ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 Netherlands vs OmanLive Score and Updates

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14.6Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Good length delivery just outside of, Vikramjit Singh leans low and looks to drive but mishits this off the bottom of his bat towards cover for no run.

14.5Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, On a length in middle, Vikramjit Singh defends this off the front foot for no run.

14.4Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! On a length around pads, Vikramjit Singh flicks it from right in front of his pads towards the fine leg region for a boundary.

14.3Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, Good length delivery in middle, Max O’Dowd pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single.

14.2Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a length outside off, Max O’Dowd advances down the track looking to loft it for a boundary but misses out on his inside edge.

14.1Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a length outside off, Max O’Dowd defends this off the back foot for no run.

13.6Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, On a length outside off, Vikramjit Singh punches it to sweeper cover for a couple.

13.5Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, 2 Leg byes. Fuller one angling down leg, Vikramjit Singh looks to flick it but clips it off his pads towards the keeper for a couple.

13.4Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, Wide yorker, Vikramjit Singh looks to slice it down to third man but misses out.

13.3Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! Short-pitched delivery in middle, Vikramjit Singh rocks back and pulls this flat batted over the mid on fielder for a boundary. The sound of bat hitting the ball was so pure on this.

13.2Fayyaz Butt to Max O’Dowd, On a length around middle, Max O’Dowd flicks it towards the square leg region for a single.

13.1Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, On a length around middle, Vikramjit Singh tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

12.6Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a length outside off, Max O’Dowd cuts it to point.

12.5Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Leg bye. On a length around pads, Vikramjit Singh taps it off his thigh pads towards the on sie for a single.

12.4Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Change of pace works for the pacer. On a length angling away from the left-hander, Vikramjit Singh advances down the track but gets undone by the change of pace here.

12.3Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a length outside off, Max O’Dowd taps it to third man for a single.

12.2Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, Good length delivery outside off, Max O’Dowd cuts it to point for no run.

12.1Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a length wide of off, Max O’Dowd punches it one bounce to the fielder at point.

11.6Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! Vikramjit Singh means business today. Short and just wide of off, Vikramjit Singh rocks back and cuts this past the fielder at point for a boundary. This was time to perfection from the Dutch opener.

11.5Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, FUller one sliding down leg, Vikramjit Singh looks to flick but misses out as he clips it off his pads back towards the keeper.

11.4Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, Full and wide outside off, Vikramjit Singh drills it to the fielder at cover for no run.

11.3Fayyaz Butt to Max O’Dowd, Short-pitched delivery body bound, Max O’Dowd stands tall and guides it to fine leg for a single.

11.2Fayyaz Butt to Max O’Dowd, On a length outside off, Max O’Dowd pushes it towards cover-point for no run.

11.1Fayyaz Butt to Max O’Dowd, Short and wide outside off, Max O’Dowd drags it from outside off to mid on for no run.

10.6Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Good length delivery around pads, Max O’Dowd works this onto the on side for a single.

10.5Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Fuller one around middle, Vikramjit Singh milks this in front of the mid on fielder and takes a single.

10.4Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, On a length in middle, Vikramjit Singh strides out and defends this well.

10.4Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, 5 Wides! Pressure telling on Bilal Khan as he darts one way too short going over the batter and the keeper for Five extras behind the wicket.

10.3Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, SIX! Brilliantly placed in the gap for a maximum. Short-pitched delivery going down leg, Vikramjit Singh stands tall and pulls this over toward the square leg region for a maximum.

10.2Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Good length delivery in middle, Vikramjit Singh defends this with a nudge towards the on side.

10.1Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, On a length just outside off, Vikramjit Singh looks to poke at it but just gets beaten.

Powerplay 2! The fielding side will now be allowed 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle till the 39th over.

9.6Fayyaz Butt to Max O’Dowd, Offers width outside the off stump and on a fullish length. Max O’Dowd knocks this straight to the fielder at point. Just 1 run from Fayyaz Butt’s first over.

