Leading the charge was top-scorer and Man of the Match, Stephan Myburgh, who smashed 63 off a mere 23 balls to set the stage on fire at the Sylhet Stadium. Wesley Barresi remained unbeaten on 40 of a brisk 22-ball after Tom Cooper hammered his way to 45 off just 15 balls in the final qualifying Group B match.
Chasing a stiff target of 190 in 14.2 overs to qualify for the next stage, the Netherlands completed the task with 37 (13.5 overs) balls remaining, with the winning team hitting a staggering world record 19 sixes.
This is also the highest score by any team after 13.5 overs, the previous-highest being 175 by South Africa versus England in Centurion in 2009. During the course of his blazing knock, Myburgh raced to his fifty off just 17 balls, the third fastest in T20 Internationals. Sent into bat in this do-or-die clash, Ireland batted aggressively to post a daunting 189 for four in the stipulated 20 overs.
Andrew Poynter top-scored with a 38-ball 57, skipper William Porterfield made 47 off 32 balls before Kevin O’Brien struck a hurricane 42 off just 16 balls to almost take the game away from the Netherlands.
But the Dutchmen had other ideas and chased down the target with consummate ease, leaving the opposition bruised and battered. Except Kevin O’Brien (2/29 in three overs), none of the Ireland bowlers were spared, with Andy McBrine giving away 24 runs in one over. Netherlands’ Ahsan Jamil (2/26 in fours overs) was the best bowler of the match in this high-scoring game. While batting, the Netherlands were off to a flying start with skipper Peter Borren (31) and Myburgh putting on 91 runs in just 5.6 overs.
Brief Scores
Ned 193/4 (Myburgh 63, Barresi 40*) beat Ire 189/4 (Poynter 57, Porterfield 47) by 6 wkts.
Chasing a stiff target of 190 in 14.2 overs to qualify for the next stage, the Netherlands completed the task with 37 (13.5 overs) balls remaining, with the winning team hitting a staggering world record 19 sixes.
This is also the highest score by any team after 13.5 overs, the previous-highest being 175 by South Africa versus England in Centurion in 2009. During the course of his blazing knock, Myburgh raced to his fifty off just 17 balls, the third fastest in T20 Internationals. Sent into bat in this do-or-die clash, Ireland batted aggressively to post a daunting 189 for four in the stipulated 20 overs.
Andrew Poynter top-scored with a 38-ball 57, skipper William Porterfield made 47 off 32 balls before Kevin O’Brien struck a hurricane 42 off just 16 balls to almost take the game away from the Netherlands.
But the Dutchmen had other ideas and chased down the target with consummate ease, leaving the opposition bruised and battered. Except Kevin O’Brien (2/29 in three overs), none of the Ireland bowlers were spared, with Andy McBrine giving away 24 runs in one over. Netherlands’ Ahsan Jamil (2/26 in fours overs) was the best bowler of the match in this high-scoring game. While batting, the Netherlands were off to a flying start with skipper Peter Borren (31) and Myburgh putting on 91 runs in just 5.6 overs.
Brief Scores
Ned 193/4 (Myburgh 63, Barresi 40*) beat Ire 189/4 (Poynter 57, Porterfield 47) by 6 wkts.