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Scott Edwards | Netherlands Captain | Post-Match Press Interview | 2023 ICC World Cup Qualifiers | Scotland Vs. Netherlands | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

SDe Leede inspires Netherlands to World Cup qualification

Astunning maiden ODI century from Bas de Leede fired Netherlands to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 with a dramatic four-wicket victory over Scotland

Victory had looked unlikely at various points throughout the match for the Dutch, who knew they had to chase their target of 278 in just 44 overs owing to Scotland’s superior net run-rate.

But De Leede was a man inspired in Bulawayo, combining with Saqib Zulfiqar to crunch 40 runs off just 11 balls late on before Logan van Beek hit the winning run to clinch qualification.

Netherlands book tickets to India

Bas de Leede produced a dazzling first-ever ODI ton to fire Netherlands to the World Cup with a dramatic four-wicket victory over Scotland.

De Leede starred with bat and ball, picking up a first ODI five-for before smashing 123 with the bat to haul the Netherlands home and punch their tickets to India later this year.

Having put Scotland into bat, Netherlands made the perfect start as Logan van Beek (1/49) struck in the first over to dismiss Matthew Cross (0).

But Scotland steadied the ship through Christopher McBride (32) and Brandon McMullen (106) before opener McBride became the first of De Leede’s five scalps, pulling straight into the hands of Van Beek at midwicket with George Munsey (9) falling shortly after.

But McMullen began to take control of the innings on the way to the second century of his career alongside Richie Berrington (64).

The pair combined for a stand of more than 150 runs to leave Scotland in rude health at 201 for four by the time McMullen was eventually caught behind by Scott Edwards off the bowling of Ryan Klein.

Klein then bowled Michael Leask (1) before De Leede removed Berrington’s middle stump, but Scotland rallied through an unbeaten 38 off 28 balls from Tomas Mackintosh as well as a useful knock from Chris Greaves (18) to set the Dutch 278 in 44 overs to book their place at the World Cup.

Netherlands began their innings quickly, with openers Max O’Dowd (20) and Vikramjit Singh (40) taking just 8.2 overs to bring up their 50 partnership, before Leask trapped O’Dowd leg before.

Leask repeated the trick in his next over, this timing sending Singh back to the hutch as Scotland began to slow the run rate.

Having starred with the bat, McMullen then made his first contribution with the ball with the wicket of Wesley Barresi (11) to leave Netherlands on 94 for three after 20 overs.

Teja Nidamanuru (10) was next to fall four overs later as Chris Greaves earned his first scalp of the afternoon but De Leede (123) and Scott Edwards (25) combined to rejuvenate the Dutch chase, bringing up 50-run stand in just 40 balls before Edwards fell to Mark Watt LBW.

De Leede then opened up, powering past 50 in 55 balls before reaching his century in just 84 alongside Zulfiqar (33), as the pair combined to produce a huge final few overs to surmount the 50 runs required from the final four overs to seal qualification in stunning fashion.

Scores in brief
Netherlands beat Scotland at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo by four wickets
Scotland 277/9 in 50 overs (Brandon McMullen 106, Richie Berrington 64; Bas de Leede 5/52, Ryan Klein 2/59)
Netherlands 278/6 in 42.5 overs (Bas de Leede 123, Vikramjit Singh 40; Michael Leask 2/42, Chris Greaves 1/18)

Netherlands opener Vikramjit Singh said:

I have got no words, this is the best feeling ever. We worked so hard for this over the last five months wishing to qualify, and finally doing it is unreal.

We have been practicing these moments, practicing these scenarios for the past five months. Finally pulling it over the line, Bas smoked them. It doesn’t get better than this.

We knew it was going to be a bit up and down but us two [him and Max O’Dowd] have had a good tournament so far and we were quite confident we could get off to a good start and we did.

Netherlands all-rounder and Player of the Match Bas de Leede said:

We had a look at the target where we wanted to be at the halfway point and I think from there, there is a thing about talking about it but doing it. Max and Vikram setting up the platform and then the rest of us to come in and finish it off.

It was 10 or 11 an over, so for us it was almost like going into T20 mode. Try and get as many runs as we could every over and see where we ended up.

It is amazing, I can’t describe the feeling. It is going to be one big party tonight I can tell you that.

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