Netherlands vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: The rise of Brandon King
West Indies took a 2-0 lead in the 3 match ODI series against Netherlands. The visitors now bagged 20 points in the ICC ODI Super League table for the World Cup qualification and moved up to 6th spot on the points table. They are tied on 70 points with Australia and Afghanistan but have a poorer net run rate which put them at No.6.
Earlier Netherland won the toss and chose to bat. They were off to a brilliant start as the openers put on a 101-run stand in 20.3 overs. Vikramjit Singh (46) and Max ODowd (51)’s effort went in vain as the remaining batters except Scott Edwards toppled down for single digits.
Dutch wicket-keeper batsman Scott Edwards top scored for the team with a 89-ball 68. Windies spinner Akeal Hosein got 4 out of top 7 Netherlands batsmen. Netherlands were bowled out for 214 runs in 48.3 overs.
Chasing 215 runs to win, West Indies were reduced to 60/4 with Nicholas Pooran being bowled out by Aryan Dutt for the second consecutive time. Few overs later Kyle Mayers departed for 22 runs reducing Windies to 99/5 in 23.2 overs. Rejuvenated Brandon King came to the team’s rescue while Keacy Carty scored a 43* off 66 balls in his maiden ODI innings.
King and Carty put on a 118-run stand for the sixth wicket to help their team over the victory line. Brandon remained unbeaten on 91 runs off 90 balls with 9 fours & 3 sixes. He now pushed his batting average to 41.57. The final ODI will be played on June 4, Saturday.
Netherlands vs West Indies Squads:
Netherlands:
Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Musa Ahmed, Scott Edwards (wk), Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (c), Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Shariz Ahmad
West Indies:
Shai Hope (wk), Shamarh Brooks, Nkrumah Bonner, Nicholas Pooran (c), Brandon King, Keacy Carty, Kyle Mayers, Alzarri Joseph, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein, Anderson Phillip
Venue: VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen.
Toss: Pieter Seelar (Netherlands) won the toss and elect to bat
Netherlands vs West Indies, 2nd ODI
Netherlands 240-7 in 45 overs
Vikramjith Singh 46 (58) – 5 fours & 1 six
Max ODowd 51 (78) – 1 four
Scott Edwards 68 (89) – 1 four
Alzarri Joseph 8-1-30-2
Akeal Hosein 10-0-39-4
West Indies 217-5 in 45.3 overs
Shai Hope 18 (24) -3 fours
Brandon King 91*(90) – 9 fours & 3 sixes
Keacy Carty 43*(66) – 2 fours & 1 six
Logan van Beek 10-0-39-1
Bas de Leede 8-0-46-2
Shariz Ahmad 6-0-28-1
Result: West Indies won by 5 wickets
Player of the Match: Brandon King
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