De Leede heroics seal World Cup berth for Netherlands

Netherlands versus Scotland, Super Sixes, Match 8 A shocking 123 off 92 and a five-wicket pull from Bas de Leede affirmed a World Cup billet for the Netherlands, who crushed Scotland by four wickets in a key Qualifiers conflict at the Sovereigns Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday (July 6). Brandon McMullen (106 off 100) and Richie Berrington (64 off 84) put on a 137-run stand to assist Scotland with posting a serious 277/9. The Netherlands, who expected to accomplish the objective in 44 overs to go past Scotland's net run rate, were battling at 163/5 in the 31st over. Be that as it may, the 23-year old de Leede played a great innings, hustling from 50 off 55 to get 73 additional runs off just 37 balls as the Netherlands fixed the pursuit in 42.5 overs. De Leede, who played had a significant impact with the ball prior, getting 5 for 52, turned out to be just the fourth player to finish the twofold of a five-wicket pull and 100 years in an ODI. The Netherlands started off very well in the pursuit with Vikramjit Singh and Max O'Dowd adding 65 for the initial wicket. The organization, in any case, reached a conclusion when O'Dowd was caught leg-before by Michael Leask, with a survey neglecting to come to his guide. Leask then, at that point, got the better of Vikramjit in his next finished, and again the DRS couldn't save the player who withdrew after a very much made 40. Wesley Barresi and de Leede attempted to fabricate an organization yet their affiliation was stopped when the previous tumbled to McMullen for 11 and Chris Greaves struck in his first over to excuse Teja Nidamanuru, leaving the Netherlands at 108/4. De Leede and Scott Edwards attempted to get the pursuit in the groove again as they expanded their organization past 50. In any case, by and by Scotland didn't allow a stand to happen for a really long time as Imprint Watt got Edwards out lbw for 25. De Leede went past 50 yet the strain was on the Netherlands who expected to score 102 off 10 overs to make the outing to India. De Leede and Saqib Zulfiqar appeared not entirely set in stone to do that, striking normal limits as they brought it down to 60 off six overs to make the capability mark. De Leede, with two progressive sixes off Watt in the 41st over, got to his lady ODI hundred and Zulfiqar finished the over with one more six to get 22 off it. The condition then, at that point, boiled down to 23 out of three overs. De Leede's two sixes off McMullen carried it down to three with two additional overs to go. De Leede was run out yet Zulfiqar, who assumed a vital part by being engaged with a 113-run stand with the centurion, stayed till the end as the Netherlands won in the pursuit to seal their most memorable World Cup billet beginning around 2011, which unexpectedly was likewise held in India. Prior, in the wake of being approached to bat, Scotland lost Matthew Cross for a duck in the opening over bowled by Logan van Beek. A promising organization between Christopher McBride and McMullen was stopped by Bas de Leede who excused the previous for 32. With George Munsey likewise tumbling to a similar bowler a brief time later, Scotland slipped to 64/3 in the fifteenth over. Be that as it may, a fine organization for the fourth wicket resulted as McMullen and captain Berrington united and added 137 to set the stage for Scotland's difficult aggregate. Berrington required a long time to get rolling yet McMullen guaranteed ordinary limits and even got to fifty with a six over additional cover off Ryan Klein. Berrington's commitment was just 8 runs when the 50 years organization was raised however he got pace, and before long raised the century stand with a straight six off Vikramjit Singh. McMullen raised his second ODI ton with a limit off van Beek and stretched out his count of fours to 11, alongside three sixes, prior to being gotten behind off Klein. Scotland lost two additional wickets with Michael Leask turning into Klein's subsequent wicket and Berrington being bowled by de Leede. In spite of the fact that de Leede wrapped up with a five-wicket pull, sacking two in the 49th over, Tomas Mackintosh's 28-ball 38 not out, which remembered two fours for the last finished, bowled by Klein, fueled Scotland near the 280 imprint. Brief scores: Scotland 277/9 in 50 overs (Brandon McMullen 106, Richie Berrington 64; Bas de Leede 5-52) lost to the Netherlands 278/6 in 42.5 overs (Bas de Leede 123, Vikramjit Singh 40; Michael Leask 2-42) by 4 wickets.