Netherlands seems to be in trouble in their match against United Arab Emirates. Batting first, UAE made 240/8, but the Dutch are now struggling at 66/3. Scott Edwards and Bas de Leede are at the crease and trying to stabilize the innings. At one point, Netherlands was struggling at 29/3, after Ali Naseer and Dhruv Parashar ran through the top order. Today's match saw the return of some of the county players for Netherlands. Apart from de Leede, Roelof van der Merwe and Timm van der Gugten are also playing today.
UAE batsmen batted very well. I think a total of 240 runs is enough to win if UAE bowlers can bowl controlled. It is not an easy task for Netherlands to collect 241 runs on this pitch. UAE captain Rahul Chopra batted brilliantly today. Rahul Chopra collected 78 runs from only 67 balls. Dhruv Parashar was also unbeaten with 50 runs. I was very surprised by Vishnu Sukumaran's batting. He probably forgot it was an ODI match. Vishnu Sukumaran scored only 19 runs from 50 balls.
Batting with a target of 241 runs, Netherlands stumbled at the beginning. The team lost three wickets to collect 29 runs. Scott Edwards and Bas de Leede managed to build a great partnership. Netherlands lost their fourth wicket for 129 runs.
At the end of 41 overs, Netherlands collected 175 runs after losing 7 wickets. Netherlands team needs to collect 66 runs from 54 balls to win. As Netherlands have already lost 7 wickets, it will not be possible for Netherlands to collect 66 runs from 54 balls.