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(TOI)
NEW DELHI. Kemar Roach grabbed six wickets, including a hat-trick, and Kieron Pollard smashed 60 off 27 balls to help West Indies thrash the Netherlands by 215 runs in the World Cup on Monday.
Pollard built on the platform laid by Chris Gayle, who made 80, as the Caribbean side posted 330/8 before bowling out their hapless opponents for 115 off 31.3 overs in the Group B game at the Ferozeshah Kotla.
The West Indies' total was the highest at the ground, which is coming off a 12-month suspension over a dangerous playing surface.
The Netherlands hardly posed any threat in the lop-sided encounter, crumbling to 36-5 by the 11th over after early strikes from Roach, who took 6/27, and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn (3/28).
Roach, 22, returned to collect only the sixth World Cup hat-trick and the first of this tournament, sealing an emphatic win for the former world champions.
Dutch hope Ryan ten Doeschate, who scored 119 against England, failed to repeat his magic, trapped leg before wicket for seven by Benn.
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Tom Cooper provided the only resistance with an unbeaten 55 off 72 balls.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy praised Roach.
"It was great, brilliant. His role in the team is to be a strike bowler and it was important that he went out and did it," said Sammy.
"It's important to see us not only winning but winning convincingly and Roach came out and put his hand up and did what he came to do for the team."
Roach was delighted with his performance.
"My job is to keep my pace up and be as accurate as possible, but I still have a lot of work to do," said the Barbados bowler.
"The surface was kind of slow so our plan was to bowl straight at the stumps."
Dutch skipper Peter Borren was bemused by his team's performance after they had pushed England hard in their opener.
"I don't know what to put it down to. I guess the guys just didn't turn up after what was a decent performance against England," he said.
"There's no doubt we're going to have to have a good look at ourselves after today which was a disappointing performance."
Gayle put on 100 runs for the opening wicket with Devon Smith (53) after the West Indies were put in to bat on a placid wicket in the day-night clash.
Pollard, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, hammered five fours and four sixes on his way to the third-fastest World Cup half-century before Ramnaresh Sarwan chipped in with a 42-ball 49.
Gayle overcame a subdued start to unleash seven fours and two sixes in his 110-ball knock, which was cut short by ten Doeschate (1/77) during a batting powerplay.
Smith scored at a quicker pace than his more famous partner, racing to his fourth one-day half-century off 45 balls with the help of nine fours.
Just when Smith looked set to go on to a bigger score, he edged behind off medium-pacer Bernard Loots to give the Netherlands their first breakthrough in the 17th over.
The promising Darren Bravo, with 30, then joined in the party, dispatching Australian-born Cooper to the stands before hitting another six off left-arm spinner Pieter Seelaar who finished with 3/45.
But Seelaar took his revenge in his next over, tempting Bravo to charge down the pitch and offer a simple catch to Alexei Kervezee at long-on.
Kervezee also took two more catches which accounted for Gayle and captain Darren Sammy, who made just six, in an otherwise sloppy performance in the field by the non-Test playing nation.
The win put life back into the West Indies campaign after they lost to South Africa in their opener.
For Netherlands, it was the second defeat on the trot after the six-wicket reversal against England in Nagpur last week.
