Off-spinner Wessly Madhevere turned the second One-dayer between Zimbabwe and Netherlands on its head, by picking up a hat-trick in the 43rd over, becoming the third player from his country to achieve this feat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zimbabwe had been bowled out for 271 in 49.2 overs, but like with the first ODI, drama unfolded in the second innings. The backbone of Zimbabwe's happened to be a 104-run stand between Sean Williams (77) and Clive Madande (52). For the Netherlands, Shariz Ahmad starred with 5-43, his first five-for in ODI cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At one stage, the Netherlands were cruising towards the target of 272, with Tom Cooper (74) and M'x O'Dowd (81) going great guns. However, a run-out sent Cooper packing in the 33rd over, and Sikandar Raza accounted f'r O'Dowd in the 41st over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Still, at the start of the 44th over, the equation was in favour of the Netherlands, as the tourists needed 59 runs from 42 balls with seven wickets in hand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Madhevere, however, changed the course of the game with the first three balls of his over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Colin Ackermann was stumped by Madande, Teja Nidamanuru was bowled off the very next ball and Paul van Meekeren suffered the same fate off the third delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This meant that Madhevere had become just the third Zimbabwean to achieve an ODI hat-trick, and the Netherlands had slipped from 213-3 to 213-6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Eddo Brandes and Prosper Utseya are the only other Zimbabwe players with an ODI hat-trick.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The hat-trick proved crucial as Zimbabwe won a thrilling contest by just one run -- a run-out off the final delivery sealing their victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The hat-trick proved crucial as Zimbabwe won a thrilling contest by just one run -- a run-out off the final delivery sealing their victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n