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The Netherlands Enter Super Fours Stage

It was a must-win game for both teams as they had only one win from two games. Second-seeded The Netherlands had defeated Canada by six wickets in their first game, before going down to hosts UAE by six wickets in the second match.

Kenya suffered shock loss to hosts UAE by 15 runs in their first match, before getting back on track with a nine-wicket win over Canada.

Put into bat, new ball bowler Mudassar Bukhari and Pieter Seelaar sliced through the Kenyan batting order as they were shot out for 130 in 19.4 overs. Kenya kept losing wickets at regular intervals before Collins Obuya steadied things a bit with 33 from 21 balls which contained five boundaries.

Jimmy Kamande, coming in at No.6, top scored with 42 from 33 balls in which he clubbed three sixes and two boundaries.

Seelaar took four wickets conceding 19 runs, while Mudassar took 4-33.

In reply, The Netherlands were aided by a 72-run opening partnership between Alexei Kervezee and Eric Szwarczynski. Szwarczynski top scored with 45 from 47 balls with five boundaries, while Kervezee made 33 from 26 balls with two boundaries and two sixes.

One down Bas Zuiderent scored 23 from 26 balls with two boundaries and Ryan ten Doeschate guided them to victory with an unbeaten 21 from 15 balls with three boundaries.

Lameck Onyango took two wickets for 17 runs.

Pieter Seelaar was adjudged the Man of the Match.

james@khaleejtimes.com