Netherlands started their second World Cup game against New Zealand tightly with the ball, giving no runs in the first three overs of the innings, equalling a record in the process.
Netherlands elected to bat first after winning the toss for the second consecutive year in the 2023 World Cup and made another good start in the 2023 World Cup today (October 9) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad Bowl I cut it. .
In the first match against Pakistan at the same venue, Holland picked up three wickets in the first 10 overs and left their opponents struggling at 38-3.
Today they started the first inning of their third consecutive game. This tied his record for the most consecutive first innings in the history of the Men’s ODI World Cup.
Aryan Dutt accepted the new ball just like he did in the last match against England. But today’s partner was different. Ryan Klein replaced Logan van Beek and shared the new ball with Dutt. Both combined tight lines and length as New Zealand’s opening pair, Devon Conway and Will Young, struggled to get the ball into the gaps.
This is the second time that an innings in the Men’s ODI World Cup has started with three consecutive one overs. The 2003 World Cup match between West Indies and South Africa in Cape Town started similarly, with Sean Pollock and Makhaya Ntini bowling three first overs together, and the combination of Chris Gayle and Wavell Hines. He started the innings for West Indies against. Overall, this was his 14th such event in the history of men’s ODIs.
However, Conway and Young recovered from their slow start fairly quickly and went on a rampage, scoring 43 runs in the next four overs. After his first 10 overs, New Zealand’s score was 63-0. This was not what Holland had expected, having not conceded a run in his first three overs.
Conway then fell for 32 in the 13th over after being bowled by Roelof van der Merwe, and was caught at deep midwicket trying to bowl the left-arm spinner from the ground.
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