Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2607dThe Report by Peter Della Penna in Malahide

Bukhari, Borren seal Netherlands' final berth

A short-pitched barrage from an energised Netherlands bowling attack ran through Ireland's struggling batting unit to dismiss them for 128, to set up a five-wicket win in Malahide

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

BN Cooper
BN Cooper
43(40) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 10 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 10 3 0 0 9 6 11
PW Borren
PW Borren
36(24) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg_glance
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
7 9 11 0 4 0 1 4

Best performances - Bowlers

Mudassar Bukhari
Mudassar Bukhari
O4
M0
R28
W4
Eco7
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W1W
KJ O'Brien
KJ O'Brien
O4
M0
R26
W3
Eco6.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Thats all we have for you. Thank you for your company and your comments. See you tomorrow at the final

Preetham: "That wraps up a hat-trick of five-wicket victories today."

Peter Borren says he was very satisfied. I asked for 40 overs of good cricket and thats what I got. The three seamers bowled fantastically. We really set it up in the first half. We were keen to play the first six overs as normal. The one way to get into trouble was not playing shots early and being nervy. We did display positive intent, just didn;t happen for the openers. But Cooper and Swart resurrected the innings really well. We can be very proud of what we have done and hopefully we do well tomorrow as well. It is something we were trying to do, to win an Associate tournament. Last year we were the only Associate team in the World T20

William Porterfield says I think it is the story of the competition. Havent been scored enough runs with the bat. Havent got momentum going at any stage. I dont think 129 did justice to the pitch. We should have been up arounmd 140-150 to give our bowlers a chance. They were the ones who kept us in the tournament so far. We knew if we bowled well and get a couple of wickets early, powerplay mattters. Cant fault the bowlers too much. Just not enough runs with the bat. Througout the competition, we have had those five-six overs that have pulled the momentum back while we were batting

Mudassar Bukhari is the Man of the Match for his 4 for 28. He says, Its always good to contribute to a win. I had some pace, good spells in the tournament earlier as well. Luckily I got it together today as well. I had one very clear plan today, just hit the deck hard at back of a length. Earlier, I was trying too much with slower ball and all. I had to do it for my coach today as well, luckily I got a few wickets and show my celebrations off a bit. I am a passionate cricketer. [Kind of a comeback?] Felt comfortable today. Hit my lengths well, and I was backed up by some good fielding

Razin: "Sensational cameo by Borren; congrats to the Dutch team. Hope they pull of an upset or two at the World Twenty20" --- Indeed, he was a lovely steadying influence when a few wickets fell quickly in the middle.

Albert: "Great stuff from The Netherlands. Against the home favorites this is a great victory for Dutch cricket."

5.15 pm It also means we will have a new champion tomorrow. Ireland had won the last two editions of this tournament, but have been outplayed today. It was a tense game for quite a while, but 129 was never a tough target to chase. Kevin O Briens 3 for 26 kept Ireland in it, but Borren and Ben Cooper stood firm and sealed the chase

Samrat Ahuja: "Ireland would admit themselves that they didn't play very well in this tournament. Stirling never got going, Mooney was excellent in one match, gave away 19 runs in an over in the next , Dockrell disappointed today and the team never clicked together!!"

18.1
4
Mooney to Borren, FOUR, and the captain takes his team into the final. Mooney looks to go full and into the blockhole, Borren gets outside the line of the ball and glances it quite fine to the long leg boundary. Very composed innings, and that will mean Netherlands will play Scotland for the WT20 Qualifier trophy

Only four needed now

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | NED: 125/5 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 2.00)

  • Peter Borren32 (23b)
  • Roelof van der Merwe0 (0b)
  • Kevin O'Brien4-0-26-3
  • George Dockrell4-0-35-0
17.6
1
O'Brien to Borren, 1 run, low full toss on middle, clipped to deep square leg
17.5
2
O'Brien to Borren, 2 runs, full and down leg, worked away to the left of long leg.
17.4
4
O'Brien to Borren, FOUR, flayed through the covers! Width on offer and he gets down on one knee to get it past Mooney at cover
17.3
0
O'Brien to Borren, no run, looks for the yorker on middle, Borren just about keeps it out

Possibly because the equation is still only 11 off 16, with Borren well set

17.2
W
O'Brien to O'Dowd, OUT, taken at deep midwicket, Malahide roars. Its a length ball on off stump, flicked away strongly but doenst place it well. The Irish players on the park dont seem too enthused by it though.

MP O'Dowd c Dockrell b O'Brien 17 (16m 12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 141.66

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6W BarresiSJ Myburgh
2nd10W BarresiBN Cooper
3rd57MR SwartBN Cooper
4th11PW BorrenBN Cooper
5th34PW BorrenMP O'Dowd
6th11PW BorrenRE van der Merwe