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The Netherlands and Canada locked horns in the 19th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2024-2027 at Sportpark Duivesteijn in Voorburg on Sunday, August 11. Scotland are currently atop the standings with nine points, having won four of their seven games and lost two.
Canada are second with four wins in five games. They suffered their first loss in their previous game against the Netherlands by five wickets.
Namibia remain third, having won and lost four games apiece. They have a negative net run rate (NRR) of -0.313.
The Netherlands defeated Canada in the previous to secure their third win. They are fourth with six points and an NRR of -0.033.
Oman and Nepal occupy the following two positions, winning one out of four games. However, Oman have lost two games while Nepal have lost three.
United States are ranked seventh while the United Arab Emirates are placed at the bottom of the points table, having lost three games in a row. UAE have an NRR of -0.952.
On that note, let’s take a look at the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2024 Most Runs and Most Wickets Lists.
Max O’Dowd’s unbeaten half-century guides Netherlands’ third win
Canada won the toss and elected to bat first. With Shreyas Movva’s 65, Harsh Thaker’s 35, and Dilpreet Bajwa’s 25, they had racked up a 195-run target. Saad Bin Zafar (22) and Dillon Heyliger (12) also made handy contributions in the lower middle order.
Kyle Klein led the Netherlands bowling attack with a four-wicket haul while Paul van Meekeren took three wickets. Vivian Kingma, Aryan Dutt, and Michael Levitt claimed one wicket each.
In reply, Michael Levitt (45) and Max O'Dowd delivered a 77-run opening partnership. Further, Vikramjit Singh added 29 off 50 to keep the run rate in check. O'Dowd struck a match-winning knock of 79* off 119 deliveries to guide the Netherlands to a comfortable victory in 45.3 overs.
Saad chipped in three wickets while Jeremy Gordon and Heyliger secured one wicket each.