9.5Fayyaz Butt to Max O’Dowd, A full toss this time at the stumps, most likely attempting a yorker to follow up the short ball. Max O’Dowd blocks this towards mid on.

9.4Fayyaz Butt to Max O’Dowd, Bowls this back of a length and outside the off pole. The ball rises sharply and Max O’Dowd drops his hands down as he sways out of the way.

9.3Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, Bangs this in short and outside the off stump. Vikramjit Singh mistimes his pull shot into the air but lands short of the deep square leg fielder. The bowler is unhappy with his fielder though as he thinks he should have been off the boundary earlier.

Play halted as Vikramjit Singh have broken the bottom of his bat and he needs to change the willow in his hands.

9.2Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, Goes sightly fuller this time and outside the off stump. Vikramjit Singh looks to make room and knocks this straight to the fielder at point.

9.1Fayyaz Butt to Vikramjit Singh, Fayyaz Butt starts off with a good length delivery angled into the pads. Vikramjit Singh misses and gets hit on high on his leg.

8.6Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Delivers this slightly back of a length and outside off. Vikramjit Singh swats this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single to keep strike.

8.6Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, WIDE! Bangs this in short and goes down leg. Vikramjit Singh looks to pull this one but misses and the umpire indicates wide.

8.5Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Strays onto the pads and bowls this one full. Vikramjit Singh clips this towards deep mid-wicket and they run well to pick up a couple of runs.

8.4Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Back to bowling on a good length and outside the off pole. Max O’Dowd looks to block and gets it off the outside part of his bat towards deep backward point for one.

8.3Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Continues to bowl full and outside the off stump. Max O’Dowd pushes this towards the mid off fielder.

8.2Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Angles this into the legs on a fullish length this time. Vikramjit Singh flicks this towards deep square leg for a single.

8.1Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Attacks the pads once again and on a good length still. Max O’Dowd tucks this towards deep backward square leg for a run.

8.1Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, WIDE! Bilal Khan bowls this down leg and on a good length. Max O’Dowd misses his clip and the umpire calls this one wide.

7.6Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, Angles this into the pads on a good length. Max O’Dowd tucks this towards backward square leg and takes a single to keep strike.

7.5Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, FOUR! A bit of fortune going Max O’Dowd’s way this time but he has made his intent clear! This is bowled a fraction fuller and outside off. Max O’Dowd charges down the wicket and looks to loft it over the leg side. He gets a leading edge towards deep point and collects four lucky runs.

7.4Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, SIX This should break the shackles for Max O’Dowd! Kaleemullah bowls this slightly short and on an off-stump line. Max O’Dowd gets inside the line of the ball and pulls this over deep square leg for six runs. This should get him going.

7.3Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, Continues to bowl on a good length and outside the off pole. Max O’Dowd dabs this towards the point fielder.

7.2Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a good length once again and outside off. Max O’Dowd shuffles down the wicket and dabs the ball into the leg side.

7.1Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, Kaleemullah bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Max O’Dowd continues to be watchful as he taps this towards cover.

6.6Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! Vikramjit Singh has played some gorgeous strokes so far and has added one more for the highlight reel! This is bowled full and just outside the off pole. Vikramjit Singh punches this with the straight bat past the fielder towards long off for four runs.

6.5Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Fires this into the stumps on a fuller length. Vikramjit Singh clips this towards mid-wicket.

6.4Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Another ball that swings ferociously away from the bat from a good length and outside off. Vikramjit Singh hangs his bat to dry and gets beaten all ends up.

6.3Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Continues to bowl on a good length and outside the off stump. Vikramjit Singh pushes at this and gets an outside edge once again short of gully.

6.2Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Bowls this in line with the stumps and on a good length. Max O’Dowd flicks this towards deep square leg for a single.

6.1Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Bilal Khan bowls this on a good length and gets it to angle away from the right-hander, outside off. Max O’Dowd feels for this and gets beaten on his outside edge.

