David Warner scored a century as Australia scored 399 runs against the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. The five-time champions named a solitary change to their playing 11 with Marus Stoinis being replaced by Cameron Green. Here is a recap of the first innings.
Australia control the batting powerplay
It was a brave move from the Dutch skipper, Scott Edwards to start off the proceedings with spinners from both ends. Aryan Dutt and Colin Ackermann did manage to keep a rather close lid on the scoring. It was in the third over when David Warner unleashed his attack on the 20-year-old spinner by hitting him for four consecutive fours. Logan van Beek was introduced in the attack and the fast bowler made an instant impact by dismissing Mitchell Marsh. Both van Beek and Paul van Meekeren bowled in tandem conceding 36 runs in six overs. Van Beek in the last over of the powerplay conceded 13 runs in the over as he was hit for three consecutive fours by Steven Smith. Australia ended the batting powerplay with 66 runs on the board with the loss of just one wicket.
Warner and Smith set up Australia for a huge total
Vikramjit Singh was introduced in the attack after the powerplay and bowled with control alongside van Meekeren conceding only 24 runs in six overs. Warner broke the shackles by hitting a six in the 17th over. He followed it up by hitting another six and two fours in the following over. He completed his fifty in 40 balls. Smith too completed his fifty in the 20th over in 53 balls. Both batters continued their attack and found an odd boundary or a six almost every over.
Bas de Leede in just his second almost dismissed Warner after Roelof van der Merwe caught the ball at cover. The 38-year-old veteran all-rounder failed to complete the catch cleanly as the ball made contact with the ground and the third umpire ruled it not out. In the very next over, van der Merwe once again took a low catch of Smith but this time after watching the replays the third umpire ruled in the favour of the Dutch ending the 132-run partnership. Smith scored 71 runs in 68 balls hitting nine fours and one six.
Right after Smith’s wicket, the boundaries dried up for Australia with only one boundary coming off Marnus Labuschagne’s bat in five overs.
Once Labuschagne finally was set both Warner and the Australian number four decided to step on the gas pedal. Australia scored 43 runs in the space of five overs (30-34). Labuschagne completed his 9th ODI fifty in the 35th over in 42 balls. He scored another six and a four in the following over off Aryan Dutt’s bowling.
Quick wickets for the Dutch
Labuschagne was dismissed by Bas de Leede in the 37th over but the Australian batter had already done his job. Labuschagne scored 62 runs in 47 balls hitting seven fours and two sixes. Warner with a four completed his century in De Leede’s following over. Warner scored his hundred in 91 balls. De Leede took another wicket as he dismissed Josh Inglis in the 39th over. Warner too couldn’t stay for too long after completing his ton as he was dismissed by van Beek. The southpaw opener scored 104 runs in 93 balls hitting 11 fours and three sixes.
De Leede after bowling some quiet overs leaked 14 runs in his seventh over as Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell hit him for three fours. Australia gifted the sixth wicket in the form of a runout. Green was runout thanks to a great direct hit throw from Sybrand Engelbrecht in the 43rd over.
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Maxwell blasts in the death overs
At the end of 45 overs, Australia had scored 312 runs for the loss of six wickets and looked in sight for a huge total. Maxwell then smashed a four and a six in the 46th over. The Australian finisher completed his 24th ODI half-century in the 47th over with a six in 27 balls. He smashed another six in the same over as De Leede leaked 15 runs. He hit two more sixes in the 48th over and skipper Pat Cummins hit a four to score 21 runs in Logan van Beek’s 9th over. Maxwell began the penultimate over with two fours and three sixes with the third one coming off a no-ball. Maxwell completed his century with the third six and recorded the fastest century in World Cup history in just 40 balls. Maxwell was dismissed in the last over after scoring 106 runs in 44 balls hitting nine fours and eight sixes.
