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Scotland vs Netherlands Live Commentary, Match 41, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019, October 27, 2019

SCO 130/8 (20)
Netherlands beat Scotland by 4 wickets
NED 131/6 (17)
Match over
Scotland Inning Netherlands Inning
0.0 : We are into the last day of the qualifying group stages for the ICC T20 World Cup and many things are at stake here. It is a clash between the two European sides as Netherlands take on Scotland. Papua New Guinea won their game earlier in the day and have piled on the pressure on the Dutch. Netherlands have to win this game and that too by a big margin to secure top spot in group A. Scotland have also cemented their place in the playoffs but, if they win by a big margin, the Scottish can move on
Netherlands have won the toss and chosen to field first.
Netherlands (Playing XI) - Tobias Visee, Max O'Dowd, Ben Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Pieter Seelaar (C), Scott Edwards (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Timm van der Gugten, Brandon Glover, Paul van Meekeren.
Scotland (Playing XI) - George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (C), Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross(WK), Craig Wallace, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Mark Watt, Alasdair Evans.
Pitch Report - There is seam and spin on offer. There is a lot on offer for the bowlers but the batsmen need to ride out the difficult periods and they can post a bigger total than the average score.
Netherlands skipper, Pieter Seelaar, Admits that the net run rate is the reason for choosing to field first, so that they have a better idea of what they have to do in order to reclaim top spot from Papua New Guinea. They are very confident about their batting order and the pitch is looking a bit different today.
Scotland skipper, Kyle Coetzer, they will be looking to put on a big score on the board. Admits that net run rate always come into this tournament and is confident that both sides will put on a good show for the crowd. Informs about the changes.
The Netherlands players are out in the middle. They are taking their fielding positions. Out come the Scotland openers, George Munsey and skipper Kyle Coetzer. Paul van Meekeren to start the proceedings with the ball.
0.1 : van Meekeren to G Munsey, Wide ball to start off the match. Down the leg side, Munsey looks to flick it fine down the leg side but misses. Scotland are underway.
van Meekeren to G Munsey, Length ball on the off side, Munsey pushes this one towards cover-point from within the crease.
0.2 : van Meekeren to G Munsey, On the pads of Munsey, he looks to flick this one but misses to get hit on top of the pad.
0.3 : van Meekeren to G Munsey, Good length ball on middle, Munsey pushes this one back towards the bowler.
0.4 : van Meekeren to G Munsey, First runs off the bat for Scotland. This one is on the pads, Munsey whips this one towards square leg for a couple. Munsey is off the mark with this.
0.5 : van Meekeren to G Munsey, Full ball on the off side, Munsey pushes it towards cover for a single.
0.6 : van Meekeren to K Coetzer, On the hips of Coetzer, he flicks this one towards deep square leg for a single. The skipper is off the mark with this shot and Scotland have scored 5 runs off the first over.
Colin Ackermann to bowl from the other end. He is an off spinner.
1.1 : C Ackermann to K Coetzer, Darted on middle and off, Coetzer pushes this one back towards the bowler.
1.2 : C Ackermann to K Coetzer, On the pads of Coetzer, he flicks this one towards mid-wicket for one.
1.3 : C Ackermann to G Munsey, FOUR! Up and over! Munsey gets down on one knee and paddle scoops this one over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
1.4 : C Ackermann to G Munsey, OUT! TIMBER! Munsey departs and Netherlands draw first blood! Ackermann darts one just outside off, angling into the batter. Munsey tries to heave this over mid-wicket but the ball sneaks through between bat and pad and crashes into the off pole.
Matthew Cross is the new batsman in.
1.5 : C Ackermann to M Cross, Darted on off, pushed back towards the bowler.
1.6 : C Ackermann to M Cross, Cross pushes this one off the back foot towards mid on for a single.
Timm van der Gugten is into the attack.
2.1 : van der Gugten to M Cross, Good length ball angling into Cross, he looks to flick this one towards the leg side but fails to do so. The Netherlands players put in a loud appeal for an LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Maybe this one was off the inside edge.
2.2 : van der Gugten to M Cross, Length ball on off, pushed towards cover off the back foot for one.
2.3 : van der Gugten to K Coetzer, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
2.4 : van der Gugten to K Coetzer, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Coetzer rocks onto his back foot and cuts this one through backward point for a boundary.
2.5 : van der Gugten to K Coetzer, Length ball on off, this time pushed towards cover-point for one.
2.6 : van der Gugten to M Cross, Cross looks to flick this one but misses to get hit on the thigh pad.
Brandon Glover is into the attack.
3.1 : B Glover to K Coetzer, On the pads, Coetzer works this one down towards square leg for a single.
3.2 : B Glover to M Cross, On the pads again, down the leg side. Cross looks to flick this one but misses and is hit on the pads again.
3.3 : B Glover to M Cross, EDGED AND FOUR! Full ball outside off, Cross looks to smash it over covers but gets a thick outside edge on it. The ball goes off the edge towards the third man fence for a boundary.
3.4 : B Glover to M Cross, FOUR! Gets it off the middle this time! Full and on leg, Cross gets on the front foot and plays a beautiful drive through mid on for a boundary.
3.5 : B Glover to M Cross, Wide! Down the leg side, the batsman lets that one through. Wided.
B Glover to M Cross, On the leg side, Cross looks to flick but is beaten and is hit on the pads down the leg side.
3.6 : B Glover to M Cross, Similar ball, similar result as Cross is beaten again to get hit on the pads.
Paul van Meekeren is back on. 1-0-5-0 are his figures so far.
4.1 : van Meekeren to K Coetzer, Down the leg side, Coetzer looks to go for the pull but misses. The ball goes off his shirt to the keeper.
4.2 : van Meekeren to K Coetzer, Length ball on middle and leg, defended by Coetzer.
4.3 : van Meekeren to K Coetzer, FOUR! Wide outside off, Coetzer slashes it through cover-point and the ball trudges into the fence.
4.4 : van Meekeren to K Coetzer, On the pads of Coetzer, he looks to flick but the ball hits him on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters take one.
4.5 : van Meekeren to M Cross, Good length ball on middle, Cross looks to defend but it goes off his inside edge onto the pads.
4.6 : van Meekeren to M Cross, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Colin Ackermann is back into the attack. 1-0-6-1 are his figures so far.
5.1 : C Ackermann to M Cross, FOUR! Down the leg side, Cross goes down on one knee and paddles it towards fine leg for a boundary.
5.2 : C Ackermann to M Cross, On the pads of Cross, he flicks it towards mid-wicket for a couple.
5.3 : C Ackermann to M Cross, SIX! Floated on middle and off, Cross this time gets down on one knee and slog sweeps this one over mid-wicket for a maximum. What a shot!
5.4 : C Ackermann to M Cross, The batsman tried to sweep that one but missed it and was hit on the pads.
5.5 : C Ackermann to M Cross, FOUR! What an over this is turning out to be for Scotland! On the pads, Cross flicks this one through mid-wicket for a boundary.
5.6 : C Ackermann to M Cross, Shorter in length, Cross defends it out. 16 runs off the last over of the Powerplay.
Roelof van der Merwe is into the attack.
6.1 : van der Merwe to K Coetzer, Punched off the back foot by the batsman.
6.2 : van der Merwe to K Coetzer, Shorter in length, Coetzer defends this one out again.
6.3 : van der Merwe to K Coetzer, FOUR! Full and floated on the leg pole, Coetzer lofts this one over the mid on fielder and the ball races to the fence.
6.4 : van der Merwe to K Coetzer, Darted on middle and off, blocked out by Coetzer.
6.5 : van der Merwe to K Coetzer, Shorter in length, Coetzer pulls this one towards mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep collects it and the batters take one.
6.6 : van der Merwe to M Cross, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Pieter Seelaar is into the attack.
7.1 : P Seelaar to M Cross, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
7.2 : P Seelaar to M Cross, Floated on off, pushed through mid off for a single.
7.3 : P Seelaar to K Coetzer, OUT! CAUGHT! Tim van der Gugten takes the catch. A much-needed wicket for Netherlands this.
Calum MacLeod is the new an in.
7.4 : P Seelaar to M Cross, Darted on the off pole, pushed towards mid off for one.
7.5 : P Seelaar to C MacLeod, Floated on off, pushed towards the man at cover.
7.6 : P Seelaar to C MacLeod, On the pads of MacLeod, he flicks this one towards mid-wicket and takes a single to keep strike.
Brandon Glover has come on to bowl now.
8.1 : B Glover to C MacLeod, OUT! LBW! There is clear inside edge on this one. On a good length on middle, MacLeod looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire raises his finger immediately. MacLeod is clearly disappointed with this decision.
0.0 : Richie Berrington is the new man in.
8.2 : B Glover to R Berrington, Short and wide outside off, Berrington cuts it towards point for a couple. Off the mark with this one.
8.3 : B Glover to R Berrington, Good length ball on middle and off, Berrington defends it off the back foot.
8.4 : B Glover to R Berrington, On the pads, Berrington flicks this one towards square leg for a single.
8.5 : B Glover to M Cross, Good length ball on off, Cross looks to fend at it but is beaten.
8.6 : B Glover to M Cross, Short of a length ball on middle, Cross looks to pull but misses.
9.1 : P Seelaar to R Berrington, Tossed up on off, Berrington drives it to covers.
9.2 : P Seelaar to R Berrington, Flighted delivery on middle, Berrington keeps it out.
9.3 : P Seelaar to R Berrington, Floated delivery on off, Berrington plays it towards point for a single.
9.4 : P Seelaar to M Cross, Full delivery on off, Cross drives it through covers for a run.
9.5 : P Seelaar to R Berrington, Short delivery on off, Berrington cuts it through point. The batsmen cross ends.
9.6 : P Seelaar to M Cross, Flighted delivery on off, Cross punches it towards point for a single.
Roelof van der Merwe is back on to bowl.
10.1 : van der Merwe to M Cross, Flighted delivery on off, Cross plays it towards covers for a single.
10.2 : van der Merwe to R Berrington, Tossed up delivery on off, Berrington punches it towards point for a single.
10.3 : van der Merwe to M Cross, Full delivery on off, Cross drives it through covers for a single.
10.4 : van der Merwe to R Berrington, Short delivery on off, Berrington cuts it to point.
10.5 : van der Merwe to R Berrington, Tossed up delivery on off, Berrington punches it towards point. The batsmen cross ends.
10.6 : van der Merwe to M Cross, Flighted delivery on middle, Cross flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends.
Timm van der Gugten is back on.
11.1 : van der Gugten to M Cross, Length delivery on off, Cross plays it to point.
11.2 : van der Gugten to M Cross, Short of a length delivery, Cross pulls it towards square leg and takes one.
11.3 : van der Gugten to R Berrington, Length delivery on off, Berrington plays it towards point for a run.
11.4 : van der Gugten to M Cross, Short and outside off, Cross slaps it towards covers and takes one.
11.5 : van der Gugten to R Berrington, Short delivery on middle, Berrington pulls it through mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends.
11.6 : van der Gugten to M Cross, Short delivery outside off, Cross cuts it through point. Cross retains strike.
Brandon Glover is back on. 2-0-13-1 so far from him.
12.1 : B Glover to M Cross, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Cross looks to cut but misses it.
12.2 : B Glover to M Cross, Short of a length delivery, Cross pulls it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it before the ropes. The batsmen get three runs.
12.3 : B Glover to R Berrington, SIX! That is huge! Full on middle, Berrington lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
12.4 : B Glover to R Berrington, Length delivery on middle, Berrington flicks it through square leg for a run.
12.5 : B Glover to M Cross, Short delivery on middle, Cross pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
12.6 : B Glover to R Berrington, WIDE! Bowls it down the leg side, Berrington looks to flick but misses it.
B Glover to R Berrington, Bowls a yorker on middle, Berrington does well to dig it out.
Roelof van der Merwe is back on.
13.1 : van der Merwe to M Cross, On the pads of Cross, he flicks it towards square leg for one.
13.2 : van der Merwe to R Berrington, Short of a length delivery outside off, Berrington looks to cut but is beaten.
13.3 : van der Merwe to R Berrington, OUT! CAUGHT! Berrington is a goner! Berrington looks to make room and go big over the off side, van der Merwe is clever though and he follows him. Berrington goes through with his shot and ends up chipping it towards long on where van der Gugten takes the catch.
Michael Leask is the new man in.
13.4 : van der Merwe to M Cross, On the pads, Cross flicks it towards square leg for one.
13.5 : van der Merwe to M Leask, Fuller on the pads, Leask looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge. The ball goes towards fine leg.
13.6 : van der Merwe to M Leask, Outside off, Leask gets off the mark by playing a cut towards point for one.
Paul van Meekeren is back. His figures so far are 2-0-10-0.
14.1 : van Meekeren to M Leask, Goes fuller and on the leg pole, Leask swings but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for two.
14.2 : van Meekeren to M Leask, A good slower one, Leask is way too ahead in his shot. He ends up dragging it towards long on for one.
14.3 : van Meekeren to M Cross, FOUR! Sliced and a boundary! Van Meekeren ends up bowling a full toss and pays the price. Cross opens the face at the very end and slices it through backward point. Third man is up and it races away to the fence. Welcome boundary.
14.4 : van Meekeren to M Cross, The batsman manages only a bottom edge on that one. One run added to the total.
14.5 : van Meekeren to M Leask, OUT! In the air... that is an excellent catch by Cooper! Leask was swinging from the time he came out and he perishes as he looks to do so again. This time he looks to flat-bat a short slower one down towards long on. The bounce does him in though. It hits the higher part of the bat and goes down towards long on. Cooper runs in, dives forward and takes a very good catch. Half the side back in the hut and the score is two short of 100. Scotland in trouble here.
Craig Wallace is the new man in.
14.6 : van Meekeren to M Cross, A single to end a successful over! Short and on the body, the batter looks to pull but it hits the higher part again and rolls towards fine leg for one.
Pieter Seelaar is back on. 2-0-7-1 are his figures so far.
15.1 : P Seelaar to M Cross, 100 up for Scotland! 5 more overs to go! This is flatter and on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.
15.2 : P Seelaar to C Wallace, Outside off, Wallace walks right across and looks to sweep but it hits the glove and rolls towards short fine leg for one.
15.3 : P Seelaar to M Cross, On the pads, it is swept towards deep backward square leg for one more.
15.4 : P Seelaar to C Wallace, Out comes the reverse sweep, it is all along the ground through point and two is taken.
15.5 : P Seelaar to C Wallace, Very full and on middle, Wallace makes room and hits it hard to covers.
15.6 : P Seelaar to C Wallace, OUT! Plumb in front! Another one bites the dust! Wallace once again tries to sweep but picks the wrong ball. This is very full and on middle, Wallace misses the shot and is hit in front on the pad. An appeal and up goes the finger. That is also the 50th T20I wicket for Seelaar. First Dutch international to do so. An excellent 16th over by for Netherlands.
Safyaan Sharif is the new man in for Scotland. They are collapsing here and he needs to stay strong and arrest it. Also, van der Gugten is back in the attack. His figures so far, 2-0-11-0.
16.1 : van der Gugten to M Cross, OUT! Scotland are falling like a pack of cards here! Another top, top catch. This time it is Visee. He has taken that inches above the ground. The well set Cross is out of here. Slightly shorter and around off, Cross makes room and looks to guide it in the gap between backward point and short third man. The ball goes off the outside edge, it goes low towards short third man where Visee takes it. Scotland losing their way completely.
16.2 : van der Gugten to J Davey, On off, this is guided to point.
16.3 : van der Gugten to J Davey, On middle, it is kept out.
16.4 : van der Gugten to J Davey, FOUR! Nicely played! Deft touch! Shortish and width on offer. Davey waits for it, plays it late and guides it past short third man for a boundary.
16.5 : van der Gugten to J Davey, On the shorter side, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.
Josh Davey is the new man in.
16.6 : van der Gugten to S Sharif, Almost another! On the shorter side outside off, the batter looks to guide it down to third man but the ball stays low, it goes off the inside edge and onto the pads.
Roelof van der Merwe is back on. 3-0-14-1 are his figures so far.
17.1 : van der Merwe to J Davey, Floated on off, pushed towards cover for one.
17.2 : van der Merwe to S Sharif, Back of a length outside off, Sharif cuts it towards deep point for one.
17.3 : van der Merwe to S Sharif, Darted on middle and off, pushed back straight towards the bowler.
17.4 : van der Merwe to S Sharif, Short of a length and outside off, Sharif goes back and cuts it towards point for one.
17.5 : van der Merwe to J Davey, The batsman charges down the wicket and pushes it down the ground towards mid on. The batsmen have run through for a single.
17.6 : van der Merwe to S Sharif, FOUR! Length ball outside off, Sharif opens the face of the bat and guides this one through the gap at third man for a boundary. Good over for Scotland this as 9 runs came off it.
18.1 : van Meekeren to J Davey, Shorter and on the body, this is pulled towards fine leg for a single.
0.0 : Paul van Meekeren is back on to bowl the final over of the innings. 3-0-19-1 are his figures so far.
18.2 : van Meekeren to S Sharif, On the shorter side again and outside off, this is slapped through covers for one.
18.3 : van Meekeren to J Davey, Slower one on middle, this is dragged through mid-wicket for one.
18.4 : van Meekeren to S Sharif, A short one on middle, Sharif looks to pull but misses. A dot.
18.5 : van Meekeren to S Sharif, One more slower one outside off, Sharif hits it through point for another one. Singles won't harm Netherlands at the moment.
18.6 : van Meekeren to J Davey, FOUR! Much-needed! A good end to the over for Scotland! This is angled into the body, Davey heaves it in the gap in the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
Brandon Glover comes back on. 3-025-1 are his figures so far.
19.1 : B Glover to S Sharif, Follows the batter does Glover as he sees Sharif looking to make room. Davey flicks towards long on for a single.
19.2 : B Glover to J Davey, Another good delivery this one. Glover is following Davey again. He bowls full on the pads, Davey manages to flick it towards mid-wicket for a single.
19.3 : B Glover to S Sharif, OUT! Caught behind! Superb bowling this from Glover. Sharif is looking to make room again, Glover this time fires it outside off. Sharif reaches out to the ball to drive but all he can manage is an outside edge which goes to the keeper who takes it with ease.
Mark Watt is the new batsman in.
19.4 : B Glover to M Watt, Fullish length ball on middle and leg, Watt shuffles across the off side and misses his flick down the leg side.
19.5 : B Glover to M Watt, Shortish length around off, Watt looks to pull but mistimes it and the ball goes towards long on for a single.
19.6 : B Glover to J Davey, A bye to finish the innings as Davey misses out his scoop towards fine leg. Glover spots that Davey is going to scoop he dishes out a wide outside off ball. Davey misses to put bat on ball but Watt does well to steal a bye. A superb final over from Glover. SCOTLAND FINISHES ON 130/8.
An excellent display with the ball and in the field by the Netherlands! They will be mightily pleased with how things stand in the game at the moment. The Dutch side have justified their skipper's decision to bowl first. Right from the word go, their bowlers were on point. They did not bowl too many loose balls and also their fielders backed their bowlers up with some good fielding. Each bowler picked a wicket at least. However, Glover and Seelaar were the pick.
The Scotland innings never got going! They just weren't able to build a solid stand and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Cross, with a half ton, held one end up but the rest failed to give him able support. Cross too perished when his side needed him to stay out there for longer. In the end, one can say, it was a poor batting display by Scotland.
131 is the target! For Netherlands to top the group, they need to chase it down within 12.3 overs. Will they go for it or will they just look for a win it will be interesting to see. They are favorites at the moment but if Scotland bowl well, we might just be in for a surprise. Join us for the run chase in a while. However, we have Paul van Meekeren for a quick chat.
Paul van Meekeren says that they had a good Powerplay because of some good bowling. On his bowling performance, Meekeren says that he has played a lot of cricket with Michael Leask where the two have worked on a couple of tricks and he showed it off against him. On their batting approach, the bowler says it will be better if the question is asked to the batters but hopes that he is confident they will chase it down to get to the top of the table.
0.0 : Welcome back for the chase. Scotland players are out in the middle taking their fielding positions. Out walk the two Netherlands' openers Max O'Dowd and Tobias Visee. Safyaan Sharif to start with the ball for Scotland.
0.1 : S Sharif to T Visee, Sharif starts with a ball on middle, Visse tucks it towards square leg.
0.2 : S Sharif to T Visee, Play and a miss now! Netherlands need runs thick and fast to finish on top of the group and hence that shot. A length ball around off, Visse looks to loft it over mid off but misses.
0.3 : S Sharif to T Visee, Around off on a good length, Visse pushes through point.
0.4 : S Sharif to T Visee, Shortish length ball outside off, punched uppishly through point for a couple.
0.5 : S Sharif to T Visee, OUT! Visee is out of here! Length ball, closer to the off pole, Visse looks to power it over the long off fence but mistimes the shot. The ball goes high in the air. Davey positions himself under the ball at mid off and pouch it easily. Breakthrough early on for Scotland.
Ben Cooper is the new batsman in.
0.6 : S Sharif to Max O'Dowd, Good length ball on middle, O'Dowd looks to work it down the leg side but gets it towards square leg of the inner half of the willow. A single taken. Superb first over.
Alasdair Evans to start from the other end.
1.1 : A Evans to Max O'Dowd, On the pads from Evans to start, O'Dowd nudges it behind square for a single.
1.2 : A Evans to Ben Cooper, Around off, Cooper this time pushes it towards cover.
1.3 : A Evans to Ben Cooper, Shortish length around off, punched off the back foot by Cooper for a single.
1.4 : A Evans to Max O'Dowd, Length ball just outside off, O'Dowd guides it towards short third man and takes a single.
1.5 : A Evans to Ben Cooper, Length ball on the pads, nudged towards square leg for a single.
1.6 : A Evans to Max O'Dowd, Another tight over! Good length ball on off, tapped towards cover-point for a single by O'Dowd.
Josh Davey comes on to bowl.
2.1 : J Davey to Max O'Dowd, Davey starts with a ball on the pads, Cooper looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters cross.
2.2 : J Davey to Ben Cooper, FOUR! Nicely done! Too straight from Davey. A length ball on the pads, Cooper just guides this angled ball fine down the leg side for a boundary. First of the innings.
2.3 : J Davey to Ben Cooper, Length ball outside off, tapped towards cover-point for a single.
2.4 : J Davey to Max O'Dowd, Nicely bowled! Seeing the batsman come down the track, Davey dishes out a full ball outside off O'Dowd reaches out for the drive but misses.
2.5 : J Davey to Max O'Dowd, Fullish length ball on middle, O'Dowd flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
2.6 : J Davey to Ben Cooper, Shortish length ball on middle, Cooper pulls but can't get the timing right. The ball takes the top edge and lands well ahead of the fielder at deep square leg. A single taken.
3.1 : A Evans to Ben Cooper, Length outside off, Cooper this time mistimes his drive through mid off. A quick single as the ball goes towards the mid off fielder.
3.2 : A Evans to Max O'Dowd, OUT! Caught! Evans strikes! He has not offered any room to the batsman. O'Dowd has to create room for himself. This is another ball on middle, O'Dowd looks to power it over the mid on fielder but mistimes the shot. The ball goes straight in the hands of MacLeod.
Colin Ackermann comes out to bat. Can he play a special knock here to take the Netherlands over the line.
3.3 : A Evans to C Ackermann, Ouch! That must have hurt! This is on the pads, this is worked towards short fine leg. The fielder there dives to his right, he dives and stops but the ball hits the hand and then deflects onto the face. A single is taken. He looks in a little pain.
The physio is out in the middle to check Davey. He seems to be okay. He looks fine but he rushes off the field.
3.4 : A Evans to Ben Cooper, Back of a length and on off, this is pushed towards point for one.
3.5 : A Evans to C Ackermann, Sees the batter coming down the track so he bowls it short. Ackermann looks to upper cut it but misses.
3.6 : A Evans to C Ackermann, On the shorter side again and on middle, Ackermann makes room and looks to slap it but is done in by the extra bounce. One more dot.
Safyaan Sharif comes back on. His figures read 1-0-3-1.
4.1 : S Sharif to Ben Cooper, Around off, Cooper looks to drive through mid off but manages the shot off the inner half of the blade towards short mid-wicket.
4.2 : S Sharif to Ben Cooper, WIDE! Shortish ball outside off. Cooper lets it go to the keeper. Called wide by the umpire for height.
S Sharif to Ben Cooper, FOUR! Lovely timing on that one. A good length ball on middle, Cooper goes just a hint back to make room and cream the cover drive. The ball races to the fence in a jiffy.
4.3 : S Sharif to Ben Cooper, Beaten this time! A shortish length ball closer to the body. Cooper looks to drive but misses to get any bat on ball.
4.4 : S Sharif to Ben Cooper, SIX! First one of the innings and Cooper needs to hit a few of those if he wants to take his side on the top of the table. He gets a full ball in the slot. Cooper clears his front leg and lofts it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
4.5 : S Sharif to Ben Cooper, On middle, Cooper this time works it behind square for a single.
4.6 : S Sharif to C Ackermann, Beaten! Super slower one this one. It is on a length around off, Ackermann pushes but is beaten. Lucky not to edge on that one.
Josh Davey comes back on. His figures read 1-0-7-0 so far.
5.1 : J Davey to Ben Cooper, Length ball around off, Cooper looks to drives it uppishly, the ball goes straight to the mid off fielder on the bounce.
5.2 : J Davey to Ben Cooper, OUT! Davey strikes now! Chances of Netherlands making the top of the table looks very bleak with wickets tumbling like this. This time Cooper is the man who departs. Davey bowls a length ball outside off, Cooper reaches out to drive but gets a thick outside edge and goes straight into the mitts of the keeper. Cross behind the wicket does not make any mistake.
Ryan ten Doeschate is the next man in.
5.3 : J Davey to ten Doeschate, Around off, ten Doeschate defends it out.
5.4 : J Davey to ten Doeschate, Short ball outside off, ten Doeschate this time drives it well through cover-point
5.5 : J Davey to ten Doeschate, WIDE! Davey bowls a bumper but the line is down the leg side. Ten Doeschate leaves it alone and the umpire calls it wide.
J Davey to ten Doeschate, FOUR! Hammered away! Short ball on middle, ten Doeschate positions himself well and plays the pull shot to perfection. The ball races to the fence.
5.6 : J Davey to ten Doeschate, Landed on middle and leg, flicked for a single towards deep square leg for a run now.
Richie Berrington comes onto bowl now.
6.1 : R Berrington to ten Doeschate, Good length ball outside off, ten Doeschate drives it straight to point.
6.2 : R Berrington to ten Doeschate, FOUR LEG BYES! Berrington looks to bowl a full ball but misses his line just a hint. He bowls it on the pads, Ryan looks to tickle but misses to get hit on the shoes. The ball then goes to the fine leg fence.
6.3 : R Berrington to ten Doeschate, Around off and middle, ten Doeschate tucks it behind square for a single.
6.4 : R Berrington to C Ackermann, Short ball around off, punched off the back foot for a single.
6.5 : R Berrington to ten Doeschate, FOUR! Short ball around off, ten Doeschate pulls it to deep mid-wicket fence this time.
6.6 : R Berrington to ten Doeschate, Another shortish length ball. This time Berrington takes the pace off the ball. ten Doeschate pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Mark Watt comes onto bowl.
7.1 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Shorter and outside off, this is slapped to the man at covers.
7.2 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, This is flatter and on off, it is pushed to covers for one.
7.3 : M Watt to C Ackermann, This is swept through square leg for one.
7.4 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Ryan comes down the track and the bowler shortens his length. He looks to defend but the ball hits the pad and rolls towards cover. An appeal but there is no chance for the umpire to give that. A leg bye was taken.
7.5 : M Watt to C Ackermann, Shorter and on the body, Ackermann pulls it through backward square leg for a two.
7.6 : M Watt to C Ackermann, Flatter and on middle, this is kept out.
Alasdair Evans comes back on. 1-0-8-0 are his figures so far.
8.1 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, SIX! Excellent hit. Evans bowls a fuller one on Ryan's pads, he just flicks it up and over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
8.2 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, Length and on off, rayan pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
8.3 : A Evans to C Ackermann, Good length ball on middle, Ackermann flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
8.4 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, Good length outside off, ten Doeschate drives it through covers for a couple.
8.5 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, SIX! Second one of the over. ten Doeschate has shown here that experience counts. He pulls this shorter one iver mid-wicket for a single.
8.6 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, Length and on the pads, Ryan flicks it to mid-wicket for a couple. 18 runs from it. A Massive one for the Netherlands.
9.1 : R Berrington to C Ackermann, SIX! Ackermann is into the action now! Netherlands are dealing in sixes at the moment. They are still eying that position at the top of the table. A full ball outside off, Ackermann lofts it way over the long off fence. The ball is lost in the stands now.
9.2 : R Berrington to C Ackermann, Shortish length ball outside off, Ackermann drags the ball towards deep mid-wicket with a pull for a single.
9.3 : R Berrington to ten Doeschate, Ten Doeschate is expecting short ball as he back away. But this time the bowler fires a good length ball outside off, ten Doeschate pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.
9.4 : R Berrington to C Ackermann, FOUR! Superb batting this from Ackermann. Shortish length ball on middle, Berrington pulls it nicely and gets a boundary this time.
9.5 : R Berrington to C Ackermann, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Innovative shot that one. Full length ball around off and middle, Ackermann gets in position and scoops it over the keeper's head and into the fine leg fence.
9.6 : R Berrington to C Ackermann, The batsman has driven it through mid-on. One run added to the total.
Mark Watt comes back on. His figures so far read 1-0-4-0.
10.1 : M Watt to C Ackermann, OUT! Timber! Watt strikes! Ackermann is in search of quick runs. Watt bowls a ball slower through the air around off and middle, Ackermann looks to slog it away but misses to get any bat on ball. The ball goes behind and shatters the woodwork behind. PNG players in the stands are happy seeing this.
0.0 : Roelof van der Merwe is the new man in.
10.2 : M Watt to van der Merwe, The batsman dances down the track and does well to block the ball.
10.3 : M Watt to van der Merwe, On off, van der Merwe pushes it back to the bowler.
10.4 : M Watt to van der Merwe, OUT! Van der Merwe is out of here now! Full ball on middle, van der Merwe comes down the track to deposit the ball over the deep mid-wicket fence but can only take the ball in the hands of MacLeod at deep mid-wicket. Easy catch there for him. Can the Scots turns this game around?
Pieter Seelaar the skipper walks out next to bat.
10.5 : M Watt to P Seelaar, On middle, Seelaar tucks it towards the leg side for a single.
10.6 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Shortish length around off, ten Doeschate takes a single and keeps the strike by tapping the ball through point.
Calum MacLeod comes onto bowl.
11.1 : C MacLeod to ten Doeschate, On middle, pushed through mid on for a couple.
11.2 : C MacLeod to ten Doeschate, Fires this outside off, ten Doeschate leaves it alone, hoping that the umpire will call it wide but the ball is inside the tramline there.
11.3 : C MacLeod to ten Doeschate, Shortish length ball this time, ten Doeschate punches it towards point for a single.
11.4 : C MacLeod to P Seelaar, Short around middle, Seelaar pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
11.5 : C MacLeod to ten Doeschate, Short again, eased for a single through mid on.
11.6 : C MacLeod to P Seelaar, Around off, Seelaar tucks it towards deep mid-wicket and hares back for a couple. So, PNG are going Australia for sure?
12.1 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Fuller ball outside off, driven towards sweeper cover for a couple.
12.2 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
12.3 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, OUT! Stumped! Guess what, it is PNG who are pumped more than the Scotts. Why? Because they are going to Australia for sure to play the T20 World Cup. A ball around off, ten Doeschate looks to slam it over long on but the ball turns away a hint to miss the bat. Cross behind the wicket pouches the ball and whips the bails off in a flash. He appeals and the umpire agrees.
Scott Edwards is the next man in.
12.4 : M Watt to S Edwards, Shortish ball around off, tapped through point for a single.
12.5 : M Watt to P Seelaar, On the pads this time, Seelaar tickles it fine for a single towards fine leg.
12.6 : M Watt to S Edwards, Around middle, Edwards eases it through mid on for a single.
Josh Davey is back to bowl. 2-0-15-1 are his figures so far.
