Netherlands vs West Indies, 1st ODI: Shai Hope shines!
West Indies clinched the first ODI against Netherlands by 7 wickets (DLS). The match was reduced to 45 overs per match. 27-year-old Indian born all-rounder Teja Nidamanuru strucks a half-century on International debut.
Netherlands scored 240/7 in 45 overs. The Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method target was set to 247 in 45 overs.
Windies openers Shai Hope and Shamarh Brooks gave the team a brilliant start to the chase. The duo put on 120-run stand for the opening wicket. Brooks departed for a well made 60. Logan van Beek removed Brooks and Nkrumah Bonner in back-to-back deliveries to bring Netherlands back in to the game. Captain Nicholas Pooran didn’t last long as he was trapped in front by Aryan Dutt.
West Indies needed 114 more runs to win in 111 balls at the loss of Pooran. Brandon King walked in to bat at No.5. He put on an unbeaten stand of 116-runs with Hope to take West Indies home to a comfortable win. King scored his maiden half-century while Shai Hope recorded his 11th ODI century!
Toss: Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) won the toss and elect to bowl
Netherlands vs West Indies Squads:
Netherlands:
Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Musa Ahmed, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (wk), Pieter Seelaar (c), Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Vivian Kingma
West Indies:
Shai Hope (wk), Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran (c), Brandon King, Keacy Carty, Kyle Mayers, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein
Venue: VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen.
Netherlands vs West Indies, 1st ODI
Netherlands 240-7 in 45 overs
Vikramjith Singh 47 (45) – 6 fours & 2 sixes
Max ODowd 39 (69) – 1 four
Teja Nidamanuru 58*(51) – 3 fours & 2 sixes
Kyle Mayers 9-1-50-2
Akeal Hosein 9-0-29-2
West Indies 249-3 in 43.1 overs
Shai Hope 119*(130) – 12 fours & 2 sixes
Shamarh Brooks 60 (67) – 3 fours & 2 sixes
Brandon King 58*(51) – 5 fours & 2 sixes
Logan van Beek 8-1-49-2
Aryan Dutt 8-0-46-1
