged that, but the result is what he desired. Short delivery around off stump, ten Doeschate tires to pull it away. he gets the top edge which flies over the fine leg region for a maximum.
18.3 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Back of a length delivery around off, pushed to covers for a brace.
18.4 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Bye.
18.5 : K Williams to W Barresi, 1 run.
18.6 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, No run.
19.1 : A Nurse to W Barresi, No run.
19.2 : A Nurse to W Barresi, Floated delivery around middle stump, Barresi comes dancing down the wicket and plays it to long on for a run.
19.3 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, FOUR! Short and asking to be punished. The batsman pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary!
19.4 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Played to mid-wicket for no run.
19.5 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Fires it full outside off, ten Doeschate plays it to short covers.
19.6 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Full and quick outside off. Ten Doeschate tries to put his bat to it but fails to make any contact.
Carlos Brathwaite comes back into the attack.
20.1 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, No run.
20.2 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, Back of a length around middle and leg stump, Barresi tries to work it around his hips but fails to put any bat to it. The balls rolls towards fine leg and they sneak a leg bye
20.3 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Play and a miss. Short delivery outside off stump, ten Doeschate tries to cut it but misses.
20.4 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, The batsman has played the square drive to point region.
20.5 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Short and wide outside off stump, ten Doeschate cuts it past the point region for a brace.
20.6 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Full delivery outside off, driven to covers for a brace. Just 5 runs came off that over.
21.1 : A Nurse to W Barresi, Flat bowl around off, Barresi defends it.
21.2 : A Nurse to W Barresi, Barresi has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. That's the 100 run stand between these two. The Dutch will hope these two stay in the center for more time.
21.3 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Punched off the back foot by the batsman.
21.4 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Short ball, Ryan punches this on the on side for a brace.
21.5 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, That's 50 for ten Doeschate. Flat again and Ryan pushes it to mid on for one. Can he go on to make the three digit score?
21.6 : A Nurse to W Barresi, Barresi defends this from within the crease.
22.1 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Outside off, ten Doeschate cuts it past point for a run.
22.2 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, Wesely taps it in front of him and quickly moves to the other end.
22.3 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Wide outside off, Ryan cuts it past backward point for one more.
22.4 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, Driven through the covers by the batsman.
22.5 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, In the air..but safe. Too close to cut from the body, Barresi gets a fat edge but the ball is far from Hope to take that.It rolls to the third man region and they pick up two runs.
22.6 : C Brathwaite to W Barresi, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
23.1 : A Nurse to W Barresi, Wesely defends this from the crease.
23.2 : A Nurse to W Barresi, Top edge... but in no man's land. Darts this quick in line of the stump, Barresi misses his flick and gets a top edge to it. It skies in front of long on and the batsmen pick two.
23.3 : A Nurse to W Barresi, Barresi milks this through mid-wicket for one.
23.4 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, OUT! Oh Boy! Wesely Barresi is well short of his crease. And the Windies have broken this crucial partnership. Ryan works this through mid-wicket and they come back for the second run. Samuels the fielder there, has one stump to aim at from the boundary and a flat and direct throw gets the better of Barresi. The umpire doesn't bother going up and raises his finger.
Peter Borren is the new man in.
23.5 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Ten Doeschate pushes this to mid on and picks up a run.
23.6 : A Nurse to P Borren, Borren hits this back to the bowler.
24.1 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, Full on the stumps, driven through mid on for a single.
24.2 : C Brathwaite to P Borren, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.
24.3 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, This is bowled outside off, Ryan fails to get bat to that. However, one arm of the umpire is out, signaling a no ball. The reason is, there are less than required fielders in the ring.
Free hit coming up.
There is an appeal for run out which has been referred up. The Windies think they have got their man.
C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, OUT! Wicket off the Free Hit! This is a bonus for the Windies. Ryan ten Doeschate looks to blast it away but ends up slicing it towards point. He immediately calls for two. Nurse gets there from covers and returns a throw to Brathwaite who whips off the bails at his end. Peter Borren dives in the meanwhile. Carlos is up and running in celebration even as the TV umpire is called. One look is enough to say that Borren is short of the crease. Netherlands lose o
Roelof van der Merwe walks in next.
24.4 : C Brathwaite to ten Doeschate, 1 run.
24.5 : C Brathwaite to van der Merwe, No run.
24.6 : C Brathwaite to van der Merwe, 1 run.
25.1 : A Nurse to van der Merwe, Works this to mid on for one run.
25.2 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Ryan flicks this off his pads for one more.
25.3 : A Nurse to van der Merwe, Plays this to the fielder at square leg.
25.4 : A Nurse to van der Merwe, OUT! The dangerous Van der Merwe has to depart. Great bowling from Nurse and he beats the batsman. Tosses this one up and gets the perfect amount of spin on it. Merwe comes charging down and looks to work this on the on side. Plays along the wrong line and gets beaten on his off stump. The ball goes to Shai Hope who takes the bails off in a flash.
Pieter Seelaar is next to bat.
25.5 : A Nurse to P Seelaar, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
25.6 : A Nurse to P Seelaar, Seelaar flicks this to square leg for one.
Kesrick Williams comes back into the attack.
26.1 : K Williams to P Seelaar, Seelaar plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
26.2 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Ryan cuts this down to the third man region for one more.
26.3 : K Williams to P Seelaar, Outside off, Seelaar goes hard on it but misses.
26.4 : K Williams to P Seelaar, Wide! Short ball, over the head of Seelaar and a wide called by the umpire.
K Williams to P Seelaar, On the pads of Seelaar who flicks it to the leg side to pick a single.
26.5 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Around off, Ryan plays and misses.
26.6 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Punched off the back foot by the batsman.
27.1 : A Nurse to P Seelaar, Flat ball, Seelaar pushes it to mid on for a run.
27.2 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Short ball, Ryan eases it on the on side to rotate strike.
27.3 : A Nurse to P Seelaar, Seelaar defends this off his back foot.
27.4 : A Nurse to P Seelaar, On middle and leg, Seelaar works this to square leg for one more.
27.5 : A Nurse to ten Doeschate, Ten Doeschate pushes this towards mid off and moves to the other end.
27.6 : A Nurse to P Seelaar, Seelaar hits this back to Nurse.
28.1 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, FOUR! Short ball and Ryan gets in position quickly to pulls it front of square for a boundary.
28.2 : K Williams to ten Doeschate, Outside off, ten Doeschate cuts it behind off for a run.
28.3 : K Williams to P Seelaar, Pitched up, Seelaar lofts this over covers for a couple.
28.4 : K Williams to P Seelaar, OUT! Netherlands lose another wicket. Change of pace by Williams gets the better of Seelaar. He delivers a slow full ball, Seelaar is early into his flick, the ball goes of the inner half and flies to mid-wicket. Chris Gayle stationed there takes a simple catch. The Dutch need 143 in 116 balls. Looks very difficult now.
With the departure of Seelaar, comes the rain. It does not look heavy but there are dark clouds covering the stadium. Let's hope that play resumes soon. Stay tuned for further updates.
So! That's it. The rain gets its way. The action from the game is over. Windies have won by 54 runs via the DLS method. How true goes the saying, when it comes to nature, we are all mere mortals and nothing more. With this, the Caribbean side progresses to Super Six with a clean slate.
Right then! Not the way the Windies would have liked to finish the game. They bowled well to take six Dutch wickets and would have liked to come out again to complete the formalities. After setting a huge target, they got two early wickets but a counter-attack from Ryan ten Doeschate and Wesley Barresi got Netherlands back on track. The duo made a 113-run stand to give them some hopes.
The breakthrough for the Men in Red came via a direct hit by Marlon Samuels from the deep mid-wicket fence. From there, began the downfall and in no time the Orange side were 167/6. Rain was away during this innings until then but as soon as Pieter Seelaar fell, the rain covered Harare Sports Club. No further play was possible then and that was the last of the game. Given the way Windies batted, there was hardly some doubt of the final outcome. Stay with us for the presentation.
Man of the Match, Evin Lewis says that it was important that he and Chris Gayle got off to a start. The plan was that one of them should bat deep and when his partner got out he took it upon him. He adds that the wicket was good throughout. Ends by opining that it is important that they play well from here as they are into the Super Six.
Peter Borren, the Netherlands skipper, says that they always wanted to chase as the wicket was pretty flat. Concedes that they didn't hit the deck hard enough. He lauds the fielding of Windies saying that the run outs cost them dearly. He states that each of their games have been on different types of wickets and hence adaptation becomes tough. He is proud of his bowlers' effort to come back well with the ball.
Jason Holder, the Windies captain, first credits the partnership between Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis for the start. Reckons that due to some useful contribution from Marlon Samuels in the middle, they were well placed at the halfway stage in the game. Lauds his team's bowling for keeping them in the game.
That's it from us today! Netherlands have been knocked out of the tournament and so UAE and Ireland go through to Super Six stage from this group. Join us on 15th March for the first match of that between Windies and Zimbabwe at 0930 local time(0730 GMT). Till then ta-ta!