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Brandon Moyo, [email protected]
THE Netherlands have defied the odds and qualified for the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup after a comfortable four wickets win over Scotland at Queens Sports Club yesterday.
When no one gave them a chance, the Dutch stood up and were equal to the challenge at hand. They needed to chase down the set target of 248 runs in 44 overs to book their ticket to India and they managed to sail through in the 43rd over.
After winning the toss and electing to field first, Netherlands restricted Scotland to 277/9 in 50 overs, they went on to finish on 278/6 in 42,5 overs.
The win was extra special for Netherlands who came into the tournament without some of their seasoned players who had opted for county cricket in England.
For Netherlands, however, it is not the end as they are set to go on and play against Sri Lanka in the final at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
The two teams will proceed to the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup finals.
Sri Lanka qualified with eight points while Netherlands had six and qualified through net run rate as they had a better one compared to Scotland. – @brandon_malvin
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