Nidamanuru hits 110 not out from No. 7 to offer Netherlands unlikely win over Zimbabwe
Netherlands 255 for 7 (Nidamanuru 110*, Ackermann 50, Masakadza 3-36, Ngarava 2-44) beat Zimbabwe 249 (Madande 74, Klaassen 3-41, van Meekeren 2-50) by 3 wickets
Teja Nidamanuru’s unbeaten 96-ball 110 from No. 7 did the job for Netherlands as they pulled off a come-from-behind three-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
Chasing 250 for victory within the first of three ODIs, Netherlands have been staring down the barrel at 110 for six within the thirty second over earlier than Nidamanuru first wove partnerships with Shariz Ahmadand Paul van Meekeren after which completed off the sport with some fireworks.
Nidamanuru walked in after Richard Ngarava and Wellington Masakadza had dismantled Netherlands’ high order. Colin Ackermann was nonetheless there, although, and put up a 46-run stand with Nidamanuru, however Masakadza knocked Ackermann over for 50 in his last over.
It was the underside few left then, and Nidamanuru and Shariz picked up a boundary every within the first ten balls of their partnership earlier than a quiet interval left Netherlands needing 108 off 72 balls. They discovered the odd boundary, and Nidamaduru went previous 50, nevertheless it wasn’t until the 43th over that issues began to get a bit determined.
Zimbabwe bowled 5 bowlers between the forty third and the forty eighth over however the rotation did not work by way of stemming the move of runs. It did, nonetheless, contain Shariz being run out for 30 to finish a 110-run stand off simply 94 balls.
Nidamadaru introduced up his century within the forty eighth over, with a 4 off Ngarava and with van Meekeren hitting one other 4 in the identical over, Netherlands wanted 19 from 12. That turned simply 4 from the final over after Nidamadaru smacked a six and van Meekeren a 4 within the forty ninth over, bowled by Blessing Muzarabani. It went right down to the penultimate ball, earlier than van Meekeren hit Brad Evans for six to complete the job.
Earlier within the day, Zimbabwe have been put underneath the pump after being requested to bat. Fred Klaassen and van Meekeren eliminated the highest three cheaply within the first powerplay. Wessly Madhevere and Sikandar Raza obtained off to begins however Madhevere was run-out within the eleventh over.
Brandon Glover, Vikramjit Singh and Shariz chipped away to depart Zimbabwe languishing at 98 for 7 within the twenty first over, earlier than Masakadza joined Clive Madande to restore the innings.
The two absorbed the stress by turning the strike over and weren’t perturbed regardless of scoring solely 5 boundaries of their 99-ball partnership. They put up 70 runs when Masakadza turned the second run-out sufferer of the innings.
After that, 32 of the 66 runs between Madande and Ngarava, who smashed two sixes, got here in boundaries. Madande reached his fifty within the forty first over and carried on earlier than being the final man out for a 98-ball 74. It was a heroic effort, however couldn’t cease Netherlands from incomes their third win of the ODI Super League.
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