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| West Indies innings (50 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| DS Smith | c †Barresi b Loots | 53 | 67 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 103.92 |
| 16.3 breakthrough for Netherlands, finally, Smith goes, tried to cut away this delivery which is too close, stayed low too, he got a thin edge through to the keeper, it was a neat take from him, umpire Taufel sends Smith on his way 100/1
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| CH Gayle | c Kervezee b ten Doeschate | 80 | 136 | 110 | 7 | 2 | 72.72 |
| 36.2 the batting Powerplay did you say, Gayle goes as soon as it starts, swings hard at a length ball, and swings it straight down to long off, bah, whoever named this a batting Powerplay? 196/3
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| DM Bravo | c Kervezee b Seelaar | 30 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 78.94 |
| 31.2 Seelar is rewarded for flighting the ball with control, he bowled this a little wider outside off stump, Bravo had already decided where this one was to go, he darted down the pitch, had to reach out a bit to get to it, and ended up lofting it to long on who didn't have to move much, this is what Gayle has been looking to avoid 168/2
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| RR Sarwan | lbw b Westdijk | 49 | 55 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 116.66 |
| 42.1 they don't come closer than those, full on the stumps, misses the waft across the line, umpire Taufel gives him out straight away, he was hit on the toes, and was on the crease too, Sarwan finally runs out of luck, but it has been a fluent knock 261/4
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| KA Pollard | c ten Doeschate b Mudassar Bukhari | 60 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 222.22 |
| 47.5 Pollard goes, finally, after lots of carnage, he looked to caused some more this time, but got too much below a length ball, and skied it high in the air, long on had settled under it, and took it cleanly in the end, 60 off 27, phew 312/7
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| DJG Sammy* | c Kervezee b Seelaar | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 43.4 Sammy tries to go over long off too, like Pollard, but does not connect that well, and picks out the man on the boundary neatly, maybe he could have just left it to Pollard, well he is gone now 278/5
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| S Chanderpaul | b Seelaar | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| 45.4 Seelar has another, it is Chanders this time, looks to reverse sweep this one angling in on leg stump, that;'s what it does in the end, goes past his bat to crash in to leg stump, Seelaar roars, he is delighted 290/6
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| DC Thomas† | lbw b Mudassar Bukhari | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 49.4 Bukhari gets one, Thomas looked to work it away from the stumps, missed and was hit on the pads, the bowler got the decision in his favour, Thomas goes for the review right away, he was hit on the knee roll but was bending down too, replays show it is taking out leg stump, umpire Saheba raises the finger again, and Thomas departs 326/8
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| NO Miller | not out | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.14 |
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| SJ Benn | not out | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300.00 |
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| Extras | (b 3, lb 3, w 14, nb 1) | 21 |
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| Total | (8 wickets; 50 overs; 213 mins) | 330 | (6.60 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-100 (Smith, 16.3 ov), 2-168 (Bravo, 31.2 ov), 3-196 (Gayle, 36.2 ov), 4-261 (Sarwan, 42.1 ov), 5-278 (Sammy, 43.4 ov), 6-290 (Chanderpaul, 45.4 ov), 7-312 (Pollard, 47.5 ov), 8-326 (Thomas, 49.4 ov) |
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| Mudassar Bukhari | 10 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 6.50 | (1w) |
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| 47.5 to Pollard, Pollard goes, finally, after lots of carnage, he looked to caused some more this time, but got too much below a length ball, and skied it high in the air, long on had settled under it, and took it cleanly in the end, 60 off 27, phew 312/7
49.4 to Thomas, Bukhari gets one, Thomas looked to work it away from the stumps, missed and was hit on the pads, the bowler got the decision in his favour, Thomas goes for the review right away, he was hit on the knee roll but was bending down too, replays show it is taking out leg stump, umpire Saheba raises the finger again, and Thomas departs 326/8
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| BA Westdijk | 7 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 8.00 | (4w) |
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| 42.1 to Sarwan, they don't come closer than those, full on the stumps, misses the waft across the line, umpire Taufel gives him out straight away, he was hit on the toes, and was on the crease too, Sarwan finally runs out of luck, but it has been a fluent knock 261/4
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| RN ten Doeschate | 10 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 7.70 | (1nb, 4w) |
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| 36.2 to Gayle, the batting Powerplay did you say, Gayle goes as soon as it starts, swings hard at a length ball, and swings it straight down to long off, bah, whoever named this a batting Powerplay? 196/3
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| BP Loots | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 6.28 | (1w) |
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| 16.3 to Smith, breakthrough for Netherlands, finally, Smith goes, tried to cut away this delivery which is too close, stayed low too, he got a thin edge through to the keeper, it was a neat take from him, umpire Taufel sends Smith on his way 100/1
