Netherlands’ Logan Van Beek smashed 30 runs within the Super Over towards West Indies of their ODI World Cup Qualifier match on the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe on Monday.
The Dutchmen practically pulled off a surprising chase towards West Indies earlier than ending the sport in a tie after the scores have been levelled at 374 – the very best rating for a tie in ODI cricket.
Van Beek, who batted at no. 8 and scored 28 runs off 14 balls within the regulation chase, then walked out to bat within the Super Over with captain Scott Edwards. van Beek smashed West Indies bowler Jason Holder for 3 sixes and as many fours to notch up 30 runs within the Super Over.
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van Beek then took the ball to defend the whole and conceded solely eight runs earlier than dismissing Johnson Charles and Romario Shepherd off successive balls.
The 32-year-old van Beek was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and likewise featured within the New Zealand A group final 12 months. van Beek was additionally a part of the New Zealand Under-19 squad within the 2010 U19 World Cup. The tall right-arm seamer had additionally registered his greatest ODI bowling figures – 4/24 – within the earlier match towards Nepal on Saturday.
van Beek’s grandfather, Sammy Guillen, has featured in 5 Tests for West Indies earlier than transferring to New Zealand and representing the Kiwis in three Tests between 1951 and 1956.
Incidentally, the West Indies-Zimbabwe is barely the third ODI match to be determined by a Super Over after the 2019 ODI World Cup remaining between England and New Zealand, and an ODI between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in 2020.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com