Skipper Scott Edwards was unbeaten at 16 while the Netherlands chased 112.© AFP
Bowlers led by Bas de Leede helped the Netherlands with three wickets from the United Arab Emirates on Sunday in a thrilling, low-scoring match of the Twenty20 World Cup. Skipper Scott Edwards was unbeaten at 16 as the Netherlands chased their 112 goal with one ball left in the second game of the day in Geelong. UAE pace spearhead Junaid Siddique returned figures of 3-24 and put the opposition in trouble with two wickets in the 14th, but Edwards kept his spirits up to lead his team to a win in round one.
An all-rounder who is a pace bowler, De Leede led the charge with his three wickets to hold the UAE to 111-8.
The UAE batsmen, who chose to bat, survived the disciplined Dutch attack, though they scored slowly as they reached 85-2 in 15 overs, with Muhammad Waseem making 41 overs before falling to defeat spearhead Fred Klaassen.
The wicket caused a collapse when De Leede struck three times in the 19th over when the UAE slid from 91-2 and managed just 26 runs in the last five overs.
In response, Vikramjit Singh stepped out for 10, but Max O’Dowd hit 23 from 18 balls to get the team off to a quick start.
Junaid threw O’Dowd over in the sixth and the Netherlands suddenly lost wickets in a hope to lose control of their modest chase.
Junaid struck twice in the space of three balls including Tom Cooper (8) and Roelof van der Merwe (0) and almost had a third when skipper Chundangapoyil Rizwan dropped a flyout from cover.
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The spill proved costly as Edwards and Tim Pringle made 27 runs, sneaking home in the latter.
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