5.6Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, On a good length and pitching outside leg. Vikramjit Singh looks to flick this away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

5.5Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! That is a classy shot and Vikramjit Singh is looking in fine nick here! This is wide as well and on a fullish length. Vikramjit Singh does not need any invitation to thump this towards deep cover-point for four more runs.

5.4Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! Kaleemullah continues to offer width and Vikramjit Singh is feeding on this one! This is well outside off on a fullish length from ’round the wicket. Vikramjit Singh strokes this beautifully towards deep cover-point for four runs.

5.3Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR LEG BYES! Bangs this in short and going down leg. Vikramjit Singh looks to fend but gets it off his forearm towards fine leg for four runs.

5.2Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! That has been absolutely crunched away and that is the first boundary for Netherlands! There is some width on offer on a fuller length. Vikramjit Singh cracks this towards deep cover for four runs.

5.1Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a length around off, Max O’Dowd defends this off front foot for no run.

4.6Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Goes full this time and in line with the stumps. Max O’Dowd clips this towards deep square leg for a single.

4.5Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Attacks the stumps on a good length. Max O’Dowd flicks this towards square leg.

4.4Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Bowls this a fraction short and outside the off pole, angling away. Max O’Dowd looks to push this one away but the ball keeps its line and beats the outside edge.

4.3Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, On a good length once again and in line with the stumps. Vikramjit Singh walks forward to negate the swing and clips this towards mid-wicket for a single.

4.2Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, What a beauty this is! Bowls this on a good length and just outside off. Vikramjit Singh looks to play the line but the ball straightens and beats the outside edge once again.

4.1Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Bilal Khan bowls this slightly back of a length and outside off. Vikramjit Singh throws his bat at this one and gets beaten on the outside edge.

3.6Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, Kaleemullah bowls this right on the money straight away as he attacks the stumps on a fuller length. Max O’Dowd gets his bat down in time and blocks this solidly.

We are set to resume now. The umpires are out in the middle with the two openers in Max O’Dowd and Vikramjit Singh as Kaleemullah is all set to complete the 4th over.

UPDATE – 1.35 pm IST (8.05 am GMT) – We have playing revised conditions announced as it shall now be a 48-overs-per-side match. Powerplay 1 will be in the allotted 10 overs but thereafter one over will be deducted from the other two Powerplays. We shall have Powerplay 2 for 29 overs and the remaining 9 will be Powerplay 3.

UPDATE – 1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT) – We have some good news folks! The covers are coming off and the ground staff have begun the process of drying out the field. The umpires are in conversation with both the umpires near the dressing room. There seem to be loads of activity going around as the umpires now walk to the office of the match referee. We should have some action really soon as the two opening batters for Netherlands are doing their warm-ups on the balcony. The game is scheduled to resume at 1:40 IST (8.10 GMT)

UPDATE – 1.07 pm IST (7.37 am GMT) – The umpires are out with their umbrellas and there is still some rain around. The Super Sopper is doing its job clearing water from the outfield as there are no covers placed there. Just the center patch is covered and we may take some time even after the rain stops. We will start losing overs soon and there will be an inspection at 1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT). Stay tuned…

UPDATE – 12.48 pm IST (7.18 am GMT) – Bad news folks! We have a stoppage here as the rain gods have arrived. The ground staff is onto the field with the covers as the players and the umpire stride out of the ground. It seems to be a slight drizzle and there does not seem to be much urgency around. Should be a passing shower and we should have some action soon. Stay tuned for further updates.

3.5Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, Gets the ball to nip back in and on a good length from just outside off. Max O’Dowd does not get his bat on this and is hit high on the pads. An appeal from the bowler but the umpire remains unmoved.

3.4Kaleemullah to Max O’Dowd, On a good length this time and outside the off pole. Max O’Dowd defends this towards cover.

