Nidamanuru the difference in close fought contest
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ZIM vs NED, Match 1: Nidamanuru the difference in close fought contest
It came down to the wire as a Teja Nidamanuru century proved the difference, Netherlands snatching a 3 wicket win over Zimbabwe today at the Harare Sports Club.
Match Summary
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands, Match 1
Zimbabwe 249/10 (47.3 ov)
Netherlands 255/7 (49.5 ov)
Result - Netherlands won by 3 wickets
After losing the toss Zimbabwe were put in to bat, proving the right call as they were very quickly 31/3.
Clive Madande (74) lead a fightback as he smashed 6 Fours on his way to a half century, but the Netherlands bowling line-up proved too strong.
Fred Klaassen (3/41) was the pick of the bowlers as he took some crucial wickets, restricting Zimbabwe as they were all out for 249.
In response, Colin Ackermann added a half century before Teja Nidamanuru (110*) hammered 9 fours on his way to a game-winning century.
Netherlands made it just over the line, winning by 3 wickets.
Match Stats
Zimbabwe Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Craig Ervine - 2.2 ov), 2-18 (Gary Ballance - 3.6 ov), 3-31 (Innocent Kaia - 7.3 ov), 4-48 (Wesley Madhevere - 10.2 ov), 5-70 (Ryan Burl - 12.6 ov), 6-91 (Sikandar Raza - 17.6 ov), 7-98 (Brad Evans - 20.4 ov), 8-168 (Wellington Masakadza - 37.1 ov), 9-234 (Richard Ngarava - 45.4 ov), 10-249 (Clive Madande - 47.3 ov)
Netherland Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Vikramjit Singh - 4.6 ov), 2-19 (Tom Cooper - 6.5 ov), 3-48 (Max O'Dowd - 16.4 ov), 4-49 (Musa Ahmed - 17.3 ov), 5-64 (Scott Edwards - 20.3 ov), 6-110 (Colin Ackermann - 31.1 ov), 7-220 (Shariz Ahmad - 46.5 ov)
Playing XI
Zimbabwe: Innocent Kaia, Craig Ervine(C), Wesley Madhevere, Gary Ballance, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Wellington Masakadza, Clive Madande(WK), Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Netherland: Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Tom Cooper, Musa Ahmed, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(WK/C), Teja Nidamanuru, Shariz Ahmad, Paul van Meekeren, Fred Klaassen, Brandon Glover
Match Details
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 07:15
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Toss: Netherlands elected to bowl
Officials Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) Iknow Chabi (Zimbabwe) Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe TV)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
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