The low run-chase got very tricky in the end as the Netherlands held their nerve to win the match with just a ball to spare in their innings and 3 wickets in hand. What a day to start the first round in this tournament as Namibia shocked Sri Lanka earlier in the day!
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Having opted to bat first, UAE scored just 111/8 on the board in their quota of 20 overs. Opener Muhammad Waseem top scored for them with 41 runs but he batted with a very poor strike rate and he consumed 47 balls for this score! Bas de Leede was the pick of the Netherlands bowlers as he returned figures of 3-19 from his 3 overs.
During the run-chase, Netherlands were in a comfortable position with 3-71 after 11.3 overs. They lost 3 wickets scoring just 5 more runs and were in a spot of bother of losing the match! Then the lower middle order stepped up with the bat taking them home with a ball to spare and 3 wickets in hand.
Brief Scores: Netherlands - 112-7 in 19.5 overs (Max O'Dowd - 23, Junaid Siddique - 3-24) defeated UAE - 111-8 in 20 overs (Muhammad Waseem - 41, Bas de Leede - 3-19) by a margin of 3 wickets
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