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| TLW Cooper | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6.16 | (1w) |
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| PM Seelaar | 10 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 4.50 |
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| 31.2 to Bravo, Seelar is rewarded for flighting the ball with control, he bowled this a little wider outside off stump, Bravo had already decided where this one was to go, he darted down the pitch, had to reach out a bit to get to it, and ended up lofting it to long on who didn't have to move much, this is what Gayle has been looking to avoid 168/2
43.4 to Sammy, Sammy tries to go over long off too, like Pollard, but does not connect that well, and picks out the man on the boundary neatly, maybe he could have just left it to Pollard, well he is gone now 278/5
45.4 to Chanderpaul, Seelar has another, it is Chanders this time, looks to reverse sweep this one angling in on leg stump, that;'s what it does in the end, goes past his bat to crash in to leg stump, Seelaar roars, he is delighted 290/6
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| Netherlands innings (target: 331 runs from 50 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| AN Kervezee | st †Thomas b Benn | 14 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 70.00 |
| 6.4 and gone. Benn's lulled him out of the crease with the possibility of a flighted offering, with the added temptation of mid-on inside the circle. Once he saw him coming, he held it back on off stump and got it to rip across. Kervezee was too far into the shot to pull out, and went for the swing anyway. No luck, as it breaks past the outside edge, and the keeper does the rest., 26/2
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| W Barresi† | c Gayle b Roach | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.4 Gayle has struck. The wicket goes to Roach, but that was all Gayle. Length ball on off stump from Roach, Barresi goes for a nervous half-prod, half-poke non-drive without moving the feet and it gets the outside edge. Sammy's eyes at second slip light up as he jumps across to his left. Gayle at first slip calmly tumbled across to his right. Sammy missed the ball. Gayle was ready. Not deterred by the distraction, he pouched it low. And then he smiles. And smiles. 2/1
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| TLW Cooper | not out | 55 | 114 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 76.38 |
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| RN ten Doeschate | lbw b Benn | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 |
| 8.1 Benn might have got rid of Tendo here. Umpire Saheba says out. It is being reviewed. Tossed up on leg stump and fired in at some pace too. Tendo was just done for pace as he shaped into a forward defensive. The ball straightened off the deck and was headed for the leg stump. His bat was outside the line though, and it thudded low into the shin. Gone. 34/3
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| B Zuiderent | b Roach | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 9.3 Bas Zuiderant. Blast Zuiderant. Roach has blasted his stumps out with a fast and straight missile that had off stump written all over it. Bas tried to get forward and cover the line, but his reluctant forward prod was not going to get him anywhere. He played across the line, the ball slipped between bat and pad, and flattened off stump. Roach is delighted. 35/4
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| TN de Grooth | lbw b Benn | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 10.2 you got to give it to Benn. Slips in the armer, seemed worth a shout as the batsman prodded with bat and pad half forward. The keeper goes up immediately. Sammy goes up immediately. Benn doesn't care. Even as they appeal, he is walking back to bowl the next ball. Even as they contemplate the review, he is at the top of his run up for the next ball! Sammy stops him and reviews it. This looks pretty close. Landed on off and middle, and straightens, Thudding into the middle of middle stump, some two-thirds of the way up. Sammy and the keeper have got Benn a wicket, which he did not seem to want. 36/5
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| PW Borren* | c Pollard b Sammy | 10 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| 18.2 captain removes captain. Short ball outside off, he goes for the cut and finds point to perfection. It doesn't help that Borren couldn't time it either. West Indies should look to wrap this up quickly now. 56/6
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| Mudassar Bukhari | b Roach | 24 | 35 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| 29.4 Roach has hit the stumps again. It's a sound strategy - fast and straight for the lower order batsman. Bukhari has played back too many times today, and he's cleaned up as one delivery stays a little low. He's played all over it and the stumps are splattered. 113/7
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| PM Seelaar | lbw b Roach | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 31.1 Seelaar is gone. Is it lbw or caught? For now it is out one way of the other. Huge inducker, came in at pace, and seemed in a hurry to hit Seelaar's optimistically outstretched pad. It thuds into the foam in front of middle. Lbw it is. It bubbles up to short leg, without taking bat on the way. Doesn't matter, Seelaar's fate sealed already. 115/8
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| BP Loots | lbw b Roach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 31.2 and another. Will this be reviewed? Roach has got another lbw out of Taufel. And no, it is not being reviewed. He has five and is on a hat-trick. Well bowled Roachie. Fuller delivery this time, looking for the stumps and nipping in alarmingly. Loots did his best, he tried to cover the line with bat and pad, but the ball hit him on the shin in front of off. Loots looked bemused and consulted with Cooper and then went on his way without reviewing. 115/9
