New Zealand registered a comfortable 99-run victory against Netherlands in Match 6 of the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The Kiwis have now completed 2 wins in 2 games. On the contrary, the Dutch are languishing in the 8th position in the points table with two outright losses.
Batting first on a slow pitch, New Zealand a challenging total of 322 runs on the board. Their top-order and middle-order contributed handsomely and we also witnessed some fireworks from New Zealand all-rounder, Mitchell Santner.
Despite having some moments of brilliance during the run-chase, Netherlands couldn’t match up to the prowess of the Kiwis and fell short in the end.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 talking points of the NZ vs NED game in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023:
1. Will Young’s impactful knock
Despite having some fabulous bowling performances at the start of the innings, with three maiden overs, New Zealand gave it back to the Dutch. They scored 63 runs in the Powerplay and ultimately switched gears.
Will Young played an impactful knock of 70 runs in this match and his knock came in 80 deliveries. His innings was packed with 7 fours and 2 sixes and he had a strike-rate of 87.50.
2. Netherlands losing the plot despite a good partnership
Despite a good partnership between Colin Ackermann and Teja Nidamanuru, Netherlands lost the plot in the run-chase. The duo scored 50 runs together and steadied the drowning ship of Dutch.
But a misunderstanding in the 25th over of the match, led to Colin Ackermann selling Teja Nidamanuru, down the river. Post this partnership, Netherlands couldn’t gather their thoughts back and eventually fell short in this match at Hyderabad.
3. Mitchell Santner’s all-round prowess
One of the most important members in the team of New Zealand, Mitchell Santner played exceedingly well in Match 6 of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Firstly, he breathed fire with the bat and pushed New Zealand to a humongous total. He amassed a knock of 36* runs in 17 balls.
Then with the ball, he spun a web and bamboozled the Dutch batters. Santner bagged 5 wickets and became the 6th Kiwi bowler to take a fifer in World Cups. He is also the joint-leading Kiwi spinner to take fifers in ODIs, with 2 under his belt.
His all-round performances helped New Zealand notch up a fantastic victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
