The Netherlands got their first win after three losses at the Twenty20 World Cup by beating Zimbabwe by five-wicket on Wednesday.
Dutch pacer Paul van Meekeren took three wickets to lead the Netherlands ending the African side’s chances of making the semifinals at the World Cup.
Van Meekeren (3-29) and his pace partners Brandon Glover (2-29) and Bas de Leede (2-13) were influential in curtailing the Zimbabweans, who were dismissed in 19.2 overs for 117 after winning the toss and deciding to bat, reports UNB.
But Zimbabwe lost 3-20 in six overs as van Meekeren and Glover made early inroads.
Sikandar Raza, who top-scored with an aggressive 40 from 24 balls, and Sean Williams (28 from 23) steadied with an innings-high 48-run partnership. But the pair were the only Zimbabweans to reach double figures.
After Williams’ dismissal, another clump of wickets soon fell as Zimbabwe lost its last seven wickets for 49 runs.
In the second innings, the Netherlands scored 120-5 with 12 balls remaining.
Max O’Dowd top-scored with 52 runs. He has become the player of the match also.
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