The Netherlands toppled Scotland and Zimbabwe to qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup after a niche of 12 years as they chased down 278 runs in simply 42.5 overs to win the sport moderately simply by 4 wickets. The Dutch have to thank only one man, Bas de Leede for producing a efficiency of a lifetime in a must-win conflict.
De Leede set it up for the batters with the ball taking 5/52 because the Netherlands regardless of a very good begin had been in hazard of chasing an enormous whole after a century from Brandon McMullen and a spirited 64 from Scotland skipper Richie Berrington. However, de Leede with common wickets ensured that Scotland by no means run away with the sport.
While batting too, the Netherlands had been in a tough place at 108/4 and de Leede smashed a 92-ball 123 to take his facet dwelling with flying colors. The Netherlands wanted to chase the goal in 44 overs in order to be forward of Scotland on NRR and de Leede’s knock ensured that they reached the rating a lot earlier, with out a lot drawback.
With this efficiency, de Leede grew to become only the fifth cricketer in ODI history to rating a century and take 5 wickets in the identical sport. Sir Vivian Richards was the primary one to achieve the feat and New Zealand ladies’s cricketer Amelia Kerr was the earlier one to achieve it when she smashed a historic 232* in a run-fest in opposition to Ireland in 2018.
Players to rating a century and take 5 wickets in the identical ODI match:
1. Vivian Richards – 119, 5/41 (WI vs NZ, 1987)
2. Paul Collingwood – 112*, 6/31 (ENG vs BAN, 2005)
3. Rohan Mustafa – 109, 5/25 (UAE vs PNG, 2017)
4. Amelia Kerr – 232*, 5/17 (NZ-W vs IRE-W, 2018)
5. Bas de Leede – 123, 5/52 (NED vs SCO, 2023)
The Netherlands will now face Sri Lanka in the ultimate of the World Cup qualifiers on Sunday, July 9 and can hope to avenge the Super Six defeat in a sport that they need to have gained.
