Tom Cooper’s 15-ball 45 comprised six sixes and a boundary, with the Dutch batsman hitting four sixes off George Dockrell’s 11th over. PHOTO: ICC
Wesley Barresi hit the 19th six of the innings to seal an emphatic six-wicket win as the Netherlands chased down a daunting 190-run target in just 13.5 overs.
Their rampaging victory means the Netherlands qualify for the Super-10 from Group B at the expense of more fancied Zimbabwe and Ireland.
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In all, 30 sixes were hit in the match, beating the previous record of 24 set by New Zealand and India in 2009.
The Netherlands owed their exhilarating chase to a fiery 23-ball 63 by opener Stephan Myburgh, 15-ball 45 by Tom Cooper and an unbeaten 22-ball 40 by Barresi.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 22nd, 2014.
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Unimpressive. These Dutchmen need to take a leaf out of Pakistan's book and learn how to take it a bit slow. Savour every precious moment of the game.