World Cup 2023: New Zealand defeated Netherlands by 99 runs, batsmen and Santner created a stir

 

In the sixth match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, New Zealand defeated the Netherlands by 99 runs on the basis of the excellent performance of the batsmen and the all-round performance of Mitchell Santner. This is the Kiwi team's second consecutive win in the tournament and the Netherlands' second defeat. In this match, the Dutch team won the toss and decided to bowl first. 

New Zealand, batting first, scored 322 runs on the scoreboard after losing 7 wickets in 50 overs. Will Young scored the most runs for the team. He played a half-century inning of 70 runs with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes in 80 balls. Captain Tom Latham played a half-century of 53 runs in 46 balls with the help of 6 fours and one six. 

Rachin Ravindra played a half-century of 51 runs in 51 balls with the help of 3 fours and one six. Daryl Mitchell contributed 48 runs in 47 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. Young and Ravindra made a partnership of 77 (84) runs. In the end, Mitchell Santner played an unbeaten inning of 36 runs in 17 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe got 2 wickets each for Netherlands. One wicket went to Bas de Leede. 

Chasing the target, Netherlands team collapsed to 223 in 46.3 overs. Colin Ackerman scored the most runs for Netherlands. He scored a half-century of 69 runs in 73 balls with the help of 5 fours. Apart from him, captain Scott Edwards contributed 30 runs in 27 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. These two batsmen played a partnership of 40 (43) runs. Debutant Sybrand Engelbrecht scored 29 runs in 34 balls with the help of 3 fours. For the Kiwi team, maximum 5 wickets went to the account of Mitchell Santner. Matt Henry took 3 wickets and Rachin Ravindra took 1 wicket. 

New Zealand's playing eleven: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (captain and wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult. 

Netherlands playing XI: Vikramjeet Singh, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackerman, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (captain & wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Ryan Clyne, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.