Wessly Madhevere hat-trick helps Zimbabwe beat Netherlands by a run

The
Netherlands
were
in
the
hunt
for
the
win
at
one
stage
at
213/4
with
272
to
chase
but
Wessly
Madhevere
took
the
wickets
of
Colin
Ackermann,
Teja
Nidamanuru,
and
Paul
van
Meekeren
in
the
44th
over
to
turn
the
match
in
Zimbabwe’s
favour.

However,
the
match
went
down
to
the
last
over
as
Ryan
Klein
was
run
out
of
the
last
ball
in
an
attempt
to
find
the
third
run
to
tie
the
match.

Speaking
after
the
match,
Wessly
Madhevere,
who
finished
with
a
spell
of
3/36,
said
the
hat-trick
was
unexpected
as
he
was
only
trying
to
reduce
the
Netherlands’ scoring
rate.
The
Zimbabwean
showed
his
all-round
abilities
too
with
a
knock
of
43
earlier
in
the
game
while
opening
the
innings.

Experienced
all-rounder
Sikandar
Raza,
who
also
bowled
a
crucial
49th
over,
was
crucial
too
on
a
dry
surface
as
he
picked
three
wickets
as
well.

For
the
Netherlands,
Max
O’Dowd
scored
81
during
the
chase
while
Tom
Cooper
was
equally
impressive
with
a
knock
of
74
as
the
duo
added
125
runs
for
the
second
wicket
during
the
chase.

Among
Zimbabwe
batters,
Sean
Williams
scored
77
upon
return
from
a
finger
injury
during
the
first
innings
while
Dutch
leg
spinner
Shairz
Ahmad
took
a
fifer
to
stop
Zimbabwe
from
putting
up
a
bigger
total.

Brief
scores

Zimbabwe
271
in
49.2
overs
(C.
Ervine
39,
W.
Madhevere
43,
S.
Williams
77,
C.
Madande
52;
P
van
Meekeren
2-66,
C.
Ackermann
2-51,
Shariz
Ahmad
5-43)
v
Netherlands
270
in
50
overs
(M.
O’Dowd
81,
T.
Cooper
74,
S.
Edwards
36;
S.
Raza
3-39,
Madhevere
3-36)