13.1 : J Davey to S Edwards, Shortish length ball on middle, Edwards looks to pull but gets at top edge. The ball goes towards short third man and a single is taken.
13.2 : J Davey to P Seelaar, Landed on middle, Seelar flicks it for a single towards deep mid-wicket.
13.3 : J Davey to S Edwards, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single.
13.4 : J Davey to P Seelaar, On middle this time, worked towards fine leg for a single.
Bowling change.
13.5 : J Davey to S Edwards, Full toss on the pads, flicked off the toes this time by Edwards for a couple this time.
13.6 : J Davey to S Edwards, Outside off this time, Edwards looks to heave it away but the slowness of the ball does him in. Can't get any bat on the ball.
14.1 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, Length and on off, pushes it to covers for single.
14.2 : A Evans to S Edwards, Length and outside off, Edwards flicks it to mid-wicket for a couple.
14.3 : A Evans to S Edwards, Good length delivery outside off, Edwards drives it through covers for a single.
14.4 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, Length and on off, Ryan lofts it straight over the bowler's head to long off for a couple.
14.5 : A Evans to ten Doeschate, Shorter one on middle, Ryan pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
14.6 : A Evans to S Edwards, Length and on off, Edwards works it to mid-wicket for a single.
Safyaan Sharif to bowl no. 2-0-15-1 are his figures so far.
15.1 : S Sharif to S Edwards, Bouncer on middle, Edwards goes for the pull but ball hits the splice and goes behind square. Just a single there.
15.2 : S Sharif to ten Doeschate, Length ball on the pads, ten Doeschate tucks it towards fine leg for a single. He wanted the second but decides against it.
15.3 : S Sharif to S Edwards, Shortish length ball on middle, Edwards looks to turn it around but gets an inside edge onto the body. The ball goes towards empty slip cordon. A quick single taken as Cross, the keeper hares at the ball.
15.4 : S Sharif to ten Doeschate, Yorker now! Ten Doeschate does well to dig it out, back to the bowler.
15.5 : S Sharif to ten Doeschate, Back of a length ball on middle, ten Doeschate pulls it for a single towards deep mid-wicket.
15.6 : S Sharif to S Edwards, Full ball on middle, Edwards drives it through mid on and scampers back for the second. Netherlands are showing no hurry here. 7 more needed.
16.1 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Quicker one outside off, ten Doeschate taps it through point for a couple now. It has been a very good innings this one from him.
16.2 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Full ball on off, ten Doeschate drives it through cover point. He completes the single and wants the second too. He takes off for the second and completes the run by diving inside his crease. Moves to 49.
16.3 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, On middle, ten Doeschate looks to paddle it fine but misses to get hit on the pads.
16.4 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Around off, ten Doeschate guides it behind point to take a single and reach his half century, his third in T20Is. Top knock this one.
16.5 : M Watt to S Edwards, On middle this time, Edwards sweeps it towards fine leg and takes a single. The scores are level now.
16.6 : M Watt to ten Doeschate, Shortish ball around off, ten Doeschate taps it towards point to take a run. NETHERLANDS WIN BY 4 WICKETS.
An easy run chase in the end for Netherlands but they still do not get direct qualification for the T20I World Cup. They needed to chase this down within 12.3 overs, they did come out with that intent but lost early wickets. At one point, they were in a spot of bother when they were 31 for 3. However, Ryan ten Doeschate and Ackermann steadied the ship well and once they got in, they started taking the attack to the bowler. When the two were batting, the hopes of chasing this down within 12.3 ove
Earlier in the day, the Netherlands bowling is what set the victory up for them. Despite Cross' 50, Scotland could only manage an average score. All the bowlers chipped in with a wicket at least and played a big part in the win.
Pieter Seelaar, the Netherlands' skipper is MAN OF THE MATCH for his superb bowling performance. He says that they wanted to win the match in that 12.3 overs range but a win is always pleasing. Winning 5 out of 6 games is a good result overall states Seelaar. On the surface, the Dutch skipper mentions that because of the hot conditions, the wicket slowed down. On their tactics during the middle over, Seelaar points that they took the pace off the ball and made the batsman use more power to scor
Kyle Coetzer, the Scotland skipper says that the wicket is always going to be challenging. They needed to put on runs which was defendable and that was not the case. On good start in the Powerplay, Coetzer says that they were not disciplined with the ball. He says that they got wickets in the middle but credits Ryan for his brilliant innings. For the next phase of the tournament, the Scott skipper feels that they will keep believing in themselves and they will work hard. On PNG qualifying, Coetz
That is it from this game. Papua New Guinea are going to the T20 World Cup next year in Australia as they remain on top after this game. Now, before the playoffs take place, we have the final game of the group stage where the hosts UAE will take on Canada. Do join us for that game. Till then, take care!