3.3Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Continues bowling on a good length and outside off. Vikramjit Singh hits this on the up through cover for a run.

3.2Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Cuts the batter into half! This is on a good length and at the stumps, gets a vicious swing inwards. Vikramjit Singh pushes at this and gets beaten on the inside edge.

3.1Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Bowls this in line with the stumps and on a good length. Vikramjit Singh gets forward and defends.

2.6Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Gets the outside edge of the bat once again! This is on a good length and slightly wide outside off. Vikramjit Singh pushes at this and the ball goes off the outside half of the bat towards third man for one more.

2.5Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Strays onto the pads on a good length. Max O’Dowd tucks this towards square leg and sets off for a run.

2.4Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Pitches outside leg on a fullish length. Max O’Dowd looks to flick this away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A stifled appeal by the Oman players but the umpire remains unmoved.

2.3Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Goes full this time and in line with the stumps. Max O’Dowd clips this towards mid-wicket.

2.2Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Angles this into the stumps on a good length. Vikramjit Singh looks to block but gets an outside edge through gully for another run.

2.1Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Bilal Khan bowls this on a good length and outside off. Max O’Dowd dabs this past point and picks up a single.

1.6Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, A maiden over to start off by Kaleemullah! This is bowled slightly wider outside off and on a fullish length. Vikramjit Singh strokes this to the right of mid off but cannot take a run.

1.5Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Continues bowling on a good length and outside the off stump. Vikramjit Singh taps this towards the mid off fielder.

1.4Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Delivers this in line with the stumps and on a good length. Vikramjit Singh gets a good stride forward and keeps the ball out.

1.3Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Pulls his length back a fraction and serves this outside off. Vikramjit Singh gets on his toes and pushes this towards mid off.

1.2Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Bowls this one full and just outside the off stump. Vikramjit Singh knocks this towards the cover fielder.

1.1Kaleemullah to Vikramjit Singh, Kaleemullah bowls this on a good length and pitching outside leg. Vikramjit Singh dabs this towards mid-wicket.

Kaleemullah will bowl from the other end.

0.6Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Attacks the stumps once again and on a good length. Max O’Dowd tucks this towards mid-wicket. Just three runs from the first over.

0.5Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Back to bowling on a good length and outside off. Max O’Dowd dabs this towards point.

0.4Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Goes full this time and in line with the stumps. Max O’Dowd flicks this towards the mid on fielder.

0.3Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, On a good length once again and on and off-stump line. Max O’Dowd dabs this back down the pitch.

0.2Bilal Khan to Max O’Dowd, Continues to bowl on a good length but strays onto the pads. Max O’Dowd clips this towards deep square leg for a couple of runs to open his account as well.

0.1Bilal Khan to Vikramjit Singh, Bilal Khan gets movement straightaway as he bowls this on a good length and just outside off. Vikramjit Singh pushes at this one and gets an outside edge that falls just short of the slip fielder. He fumbles and they take a single. Vikramjit Singh is off the mark.

We are done with the pre-match formalities and the game is about to begin. Max O’Dowd and Vikramjit Singh are the two openers for Netherlands, while Bilal Khan will open the attack for Oman. Let’s play…

The match officials are out in the middle followed by the players from both sides. It is time for the National Anthems of both sides.

Scott Edwards, the skipper of Netherlands says he would have bowled first as well and they would want to go forward and set up a good total. Adds that the confidence is high amongst the squad and they would want to win here. Informs that they have one change.

Aqib Ilyas, the captain of Oman says they would want to bowl first as the conditions will favor the bowling side up front. Adds that being the skipper of the team is a huge honor for him personally. Informs that there are 2 changes in the side.

Oman (Playing XI) – Kashyap Prajapati, Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas (C), Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Sandeep Goud, Suraj Kumar (WK), Fayyaz Butt, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan.

Netherlands (Playing XI) – Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (C), Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Clayton Floyd.

TOSS – The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Oman. They have elected to BOWL first.