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Logan van Beek shone with both bat and ball as the Netherlands completed a thrilling victory in a Super Over against West Indies at Harare during their ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 clash on Monday, June 26.
The Netherlands won the toss and decided to field first. West Indies delivered an impressive batting performance, posting a mammoth 374-run total. Nicholas Pooran slammed a brilliant ton, remaining unbeaten on 104 off 65 balls.
The likes of Brandon King and Johnson Charles also chipped in with valuable half-centuries, scoring 76 and 54, respectively. However, their bowling let the West Indies down as the Netherlands finished on 374/9 after 50 overs. Teja Nidamanuru was the top performer with the bat, contributing 111 runs off 76 balls.
The match went to a Super Over, which was the Logan van Beek show from beginning to end, as the all-rounder single-handedly won the game for his team. He smashed 30 runs in the Super Over off Jason Holder's bowling.
The 32-year-old followed it up with a wonderful over with the ball, conceding just eight runs and bagging two wickets to help the Netherlands clinch victory.
Following the high-octane thriller, several fans took to social media to laud Van Beek for his heroics. Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter:
"We wanted to do something special" - Logan van Beek on the Netherlands trumping West Indies
Logan van Beek was named the Player of the Match for his exceptional performance in the encounter. Speaking at the post-match presentation, he mentioned that the Netherlands were determined to do something special.
The all-rounder further stated that he wanted to ensure that he remained calm under pressure. Van Beek was dismissed on the very last ball of the run chase, which led to a Super Over.
Expressing his pleasure at making amends in the Super Over, he said:
"I can't explain it at the moment. We wanted to do something special. Just to watch Scotty and Teja - the more they batted the more we believed. Have been playing for 13-14 yrs now. Amount of matches I've lost in that situation, it's so satisfying to get one over the line."
"Tell you what, I'll wait 13-14 yrs to do it again. For me, it was about keeping my head still. If you miss I'm going to hit it. I was disappointed with that last ball where I junked it to mid-on. In my head, I said, 'if it's meant to be it's meant to be'. Thankful I got a bit of redemption."
According to the format of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, teams advancing to the Super Sixes will carry the points of their respective games against the other teams progressing from the group. While the Netherlands will enter with two points, West Indies will have zero points to their name.
