ODI World Cup Qualifier: The Netherlands have done it once again. The Dutch have pulled off a heist and stunned the two-time World Champions West Indies in the ODI World Cup Qualifier on Monday as they clinched the absolute nail-biter. The Netherlands team came out of nowhere in the chase of a huge 375 as they made a stunning comeback before taking the game into the Super Over. The Dutch prevailed over the Windies in the Super Over as Logan van Beek's bat destroyed veteran all-rounder Jason Holder for 30 runs. In reply, the Windies were folded out for just 8.
The Super Over story
The match was pushed into the Super over after the Netherlands came close but failed to close the contest in regular overs. They sent Van Beek and Edwards to bat in front of Holder. But Van Beek, fresh from his 14-ball 28 in the match, tore the bowler apart. He smashed three sixes and three fours to hit 30 off Holder.
When Windies came out to bat, they were under huge pressure. Charles and Shai Hope came out to bat as Van Beek rolled his arms to bowl. Charles hit the first ball to the fence but the Windies then did not find enough gas and lost the two wickets to get folded for just 8 and lose the Super over by 22 runs.
Windies likely to be eliminated
Two-time World Cup winners West Indies are now likely to be eliminated ahead of the main World Cup in India. Even though they have made it to the next stage of the Qualifiers and are in the hunt to book their tickets to India, they have the least advantage in their group now. The Windies will not carry any points to the Super Six stage, whereas Zimbabwe and the Dutch will take four and two points respectively.
The Dutch hunt Windies' huge total
The Windies posted a huge total on the back of Nicholas Pooran's century. They also had control in the second innings as the Netherlands were not able to score at a brisk run rate. But Teja Nidamanuru's century and Logan van Beek and Aryan Dutt's late fireworks boosted the Dutch to level the match.
