Australia has created a new history in the World Cup by defeating the Netherlands by a colossal margin of 309 runs. The previous record was also held by the Aussies. They set the record earlier by defeating Afghanistan by 275 runs in the ICC Men’s World Cup 2015.
In Delhi on Wednesday (October 25) to chase the 400 runs given by Australia, the innings of the Netherlands ended after scoring only 90 runs in 21 overs. Spinner Adam Zampa grabbed 4 wickets alone on the way to wrap up the Dutch before collecting hundreds of runs. Mitchell Marsh took 2 wickets. Besides, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and captain Pat Cummins picked up 1 wicket each.
Facing the Aussie bowlers in the run chase, no Dutch batsman could stay at the crease except captain Scott Edwards. Edwards came down to the crease for the fifth wicket to take the helm of the team under pressure after losing the opening 4 batters for 53 runs. He held one end of the crease, but the other end collapsed like a house of cards.
In the end, Zampa tied the innings of the Dutch to 90 runs by picking up 4 wickets alone with a gap of 4 runs. Opener Vikramjit Singh scored the highest 25 runs for the team. Edwards was unbeaten on 12 off 22 balls.
Earlier, after winning the toss and batting first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Australia collected 399 runs losing 8 wickets after the 50 overs that was set by David Warner and Glenn Maxwell’s century. The centurion of the previous match, Mitchell Marsh, was the victim of Logan van Beek and returned to the dressing room as soon as 28 runs were added to the team’s account at the beginning. He could score only 9 runs off 15 balls.
However, Steven Smith and Warner dominated on the second wicket. 132 runs came from their partnership. With 9 fours and 1 six, Smith returned to the dressing room after scoring 71 runs off 68 balls. After that, Warner made another partnership of 84 runs with Marnus Labuschagne. He also returned scoring 62 runs off 47 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes, but Warner kept one side of the crease safe.
After scoring his second in the current World Cup and 22nd career century, Warner left the field with 267 runs for the team. This opener scored 104 runs off 93 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes. After that, Maxwell made new history in the World Cup by coming down to the crease, he made the fastest century in World Cup history on the day. He scored a 40-ball century by going after the Dutch bowlers hard. Earlier in the current World Cup, Aiden Markram’s 49-ball century against Sri Lanka was the fastest hundred in the World Cup.
In the end, Australia collected 131 runs in the last 10 overs based on Maxwell’s outstanding innings. He scored 106 off 44 balls smashing 9 fours and 8 sixes. Maxwell was also adjudged Player of the Match for his devastating innings. Pacer Logan van Beek took the maximum number of 4 wickets at the cost of 74 runs for the Dutch. Apart from this, Bas de Leede took 2 wickets and Aryan Dutt took 1 wicket.
As a result of this victory, Australia is in the 4th position in the standings. Along with that, they advanced one step towards the semi-final. On the other hand, the Netherlands are now at the bottom of the points table after being defeated.
Australia – 399/8 (50.0)
Netherlands – 90/10 (21.0)
Result – Australia won by 309 runs
Player of the match – Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell
Australia | Pat Cummins (c), Josh Inglis (wk), David Warner, Steven Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, and Adam Zampa. |
Netherlands | Scott Edwards (c & wk), Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, Max ODowd, Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Teja Nidamanuru, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, and Aryan Dutt. |
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