Santner's five-for helps New Zealand beat Netherlands by 99 runs

Santner's five-for helps New Zealand beat Netherlands by 99 runs

HYDERABAD (Web Desk / Reuters) - New Zealand roared to a second successive victory at the World Cup as they beat the Netherlands by 99 runs in Hyderabad on Monday, with Mitchell Santner taking five wickets.

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham all cracked half-centuries for New Zealand.

The Netherlands lost a couple of early wickets chasing 323 and had some hope when Colin Ackermann (69) was at the wicket, but their target proved too steep and they folded for 223 in 46.3 overs with spinner Santner taking 5-59.

New Zealand built a good platform with Devon Conway (32), Young (70), Ravindra (51), Daryl Mitchell (48) and Latham (53) all firing and although the Dutch responded they leaked runs late on and let the 2019 runners-up post 322-7 in 50 overs.

The Dutch spin-pace duo of Aryan Dutt and Ryan Klein earlier started with three straight maiden overs after they won the toss and elected to bowl although Young and Conway quickly broke the shackles to get New Zealand back on track.

The aggressive Conway looked to accelerate and holed out to Bas de Leede in the deep off Roelof van der Merwe, but Young was patient and reached his sixth half-century before carting Colin Ackermann for a massive six in the 22nd over.

He continued to milk the runs off the Netherlands bowlers in the company of the in-form Ravindra, but ballooned a shorter one from Paul van Meekeren straight to De Leede at mid-on.

Ravindra, who hit a rapid century in the win over defending champions England, backed that effort up with a steady fifty but fell after reaching his milestone as he edged Van der Merwe off his legs to captain Scott Edwards.

Mitchell and skipper Latham kept the score ticking briskly but their dismissals slowed things down before Santner struck an unbeaten 36 from 17 deliveries as New Zealand plundered 50 runs from the last three overs.

Earlier Coverage 

New Zealand are high on confidence after beating England by nine wickets in the inaugural match of ODI World Cup 2023, hence they are expected to be clear favourites to win the game against the Netherlands.

New Zealand are playing in the absence of their skipper Kane Williamson while Netherlands would once again rely on all-rounders like Bas de Leede to perform well in this game.

Netherlands will need to up their game against a prolific New Zealand side, while the latter will look to garner their second win in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

The sides got off to contrasting starts to their Cricket World Cup campaigns. While New Zealand avenged their 2019 World Cup Final loss with a thumping win against England in Ahmedabad, Netherlands fell short against Pakistan by a considerable margin in Hyderabad.

The Dutch can take some solace from their run against Pakistan, especially their bowling and top-order batting performance. However, they’ll need to punch way above their weight to challenge the Kiwis.

New Zealand were ruthless against England and will be further boosted by the expected return of Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson. However, Kane Williamson will miss the game as he is still trying to regain full fitness.

Squads

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.