Bas de Leede shines as Netherlands seal ODI World Cup spot with 4-Wicket victory over Scotland

Bas de Leede took a five-wicket haul and then hit his maiden century in an impressive all-round performance as the Netherlands became the tenth and final team to book their spot in the 2023 ODI World Cup after beating Scotland by four wickets in an all-important Super Six game of the qualifiers at Queens Sports Club, here on Thursday.

Bas de Leede shines as Netherlands seal ODI World Cup spot with 4-Wicket victory over Scotland. (Image: Twitter)

Bulawayo, July 6: Bas de Leede took a five-wicket haul and then hit his maiden century in an impressive all-round performance as the Netherlands became the tenth and final team to book their spot in the 2023 ODI World Cup after beating Scotland by four wickets in an all-important Super Six game of the qualifiers at Queens Sports Club, here on Thursday.

After taking 5/52, De Leede eclipsed Brandon McMullen’s 106 by hitting 123 off 92 balls, laced with seven fours and five sixes at a batting frequency of 133.7 to allow the Netherlands to chase 278 in 42.5 overs and book their ticket to play. ODI World Cup in India, held from October 5 to November 19.

De Leede has also become only the fourth player to score in a century and take five wickets in the same men’s ODI as the Netherlands will return in a 50-over World Cup for the first time after the 2011 edition of the tournament after the 2011 edition . Scotland on net run rate in stunning Bulawayo chase.

The Netherlands will now play the final of the qualifying matches against Sri Lanka in Harare on Sunday.

Short Scores: Scotland 277/9 in 50 overs (Brandon McMullen 106, Richie Berrington 64; Bas de Leede 5/52, Ryan Klein 2/59) lost to Netherlands 278/6 in 42.5 overs (Bas de Leede 123, Vikramjit Singh 40; Michael Leask 2/42, Chris Greaves 1/28) with four wickets.