De Leede propels Dutch past Scots into Cricket World Cup
A magnificent all-round performance by Bas de Leede secured The Netherlands the final spot in the Cricket World Cup after they beat Scotland by four wickets on Thursday.
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A magnificent all-round performance by Bas de Leede secured The Netherlands the final spot in the Cricket World Cup after they beat Scotland by four wickets on Thursday.
:Bas de Leede struck a superb 123 as Netherlands sealed qualification for the 50-over Cricket World Cup in India with a four-wicket victory over Scotland on Thursday in their final fixture at the preliminary tournament played in Zimbabwe.
SCO vs NED, World Cup Qualifier Live: Netherlands and Scotland square off for a place in the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. A win would guarantee either side a place in the league phase of the tournament alongside world's best team. Sri Lanka have already booked their place, while World Cup Qualifier hosts Zimbabwe missed a huge opportunity after losing to Scotland on Tuesday. (Live Scorecard)
Dhananjaya de Silva hit a career-best 93 while Maheesh Theekshana took three important wickets to ensure Sri Lanka's pole position in the Super Six leg of the ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers in Bulawayo on Friday. Sri Lanka now have six points from three games and are likely to finish among top two and qualify for the October 5 to November 19 tournament proper in India. On the day, Dhananjaya's 111-ball knock studded with eight fours and two sixes helped Sri Lanka recover from 96 for six to post a below-par 213 in 47.4 overs.
Netherlands vs Nepal, ICC World Cup Qualifiers Live Updates: Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and opted to bowl against Nepal in an ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 match at Takashinga Sports Club, Harare on Saturday. Both the sides have two points each to their credit. While Netherlands have played two games, winning the one and losing the other, Nepal have played three, winning one and losing two. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Two end-of-season one-day international matches between South Africa and the Netherlands would not normally attract much attention - but the games this weekend are crucial for the Proteas.
The Hundred draft on Thursday saw 30 men's players picked across the eight teams and overall 64 players were picked up across the men's and women's categories by eight teams. Welsh Fire went above and beyond to snap the Pakistan pacer duo of Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf for the tournament. Welsh Fire's new coach Michael Hussey first selected Tom Abell and Tim David in the draft, then the head coach went to pick the Pakistan pacer duo, as well as the all-round skills of David Willey.
Paul van Meekeren's three wickets helped the Netherlands claim their first victory of the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage Wednesday as their five-wicket win all but eliminated Zimbabwe.