West Indies vs Netherland: Logan van Beek, on Monday, starred with bat and ball as the Netherland registered a memorable win over West Indies in the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023.
The match looked all but over for the Netherlands after a whirlwind century from Nicholas Pooran powered West Indies to a mammoth total of 374 for 6 in 50 overs. Openers Brandon King and Johnson Charles gave the West Indies a solid start by scoring 76 and 54 runs respectively. Pooran played an unbeaten knock of 104 runs off just 65 balls with the help of 9 fours and 6 sixes.
In reply, Netherland ended up tying the game thanks to a stunning century Teja Nidamanuru. He smashed 111 off just 76 balls while skipper Scott Edwards scored 67 off 46 balls. In the final over, the Netherland needed 9 runs to win the game but managed only 8 against Alzarri Joseph. Logan van Beek faced the final ball when his team needed only 1 run but ended up getting caught.
Logan van Beek stars in Super Over:
Minutes after failing to score 1 run on the final ball, Logan van Beek made amends in style by smashing 30 runs in the Super over. Up against Jason Holder, the right-handed batsman hit each ball of the over for a boundary. The first ball was hit for a four before he smashed a six. The third ball went for a four before Logan van Beek hit the next two balls for two sixes. He then hit another 4 to end the over in style.
Logan van Beek then came to bowl the super over and easily defended the target. Set a target of 31 runs in the Super over, West Indies started well with Johnson Charles hitting the first ball for six. He then conceded two singles before dismissing Charles and Holder on the next two balls to power his team to a memorable win.
Here is a clip of Logan van Beek smashing Jason Holder for 30 runs:
LOGAN VAN BEEK SMASHED 30 RUNS IN THE SUPER OVER.
4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4 against Jason Holder.#CWC23 #CWC23Qualifierspic.twitter.com/uYppKMSWcA
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