De Leede shines in Netherlands win

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Bas de Leede starred with both bat and ball as the Netherlands opened their account in the tournament with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Namibia.

The Netherlands suffered a narrow defeat by Pakistan after giving their opponents a major scare in the tournament opener in Colombo on Saturday but bounced back impressively in Delhi.

Chasing a target of 157, all-rounder De Leede, who had already picked up two key Namibia wickets, crafted an unbeaten 72 from 48 balls to guide them home with authority.

It is their biggest win in the tournament’s history while De Leede became the first Netherlands cricketer to score a half-century and take two wickets in the same match of a T20 World Cup.

The Netherlands play the United States in their next match on Friday while Namibia will take on defending champions India on Thursday.