World Cup 2023: New Zealand beat the Netherlands by 99 runs

New Zealand beat the Netherlands by 99 runs in the sixth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India.

The Black Caps defeated the Dutch in a one-sided contest courtesy of Mitchell Santner’s masterclass with the ball and the bat.

While chasing the target of 323 runs, the Dutch were off to a poor start as their openers — Vikramjti Singh and Max O’Dowd — failed to give their side a considerable opening.

The middle-order batter Colin Ackermann provided the Dutch side a much-needed breakthrough by scoring 69 off 73, however,  his heroics were not enough as his side kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and were soon all bowled out for 223 runs.

Dutch skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Scott Edwards was the second top-scorer for his side contributing 30 runs.

The Kiwi bowler Mitchell Santner bagged the first five-wicket haul of this World Cup, taking five for 59 in 10 overs, While Matt Henry got three wickets and Rachin Ravindra picked one.

While Batting first, the top-five batters of New Zealand contributed considerable runs and managed to get their team in a dominating position.

But during the last 10 overs, the New Zealanders lost two wickets in quick succession but Mitchell Santner’s late strikes took the Black Caps to score 322 runs in 50 overs.

The 31-year-old scored 36 off just 17 deliveries which included five boundaries.

New Zealand will now play Bangladesh in their next encounter on October 13 on the spinning wicket of Chennai while the Netherlands will face South Africa on October 17 in Dharamshala.

The Playing XIs

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren