Asked to bat first, a disciplined bowling performance led to Namibia making 156\/8 in their 20 overs. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton top-scored with 42, while Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit hit brief cameos, but all of them failed to convert their good starts into a substantial knock.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The inability to build a decisive partnership also left Namibia short of posting a competitive total on a tacky pitch. Apart from de Leede picking two wickets in the middle overs, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt and Colin Ackermann also played their part in containing Namibia\u2019s batters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
De Leede then took charge of the chase by hitting an unbeaten 72 off 48 balls, laced with five fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 150. He muscled the ball to all parts of the ground, combining clean hitting with smart rotation of strike. His 70-run stand with Colin Ackermann steadied the chase before captain Scott Edwards joined him to apply finishing touches, as the Netherlands reached the target with two overs to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
All the stats from the Netherlands vs Namibia match<\/p>\r\n\r\n
353: Number of runs scored by Bas de Leede across 10 innings, all while chasing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
176.50: The batting average of Bas de Leede across matches the Netherlands won. He scored these runs with the strike rate of 132.7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
8: Number of matches won by the Netherlands in T20 WC while chasing. The seven-wicket margin today being the highest one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50: Number of runs added by Jan Frylinck and Jan Nichol Loftie for the second wicket. The highest second-wicket partnership for Namibia in the WC. The previous record stood in the name of Erasmus and Zane Green, who added 48 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
8: Number of matches won by the Netherlands in T20 WC while chasing. The seven-wicket margin today being the highest one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
5: Number of half-centuries scored by Bas de Leede (72 not out) in T20I in 47 matches. It was his first vs Namibia in 3 matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n