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Match summary: Italy won the toss and opted to bat
Netherlands XI 117/2 (7.2 Overs) Musa Ahmed 75*(25) | Jagmeet Singh 1/5 (1)
Netherlands XI win by 8 wickets with 16 balls to spare
The run-chase was about one man and one man only. Musa Ahmed produced an exhibition of how to maul an attack and chase down a tricky total with minimal fuss. The tone was set in the first over itself, with Musa smashing 17 out of the 19 in the first over from Hasan Ali. Floyd hit a six himself, but found himself enjoying the Musa Ahmed show more often in the first couple of overs. It was Shirase Rasool who took up that role after Floyd's dismissal, as Musa kept clearing the ropes at his own will.
Spin, pace.... bowling of no kind was being spared. In between all the carnage, Jagmeet Singh slipped in a rather quiet, economical, 5-run over, angling the ball away from Musa and also dismissing Rasool. That brought Boris Gorlee to the crease, and then we saw the burly right-hander whack a few clean ones right out of the screws. The fact that Musa was dropped in his 20s were of no help at all to the Italians, who'd feel deflated coming across such a performance, but they must re-group and come back stronger, for there's plenty more left to play in the competition from hereon.
7.2 Amir Sharif to Musa Ahmed, fuller delivery on middle stump, drills the drive down to long-on for a single.
Musa Ahmed's went into a rampage mode and his fireworks help the Dutch to chase this target with 16 balls to spare
7.1 Amir Sharif to Musa Ahmed, DROPPED! This sums up Italy's evening so far. Musa miscues his shot as it goes towards deep square leg. The fielder settles under it, only god knows why he bends low before misjudging it
It's perfectly lined up for Musa to hit the winning runs. Just three more to get.
7
overs
114/2score
6
1
1
6
0
4
runs
Musa Ahmed
72(23)
Boris Gorlee*
23(9)
Baljit Singh
1/30
6.6 Baljit Singh to Boris Gorlee, FOUR! Comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and knocks this one towards long-on. The fielder tries to parry it but the ball hits the fingertip and goes over it
6.5 Baljit Singh to Boris Gorlee, slow delivery angling in, Gorlee swings and misses
6.4 Baljit Singh to Boris Gorlee, SIX! In the slot around middle stump, Gorlee blasts this one over long-on for a maximum
6.3 Baljit Singh to Musa Ahmed, low full toss and it's been hit uppishly over the bowler's head for a single
6.2 Baljit Singh to Boris Gorlee, mis-hit but it falls safe. There is a direct hit and it will be referred now. Gorlee just grounds his bat and he's safe
6.1 Baljit Singh to Boris Gorlee, SIX! Slow delivery on middle stump, Gorlee hacks it between deep mid-wicket and cow corner and it goes just over the ropes
Baljit Singh (1-0-12-1) is back into the attack
Netherlands XI are racing to the target at the moment. Just 21 more to get off 24. Italy could have done better with a few more runs on the board, but then again, they have run into something really special.
6
overs
0/0score
0
4
1
0
6
0
runs
Amir Sharif
5.6 Amir Sharif to Musa Ahmed, no run
5.5 Amir Sharif to Musa Ahmed, SIX! INTO THE BUSHES? Oh no this one could be one of the biggest sixes of this year. Slow delivery sitting up nicely for Musa to clatter the pull over deep mid-wicket
5.4 Amir Sharif to Musa Ahmed, slow delivery slanting moves, Musa moves across the off-stump and tries a ramp but didn't get any contact
5.3 Amir Sharif to Boris Gorlee, knocks this one uppishly towards wide of long-on and gets a run
5.2 Amir Sharif to Boris Gorlee, FOUR! Full toss on middle stump, Gorlee stays in his crease and pumps it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary