HARARE: Logan van Beek put on a scintillating all-round show in the Super Over and propelled the Netherlands to a narrow 22-run victory over West Indies after the 18th match of the CWC Qualifier ended as a tie.
Put into bat first, West Indies piled up a massive 374/6 on the scoreboard in a must-win CWC Qualifier group stage clash against the Netherlands with Nicholas Pooran leading the charge with a quickfire century.
West Indian openers Brandon King and Johnson Charles scripted a solid start with a quick 101-run partnership and both scored half-centuries.
Charles scored a 55-ball 54 with the help of nine boundaries and a six before making his way back to the dugout in the 18th over.
King, on the other hand, stood his ground firm and put on a brief partnership with Shamarh Brooks (25) before finally perishing in the 29th over, scoring 78. He faced 81 deliveries and smashed 11 boundaries.
With West Indies slipped to 163/3 in 28.1 overs, skipper Shai Hope got the support of hard-hitting batter Nicholas Pooran, who bolstered the total with his quickfire knock.
The pair of Hope and Pooran added 108 runs to the total until Bas de Leede got rid of Hope in the 41st over. He scored 47 off 38 deliveries, hitting three boundaries and two sixes.
Meanwhile, Pooran, who was the core aggressor of the fourth-wicket stand, put on brief partnerships with Romario Shepherd (0) and Jason Holder (8) before receiving firm support at the other in the form of Keemo Paul.
Paul supported Pooran well in the death overs, who continued to dominate the Dutch bowlers and finished with a century. Paul, on the other hand, also carried his bat all the way through with a brisk 25-ball 46, featuring four boundaries and two sixes.
Pooran top-scored for West Indies with an unbeaten 104 off just 65 deliveries, laced with nine boundaries and six sixes.
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Set to chase a massive total of 375, a quickfire century by Teja Nidamanuru and a quickfire Logan van Beek cameo lifted the Netherlands to finish exactly level with West Indies’ total but for the loss of nine wickets.
Teja Nidamanuru, who gave life to the Dutch run-chase, top-scored for his side with a sensational 111 from a mere 76 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and three sixes.
Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards, who put on a 143-run partnership with Nidamanuru, played a pivotal role in his side’s run chase with a 47-ball 67.
Later on in the innings, Logan van Beek’s sensational cameo of a 14-ball 28 took the Netherlands in touching distance from the glory but he perished on the final delivery when his side needed just one run and thus, the CWC fixture ended as a tie.
The high-scoring thriller between West Indies and Netherlands then entered the Super Over with the Dutch to bat first.
Netherlands’ captain Scott Edwards opted to stand up and walked out to bat alongside hard-hitter Logan van Beek with Jason Holder to bowl for the West Indies.
Edwards, however, did not have to face a single delivery as Logan van Beek struck all of them for a boundary – three fours and three sixes – to register the highest total (30) in the Super Over history.
West Indies then had a mountain to climb to claim two vital points heading into the CWC Qualifier Super Sixes and had to chase down 31 runs in just six deliveries.
Johnson Charles and Shai Hope came out to bat for West Indies while Scott Edwards showed his belief in Logan van Beek’s skills with the ball also.
The first delivery of the West Indies Super Over went in their favour as Charles smoked van Beek for a maximum.
Right-arm pacer van Beek, however, soon recollected himself and bowled the next two deliveries in block holes, settling West Indies for a couple on each delivery.
He then dismissed Charles and Romario Shepherd on the next two deliveries to complete a stunning 22-run victory for the Netherlands.
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