Cricket World Cup: Mitchell Santner takes five wickets to lead New Zealand to comfortable win over Netherlands
New Zealand secured a second successive World Cup victory after beating the Netherlands by 99 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Black Caps beat Will Young 70 and Rachin Ravindra 51 bowled again to post 322-7 while left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner’s five for saw Netherlands bowled out for 223.
The Netherlands started with a very disciplined attack with an off-spinner Aryan Dutt and right-arm seamer Ryan Klein bowling three maidens early in the game, immediately putting New Zealand under pressure, but they struggled to take consistent wickets against the Black Caps top order.
In response, only one of the Dutch players, Colin Ackermann (69), passed the half-century while the others struggled with spin, leading to a convincing victory for New Zealand, who won two points to sit at the top of the ICC World Cup. painting.
Young and Ravindra’s strong form continues
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner celebrates with teammate Rachin Ravindra after completing his bowling run
Young hit seven fours and two sixes in his 70 while Ravindra smashed three boundaries and a six as the Kiwi pair shared a match-high partnership of 77 (84).
Opener Devon Conway made 32 before attempting to hit left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe at mid-wicket, but was caught by Bas de Leede to exit New Zealand 67-1 in the 13th over.
The Dutch bowlers worked hard for their next wicket, with Young falling in the 27th over, but it then looked like New Zealand were on course for an impressive total.
Daryl Mitchell (48) was bowled with a well-disguised off-cutter from Paul van Meekeren going through his stumps, bringing New Zealand skipper Tom Latham (53) into the crease.
Netherlands inflicted a mini collapse to see the Black Caps fall from 238-4 to 293-7 in the space of eight overs, but Santner (36) and right-hander Matt Henry (10) showed a some resistance to the end of their undefeated partnership. of 29, the last two balls of the inning being sixes to help the Kiwi’s mark exceed 300.
Netherlands disillusioned by Santner
Vikram Singh from the Netherlands is played by Matt Henry from New Zealand
Santner claimed his second five for ODI cricket by trapping Max O’Dowd (16) lbw and removing Dutch dangerman Colin Ackermann (69) to leave the Dutch 157-5 in the 33rd over.
Teja Nidamanuru was run out, ending Ackermann’s 50-run run, but New Zealand were weak in the field, missing a number of chances and losing catches.
Matt Henry (3-40) impressed with his team’s new ball as he removed opener Vikram Singh (12), while Ravindra (1-46) saw De Leede (18) caught by Boult after hitting three boundaries .
Henry had Sybrand Engelbrecht caught at the square leg boundary before hitting Aryan Dutt’s leg stump, which sent the Netherlands packing.
Questions now remain over New Zealand’s starting XI with the possible reintroductions of Williamson and bowler Tim Southee into the team after missing their match due to injuries.
âWe needed bigger partnershipsâ – Edwards
Paul Van Meekeren of the Netherlands had four no outs in his innings against New Zealand
Netherlands Captain Scott Edwards:
âWe were pretty good, but New Zealand got away from us which pushed the score further than we expected.
âWe thought if we could keep them at 280 that would be good, but New Zealand are a disciplined bowling attack and we knew they wouldn’t make it easy for us.
“You are not going to chase 320 with scores of 40 and 50 and we will talk about that with the guys. In the next games we will have to put in place bigger partnerships.”
âThe bowlers did a fantastic jobâ â Latham
New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Latham clears the bails to dismiss Sybrand Engelbrecht of the Netherlands, who was not deemed out by the third umpire.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham:
“We put a great score on the board and the bowlers also did a fantastic job. The partnerships we built were the most valuable. In the last five overs, we managed to put up some great runs on the board.
âEvery pitch you go to, itâs about adapting as quickly as possible and we hope to acclimatize to the warmer weather in Chennai.
“Kane (Williamson) is back and getting closer every day. Tim (Southee) is developing well and fingers crossed next game we are fully available.”
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