Another thumping win for the red-hot Dutch team as they dismantled Gibraltar and won by a big margin. The damage was done by the Dutch batters as Sikandar's belligerent knock helped them to post a massive total on the board and it made the task easier for the bowlers to do the job
There was hardly any batter who looked good in the middle except, James Fitzgerald, who came down the order and slammed four sixes in the final over but it only helped Gibraltar to reduce the deficit of the defeat. Can Portugal stop the in-form Dutch team now? We will be heading back straightaway to the second match and catch all the updates from our Sportskeeda page. Until next time, this is Pragadeesh signing off
10
overs
85/4score
6
6
6
1lb
1
6
runs
James Fitzgerald*
27(8)
Louis Bruce
21(8)
Mees Vliet
0/28
9.6 Mees van Villet to James Fitzgerald, SIX MORE! Fitzgerald entertains everyone but it only helps Gibraltar to reduce the deficit of the defeat. Short of a length angling in, Fitzgerald hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
9.5 Mees van Villet to Louis Bruce, angles it on a back of a length, Bruce pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run
9.4 Mees van Villet to James Fitzgerald, slow delivery, Fitzgerald shuffles across the crease and tries to scoop but mistimes the shot. They take a single
9.3 Mees van Villet to James Fitzgerald, THREE SIXES IN A ROW! Pitched up and it ended up as a half-volley, Fitzgerald smokes it over wide long-on
9.2 Mees van Villet to James Fitzgerald, SIX MORE! Short of a length angling in, Fitzgerald covers the line and nails the pull over deep square leg
9.1 Mees van Villet to James Fitzgerald, SIX! Clears the front leg and whacks the length delivery over wide long-on for a maximum
9
overs
59/4score
W
1
1
1
1
1
runs
James Fitzgerald*
3(3)
Louis Bruce
20(7)
Aryan Dutt
1/14
8.6 Aryan Dutt to James Fitzgerald, IN THE AIR...DROPPED! Short of a length, Fitzgerald clears the front leg and tries to send this over deep square leg but only manages to skew a top-edge. The ball goes up in the air and the fielder swirls across but misjudges it eventually
8.5 Aryan Dutt to Louis Bruce, turns the length delivery to short fine leg for a run
8.4 Aryan Dutt to James Fitzgerald, quicker and flatter on a good length, Fitzgerald swings and misses. The keeper fails to collect and the take a bye
8.3 Aryan Dutt to Louis Bruce, attacks the stumps by bowling quick and flat, Bruce works it to the leg-side for a run
8.2 Aryan Dutt to James Fitzgerald, comes down the track and pulls the length delivery to long-on
8.1 Aryan Dutt to Julian Freyone, OUT! Short of a length outside off-stump, Freyone looks to punch it to extra cover but the outside edge flies to short third. The fielder dives forward to take it with ease
8
overs
54/3score
W
0
4
4
6
4
runs
Louis Bruce*
18(5)
Julian Freyone
15(18)
Saqib Zulfiqar
2/22
7.6 Saqib Zulfiqar to Louis Bruce, FOUR! Half-tracker outside off-stump, Bruce rocks back to muscles it between wide long-on and cow-corner
7.5 Saqib Zulfiqar to Louis Bruce, SIX! Drags the length and it ends up too short, Bruce hammers the pull over deep square leg for a maximum
7.4 Saqib Zulfiqar to Louis Bruce, FOUR MORE! On a good length outside off-stump, Bruce cuts it firmly wide of sweeper cover and the fielder has not chance
7.3 Saqib Zulfiqar to Louis Bruce, FOUR! Angles it wide on a good length, Bruce punches it wide of sweeper cover and the fielder fumbles