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West Indies vs Netherlands Live Highlights, 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
0.6 : 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!
1.2 : 1.2: van der Gugten to C Gayle, FOUR! Full and around off, lofted straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary!
1.6 : 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!
2.2 : 2.2: 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!
2.4 : 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 : 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.
3.2 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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.
4.1 : 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 : 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.
6.4 : 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.
8.3 : 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.
13.2 : 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.
13.4 : 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.
13.6 : 13.6: S Snater to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and outside off, Hetmyer cuts it through point and gets a boundary.
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.
17.3 : 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.
20.2 : 20.2: van der Merwe to E Lewis, FOUR! Short and outside off, cut through point for a boundary.
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.
27.5 : 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.
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.
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.
35.4 : 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.
36.1 : 36.1: van Meekeren to R Powell, FOUR! Full delivery outside down, smacked down the ground for a boundary.
36.3 : 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.
38.4 : 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.
40.3 : 40.3: van der Merwe to M Samuels, FOUR.
42.2 : 42.2: 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.
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.
46.1 : 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.
46.3 : 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.
47.1 : 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.
0.6 : 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.
2.1 : 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.
5.5 : 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.
6.6 : 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!
8.2 : 8.2: K Roach to W Barresi, FOUR! Drags his length back and Barresi pulls this square of the wicket for a boundary.
8.4 : 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.
8.6 : 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.
9.6: J Holder to W Barresi, FOUR! Boundary to end the over. Pushes this through covers for a boundary.
10.2 : 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.
15.4 : 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 : 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 : 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.
18.2 : 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.
19.3 : 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!
23.4 : 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.
24.3 : 24.3: 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
25.4 : 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.
28.1 : 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.
28.4 : 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.