England won by 6 wkts - Match reduced to 41 overs per side due to wet outfield
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Jason Roy
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Bowler
So, that's another ODI series pocketed by the English juggernaut. Doesn't matter if they're missing some key players and doesn't matter if they're actually in the midst of a Test series elsewhere, their depth is just too scary. A bitter-sweet day for the Dutch, certainly had their moments but the gulf in class was just too big in the end. That's a wrap to today's coverage. Until next time, it's a goodbye from us. Cheers!
Jason Roy, Player of the Match: To receive my 100th was a huge honor, an absolutely incredible moment, nice to get some runs as well. A slight stutter, but we managed to get there in the end. (On Salt) He’s a lovely fellow, great to bat with and whacks it very well. English cricket is in a very wealthy state, everyone’s training hard and putting the work in. Nice to get the English badge back on.
Eoin Morgan | England captain: Delighted. Guys have played really well. Great to see someone like Carse come in and step up straightaway, bowling with a lot of pace. Salt doing what he does, alongside Roy. That was an amazing stand and there was a slight stutter, but the guys handled it well. We did bowl well, There was some slowness in the surface and some spin. Much like there was in the back end of their innings. We do bat deep, so it would have needed another 40 runs maybe (to trouble England). It's a great time for English cricket, lots of players who've challenged for spots in the team. I think India too have a similar big pool of players.
Scott Edwards | Netherlands captain: Plenty of positives for us today. Put up a better bowling performance today. England, well they are a class side. That opening partnership really put pressure on us. Felt good (on his own knock) but there was a chance lost to get a score of 260 or above. Yes, potentially (could have been braver with the bat). It's the powerplay where they've gotten hold of us, need to make better plans to counter that.
19:44 Local Time, 17:44 GMT, 23:14 IST: There was a slight wobble but the result was never really in doubt. Maybe, if the Dutch had another 40-50 more runs on the board, things could have been interesting. Fifties from Roy and Salt had put the game beyond the hosts, both batting with a lot more restraint than we've been used to seeing. The tempo was still quite good though and their big century stand knocked the stuffing out of the Dutch. The bowling did get better, especially when the spinners bowled and while pace was taken off. Salt, Morgan and Livingstone fell in rather quick succession, and some disciplined bowling ensured that the winning moment came a bit later than it was expected to. Moeen and Malan were quite cool, and never panicked at all. The home side did put up a better show with the ball when compared to the last game, and they do have positives to take home despite the loss.
Snater to Moeen Ali, FOUR, and there is that inevitable winning hit! Moeen with the final formalities, half-tracker that sits up to be hit and he smashes the pull backward of square. England win by 6 wickets and take an unassailable 2-0 series lead
Shane Snater [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 36
0 Runs
ENG: 235 - 4
0 0 0 0 0 0
Dawid Malan
36 (50)
Moeen Ali
38 (39)
Logan van Beek
6-1-26-0
van Beek to Malan, no run, looks for the wide yorker, turns into a low full toss and Malan can't get bat on ball. Maiden then!
van Beek to Malan, no run, in-angler, Malan stays back and defends solidly
van Beek to Malan, no run, well, the winning run has to wait that bit more longer. Another slower one, on a good length, Malan bunts it back towards van Beek
van Beek to Malan, no run, fullish off-cutter, lures Malan into the drive and beats him on the outside edge. Cleverly bowled
van Beek to Malan, no run, dug in short, well-directed bumper and Malan ducks under it
van Beek to Malan, no run, full and angling into Malan who checks his drive, finds cover
Logan van Beek [5.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 35
11 Runs
ENG: 235 - 4
1 0 0 0 6 4
Moeen Ali
38 (39)
Dawid Malan
36 (44)
Tim Pringle
8-0-51-1
Tim Pringle to Moeen Ali, FOUR, banged away! Pringle reacts with a shorter delivery, Moeen hangs back and flat-bats this straight back past the bowler. Mid-off had no chance as this was struck very powerfully. Scores level with this shot
Tim Pringle to Moeen Ali, SIX, launched down the ground! This was on the cards to be honest, Moeen loves destroying left-arm spin in particular and finally gets one in the slot. Lots of loop too and it's lofted clean down the ground. Just a hit away now, England
Tim Pringle to Moeen Ali, no run, on the shorter side again, Moeen stays on the back foot and punches this but can't beat mid-off
Tim Pringle to Moeen Ali, no run, beaten again! Shorter this time, flatter, Moeen looks to cut off the back foot but is undone by the skid off the deck
Tim Pringle to Moeen Ali, no run, beaten! Quicker one, straightens after pitching, sneak past Moeen's poking blade
Tim Pringle to Malan, 1 run, quicker one, hint of width and Malan stays back to punch this firmly. Point does well to make a half-stop. Saved a certain boundary