Netherlands vs Oman, 141st Match: 12 key moments, ball by ball
Netherlands beat Oman by 106 runs.
Netherlands beat Oman by 106 runs in 141st Match of ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 — World Cup League Two. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- NLD Over 8.5 — Max O'Dowd brings up a fifty off 34 balls
- NLD Over 11.4 — Max O'Dowd out for 63 (46), lbw by Aryan Bisht. 98/1
- NLD Over 22.4 — Cedric de Lange brings up a fifty off 50 balls
- NLD Over 31.3 — Bas de Leede brings up a fifty off 57 balls
- NLD Over 37.2 — Cedric de Lange brings up a hundred off 88 balls
- NLD Over 42.6 — Bas de Leede brings up a hundred off 91 balls
- NLD Over 47 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by Mujibur Nitul Ali: 2 6 1 6 1 0
- NLD Over 50 — 21 runs came off the over, bowled by Hassnain Shah: 4 6 1 1 6 wd 1
- OMN Over 13 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Aryan Dutt: 0 4 6 1 0 4
- OMN Over 20.3 — Jatinder Singh brings up a fifty off 54 balls
- OMN Over 32 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Max O'Dowd: wd W 0 6 0 6 4
- OMN Over 43.5 — Zikria Islam brings up a fifty off 30 balls
How the runs came
Netherlands were 160 after 25 overs and finished on 371/5. Oman were 120 after 25 overs and finished on 265/10.
Phase by phase
| Phase | NLD | OMN |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-10) | 89/0 (RR 8.90) | 35/1 (RR 3.50) |
| Middle overs (11-40) | 180/3 (RR 6.00) | 179/6 (RR 5.97) |
| Death overs (41-50) | 95/2 (RR 9.50) | 48/3 (RR 5.05) |
In the powerplay, Netherlands scored 54 more than Oman. In the death overs, Netherlands scored 47 more than Oman.
Netherlands innings: over by over
Netherlands faced 114 dot balls (38%), hit 33 fours and 10 sixes, and got 11 extras. The best stand was 154 off 138 balls between Cedric de Lange & Bas de Leede.
Fall of wickets: 98-1 (Max O'Dowd, 11.4), 106-2 (Noah Croes, 15.1), 260-3 (Cedric de Lange, 38.1), 281-4 (Zach Lion-Cachet, 41.3), 290-5 (Colin Ackermann, 44.2)
Oman innings: over by over
Oman faced 151 dot balls (51%), hit 21 fours and 7 sixes, and got 10 extras. The best stand was 71 off 78 balls between Jatinder Singh & Mujibur Nitul Ali.
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Jeet Shah, 8.3), 59-2 (Hammad Mirza, 13.2), 130-3 (Mujibur Nitul Ali, 26.2), 139-4 (Jatinder Singh, 28.4), 151-5 (Narayan Saishiv, 31.1), 197-6 (Aryan Bisht, 37.1), 213-7 (Hassnain Shah, 39.1), 220-8 (Samay Shrivastava, 41.4), 252-9 (Jay Odedra, 48.6), 262-10 (Zikria Islam, 49.3)
Our view
Netherlands put up a huge total of 371/5, thanks to brilliant centuries from Bas de Leede and Cedric de Lange. De Leede scored 145 off 110 balls, while de Lange made 102 off 91 balls. Their 154-run partnership gave the team a strong platform, and the Netherlands batters kept scoring quickly in the final overs to push the total even higher.
Oman tried to keep up with the required run rate, but regular wickets made the chase difficult. Zikria Islam scored 77 off 46 balls, while Jatinder Singh added a half-century, but their efforts were not enough to reach the target. The Netherlands bowlers kept taking important wickets and bowled Oman out for 265. In the end, the 106-run win reflected the difference between the two sides, especially in the way the Netherlands built and finished their innings.
Top performers
- Bas de Leede — 145 (110 balls)
- Cedric de Lange — 102 (91 balls)
- Zikria Islam — 77 (46 balls)
- Zach Lion-Cachet — 3/43 (8.3 ov)
- Aryan Dutt — 3/51 (10 ov)
- Aryan Bisht — 2/32 (7 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Netherlands vs Oman