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| BA Westdijk | b Roach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 31.3 hat-trick for Roach and he has six wickets! Superb spell this, the sheen barely taken off it by the fact that it came against a poor opposition. Fielders came in everywhere. Three slips I could see on the screen. A short leg in place. The odds of Westdijk surviving this were not very good. Roach got another vicious inducker in place. Landed it outside off stump and got it to curl in rapidly. Westdijk stayed on the crease and made a feeble attempt to stop it. No luck. Middle stump is flattened, and I think Roach will put it on his mantelpiece. Sixth hat-trick in World Cup cricket, and boy, it was a treat to watch! 115/10
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| Total | (all out; 31.3 overs; 119 mins) | 115 | (3.65 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-2 (Barresi, 1.4 ov), 2-26 (Kervezee, 6.4 ov), 3-34 (ten Doeschate, 8.1 ov), 4-35 (Zuiderent, 9.3 ov), 5-36 (de Grooth, 10.2 ov), 6-56 (Borren, 18.2 ov), 7-113 (Mudassar Bukhari, 29.4 ov), 8-115 (Seelaar, 31.1 ov), 9-115 (Loots, 31.2 ov), 10-115 (Westdijk, 31.3 ov) |
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| SJ Benn | 8 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 3.50 |
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| 6.4 to Kervezee, and gone. Benn's lulled him out of the crease with the possibility of a flighted offering, with the added temptation of mid-on inside the circle. Once he saw him coming, he held it back on off stump and got it to rip across. Kervezee was too far into the shot to pull out, and went for the swing anyway. No luck, as it breaks past the outside edge, and the keeper does the rest., 26/2
8.1 to ten Doeschate, Benn might have got rid of Tendo here. Umpire Saheba says out. It is being reviewed. Tossed up on leg stump and fired in at some pace too. Tendo was just done for pace as he shaped into a forward defensive. The ball straightened off the deck and was headed for the leg stump. His bat was outside the line though, and it thudded low into the shin. Gone. 34/3
10.2 to de Grooth, you got to give it to Benn. Slips in the armer, seemed worth a shout as the batsman prodded with bat and pad half forward. The keeper goes up immediately. Sammy goes up immediately. Benn doesn't care. Even as they appeal, he is walking back to bowl the next ball. Even as they contemplate the review, he is at the top of his run up for the next ball! Sammy stops him and reviews it. This looks pretty close. Landed on off and middle, and straightens, Thudding into the middle of middle stump, some two-thirds of the way up. Sammy and the keeper have got Benn a wicket, which he did not seem to want. 36/5
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| KAJ Roach | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3.17 |
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| 1.4 to Barresi, Gayle has struck. The wicket goes to Roach, but that was all Gayle. Length ball on off stump from Roach, Barresi goes for a nervous half-prod, half-poke non-drive without moving the feet and it gets the outside edge. Sammy's eyes at second slip light up as he jumps across to his left. Gayle at first slip calmly tumbled across to his right. Sammy missed the ball. Gayle was ready. Not deterred by the distraction, he pouched it low. And then he smiles. And smiles. 2/1
9.3 to Zuiderent, Bas Zuiderant. Blast Zuiderant. Roach has blasted his stumps out with a fast and straight missile that had off stump written all over it. Bas tried to get forward and cover the line, but his reluctant forward prod was not going to get him anywhere. He played across the line, the ball slipped between bat and pad, and flattened off stump. Roach is delighted. 35/4
29.4 to Mudassar Bukhari, Roach has hit the stumps again. It's a sound strategy - fast and straight for the lower order batsman. Bukhari has played back too many times today, and he's cleaned up as one delivery stays a little low. He's played all over it and the stumps are splattered. 113/7
31.1 to Seelaar, Seelaar is gone. Is it lbw or caught? For now it is out one way of the other. Huge inducker, came in at pace, and seemed in a hurry to hit Seelaar's optimistically outstretched pad. It thuds into the foam in front of middle. Lbw it is. It bubbles up to short leg, without taking bat on the way. Doesn't matter, Seelaar's fate sealed already. 115/8
31.2 to Loots, and another. Will this be reviewed? Roach has got another lbw out of Taufel. And no, it is not being reviewed. He has five and is on a hat-trick. Well bowled Roachie. Fuller delivery this time, looking for the stumps and nipping in alarmingly. Loots did his best, he tried to cover the line with bat and pad, but the ball hit him on the shin in front of off. Loots looked bemused and consulted with Cooper and then went on his way without reviewing. 115/9
31.3 to Westdijk, hat-trick for Roach and he has six wickets! Superb spell this, the sheen barely taken off it by the fact that it came against a poor opposition. Fielders came in everywhere. Three slips I could see on the screen. A short leg in place. The odds of Westdijk surviving this were not very good. Roach got another vicious inducker in place. Landed it outside off stump and got it to curl in rapidly. Westdijk stayed on the crease and made a feeble attempt to stop it. No luck. Middle stump is flattened, and I think Roach will put it on his mantelpiece. Sixth hat-trick in World Cup cricket, and boy, it was a treat to watch! 115/10
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| NO Miller | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.28 |
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| DJG Sammy | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 |
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| 18.2 to Borren, captain removes captain. Short ball outside off, he goes for the cut and finds point to perfection. It doesn't help that Borren couldn't time it either. West Indies should look to wrap this up quickly now. 56/6
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| KA Pollard | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | |
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