ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, Netherlands beat USA: Key stats
What's the story
Netherlands overcame the USA cricket team by five wickets in a crucial ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying match on Thursday in Harare. Shayan Jahangir's 86-ball 71 helped the USA post 211/8 in 50 overs. In response, the Netherlands claimed a five-wicket win (214/5). Teja Nidamanuru and Scott Edwards scored crucial fifties, helping their side wrap up proceedings in just 43.2 overs.
Summary
How did the match pan out?
USA kept losing key wickets from the beginning and were reduced to 88/6 in the 27th over. However, Jahangir and Jessy Singh added a vital stand to bring some stability. USA managed to surpass the 200-run mark. For the Dutch, every bowler used were among the wickets. With the bat, Nidamanaru and Edwards played crucial hands to help them seal an emphatic win.
Jahangir
Second fifty-plus score for Shayan Jahangir
Standing in his 10th ODI, Jahangir scored a crucial 86-ball 71. He has raced to 306 runs at a decent average of 38.25. His strike rate reads 88.69. This was his second fifty-plus score in the format as his maiden one was converted into an unbeaten 100* against Nepal in USA's preceding fixture.
Duo
Nidamanuru slams maiden fifty; Edwards surpasses 1,000 runs
Nidamanuru scored 58 from 68 balls for the Netherlands cricket team, adding a superb 72-run stand for the fourth wicket alongside Edwards. He has now raced to 318 runs at 28.91. It was his maiden ODI fifty. He also has a ton. Meanwhile, Edwards played a captain's knock, hammering an unbeaten 67. He has surpassed the 1,000-run mark (1,048), besides an 11th fifty.