West Indies beat Netherlands in 2nd ODI

West Indies took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series after they beat hosts Netherlands by five wickets in the second ODI at VRA Cricket Ground, here on Thursday. With this win, West Indies climbed to the 6th spot from 10th in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League table. Netherlands, on the other hand, are at the bottom with 25 points.

Earlier, Netherlands' openers got the team off to a brilliant start after they won the toss and opted to bat first. Vikramjit Singh and Max O'Dowd shared a solid 101-run stand for the opening wicket. However, Vikramjit fell short of his fifty for the second game in a row but O'Dowd got to his milestone.

West Indies soon clawed their way back into the game with three wickets in eight overs, including that of the openers. Akeal Hossein made life difficult for the Netherlands' batters with his guile, finishing with figures of 4/39 in his four overs. The four-for takes him to the joint-top of the CWCSL bowlers' list. He shares the top spot with fellow spinner Adam Zampa of Australia and Ireland's Craig Young.

Defending a below-par target of 215, Netherlands couldn't have asked for a better start with the ball. Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek were brilliant with the new ball and kept the lid on the scoring as well.

The hosts sent the openers packing in the Powerplay and had Windies on the ropes with half the side back in the hut for 99, including the big wicket of Nicholas Pooran.

However, Netherlands failed to keep the pressure on and let the game slip out of their grasp. Brandon King and Keacy Carty batted splendidly and put on a 118-run stand to take the visitors home with more than four overs to spare and sealed the series 2-0.

Brief scores: Netherlands 214/10 in 48.3 overs (Scott Edwards 68, Max ODowd 51; Akeal Hosein 4/39) lost to West Indies 217/5 in 45.3 overs (Brandon King 91 not out, Keacy Carty 43 not out; Bas de Leede 2/46) by 5 wickets. IANS

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