New Zealand find themselves with a great opportunity to get their campaign back on track and better their net run rate in a tough Group 1 when they take on minnows Netherlands in their next league match of the ICC World Twenty20 on Saturday. After having defeated England by nine runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in their rain-marred tournament opener, New Zealand suffered a narrow two-run loss at the hands of South Africa in their next match to be placed third in Group 1, which is headed by Sri Lanka, followed by South Africa.
But come Saturday, the Kiwis will be eyeing a big win over the Dutchmen to improve their position ahead of their final group league encounter against Sri Lanka. But New Zealand can’t afford to take Netherlands lightly as the Dutchmen gave South Africa a mighty scare on Thursday. Netherlands first rode on pacer Ahsan Jamil’s career-best figures of five for 19 to restrict South Africa to 145 for nine before falling short of a memorable win by just six runs.
But come Saturday, the Kiwis will be eyeing a big win over the Dutchmen to improve their position ahead of their final group league encounter against Sri Lanka. But New Zealand can’t afford to take Netherlands lightly as the Dutchmen gave South Africa a mighty scare on Thursday. Netherlands first rode on pacer Ahsan Jamil’s career-best figures of five for 19 to restrict South Africa to 145 for nine before falling short of a memorable win by just six runs.