Netherlands Vs Pakistan, 9th June 2009, T20 World Cup England
By Vikram Afzulpurkar
One wonders if Netherlands lost the match in basic strategy, at the interim of about 9 overs while chasing. They should have been realistically chasing 151, which by net run rate would have qualified them for the next round, whereas they looked like committting harakiri.
Why the piledriver?At 49 for 4 in the ninth over, de Groothe tried to hit Shahid Afridi out of the attack and then what followed was stumpings or bowled dismissals involving batsmen stepping out. What if they'd scratched around instead? Eight runs per over from the next seven overs, giving them a total of 106 odd for maybe 6 or 7 wickets, by the end of the 16th?
Eight runs an over tough?
Perhaps the question of how you get eight runs an over between over numbers 10 and 16. Four singles in each and two possible twos = 8 runs. Mind you, the field was defensive, allowing for more twos. With about 45 to get in 24 balls (3 overs), what're the chances they may have succeeded with some lusty hitting?Chasing the wrong total?
Looks like the Dutch preferred chasing 175. Well played in the tournament anyway.
