Brief Scores
Scorecard:
UAE 151 all-out in 19.5 overs (Shaiman Anwar 32, Khurram Khan 31, Ahsan
Malik 3/16, Tom Cooper 2/18, Timm van der Gugten 2/21) lost to
Netherlands 152/4 in 18.5 overs (Stephan Myburgh 55, Tom Cooper 34*, Michael Swart 26, Kamran Shazad 2/19).
Buildup: Netherlands and UAE eye T20I success
The
United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not lost a T20 game so far against
Netherlands and they will be looking to extend that streak when they
take on the Dutch side in the fourth match of the T20 WC Qualifiers.
Netherlands were poor in the warm-up games, losing both their matches,
and skipper Peter Borren will be hoping for an improved showing from his
team in order to make it past the qualifiers. UAE, who won one and lost
one, will be eager to register as many wins as possible and boost their
chance of making it to the next round.
Toss and teams: UAE to bat first
UAE
skipper Khurram Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. Tom Cooper,
whose inclusion in the Netherlands squad was questioned by Tim
Gruijters, made it to the eleven.
Teams:Netherlands (Playing XI):
Stephan Myburgh, Michael Swart, Wesley Barresi(w), Tom Cooper, Ben
Cooper, Peter Borren(c), Logan van Beek, Mudassar Bukhari, Timm van der
Gugten, Pieter Seelaar, Ahsan Malik
United Arab Emirates (Playing XI):
Amjad Ali(w), Faizan Asif, Khurram Khan(c), Swapnil Patil, Shaiman
Anwar, Rohan Mustafa, Vikrant Shetty, Amjad Javed, Kamran Shahzad,
Shadeep Silva, Manjula Guruge
0.6 and 1.4: Openers depart early
Amjad
Ali got off the mark with a boundary off Michael Swart off the first
ball while Faizan Asif's first runs off the bat was a six in the opening
over. However, the bowler had the last laugh as Faizan, trying to go
for another big one, found Ahsan Malik at long on. Amjad departed the
next over, out bowled off Timm van der Gugten after missing a flick
shot.
Update: Khurram, Patil steady UAE
Khurram
Khan and Swapnil Patil put on a good stand to help UAE recover from the
early losses. The skipper batted positively, finding the boundaries
regularly while Patil was happy to rotate the strike as they helped UAE
forward. At the end of the powerplay overs UAE moved to 41/2.
7.5: Fifty-run stand
The fifty-run stand for the 3rd wicket was raised in the 8th over when Logan van Beek conceded 5 wides.
Khurram Khan plays a shot.
10.2 and 10.5: Cooper strikes hurt UAE
Tom
Cooper ended the partnership by dismissing Patil for 23 in the 11th
over. The batsman, who hit the off spinner for a boundary off his first
delivery, tried to play a late cut off the next one but ended up
chopping it on. In the same over, Cooper produced another breakthrough,
getting the important wicket of Khurram (31), who was also bowled while
attempting a late cut.
12.6: 100 up for UAE
Shaiman Anwar deposited Tom Cooper over the extra cover region for a maximum in the 13th over to help UAE past the 100-run mark.
Update: Anwar, Mustafa power UAE forward
Anwar
and Rohan Mustafa batted positively to help UAE forward. The pair
played without any inhibitions as they stepped on the accelerator. UAE
moved to 127/4 in the 15th over.
15.4, 15.6 and 16.2: UAE lose three more
Just
when Anwar and Mustafa were looking set to power their side to a good
total, UAE lost three wickets in quick succession. Mustafa was run-out
after a quick 20 while Anwar was castled by van der Gugten on 32 off
just 19. Amjad Javed was the next to fall, failing to clear Pieter
Seelar at deep mid-wicket to give Malik his first wicket.
18.6, 19.3 and 19.5: UAE finish with 151
A
direct hit by Tom Cooper at the non-striker's end resulted in the
run-out of Shadeep Silva in the 19th over while Malik held on to a catch
off his own bowling in the final over to send back Vikrant Shetty.
Kamran Shazad was the last to depart, finding van Beek at deep
mid-wicket as UAE were bowled out for 151.
Update: Netherlands off to brisk start
Stephan
Myburgh got Netherlands off to a brisk start and was supported well by
Swart. Boundaries and sixes came regularly for the opening pair as they
powered their side forward. A four for Swart off Manjula Guruge in the
5th over brought up the fifty-run stand and the Dutch were well placed
at 67/0 after 6 overs.
6.4: Shahzad ends superb stand
The
opening pair added 69 runs in quick time before the partnership came to
an end when Swart fell to Kamran Shazad on 26. The batsman was late
playing a pull shot and top-edged the ball towards mid wicket where
Ajmad Javed juggled before holding on to the ball.
Kamran Shazad celebrates after picking up a wicket.
8.5: Fifty for Myburgh
Myburgh,
who was put down by Guruge at mid-off in the 9th over, top-edged a pull
off Shahzad to the fine leg boundary to bring up his maiden T20I fifty.
9.2 and 9.6: Another drop before Myburgh departs
Wesley
Baressi would have been on his way back if not for Khurram, who put
down a catch at cover to deny Amjad Javed a wicket. However, there was
some joy for UAE as keeper Amjad Ali produced a fine effort on the
field, hitting the stumps on the direct to run-out Myburgh on 55.
14.3: Baressi departs
Baressi
was involved in a good stand with Tom Cooper to take Netherlands closer
before falling to Silva on 24. The batsman attempted a pull but was too
early into the shot and was bowled.
17.2: Shazad picks up 2nd
Peter Borren tried to guide a Shazad delivery over third man but ended up giving a simple catch to Silva to depart on 3.
18.5: Netherlands win by 6 wickets
Ben
Cooper hit the winning runs, carving Mustafa to the extra cover
boundary. Netherlands won by 6 wickets with 7 deliveries to spare.
Match Summary: Clinical win for Netherlands
It
was a clinical effort by Netherlands as they secured a comfortable win
against UAE. Tom Cooper was the star of the show, coming up with a fine
all-round effort while some of the other players also contributed. van
der Gugten and Malik did well with the ball along with Cooper to
restrict UAE to 151. Myburgh then scored a superb half-century to guide
Netherlands in the chase and was supported well by Swart. Following
their dismissals, Tom Cooper played a responsible innings to help
Netherlands past the line. UAE were decent with the bat but were dismal
on the field and they will have to show a lot of improvement in the
future games if they are to challenge the other sides.
Post Match Comments: Good all-round effort - Cooper
Tom Cooper (MoM):
It's a good all-round effort by the boys. We missed out on a couple of
opportunities during the practice games, but we came back well. The
pitch was really nice, and the runs came quite nicely. (When asked about
his bowling performance) I was just trying to guess what they were
looking to do. It's a bit hit an miss as well. Another day I could have
gone for more.
Peter Borren: We did struggle in chases in
warm-ups, and we wanted to get over this one. We slowed down a bit
towards the end and but I am happy to get over the line. Myburgh set
things up brilliantly and Tom Cooper was superb. I would have settled
for chasing 165-170 and I think we dragged them back well.
Khurram Khan:
The way we started and the way we were playing, I thought 175 was on.
But three quick wickets changed the game and they bowled and fielded
well. We dropped so many catches and that probably made the difference
in the end.
