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 11^th 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, 1^st 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