The ODI World Cup qualifiers being played in Zimbabwe have seen some interesting matches so far. In this episode, two very spectacular matches were seen on Monday. In the match played between Zimbabwe and USA at the Harare Sports Club, the hosts won by 304 runs. At the same time, the Netherlands created a big upset by defeating two-time champion West Indies in the match played at Takashinga Sports Club. With this defeat, the Windies' campaign in the World Cup is almost over. Now he will need a miracle to qualify for the final event in India.

What happened in the Zimbabwe-USA match?
Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 408 runs losing six wickets in 50 overs. This was the 14th-highest total in ODI cricket. At the same time, this is the highest total of Zimbabwe in ODIs. Joylord Gumbi scored 78 runs and Innocent Kaya scored 32 runs. Both of them made an opening partnership of 56 runs. After this, Shaun Williams, who was captaining in the absence of Craig Irvine, added 160 runs for the second wicket with Gumby.

Williams then shared an 88-run partnership for the third wicket with Sikandar Raza. Raza got out after scoring 48 runs in 27 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. At the same time, Ryan Burl played a stormy inning of 47 runs in 16 balls with the help of three fours and four sixes. Captain Williams was dismissed for 174 runs in 101 balls with the help of 21 fours and five sixes. Jongwe got out after scoring one run. Marumani remained unbeaten on 18 runs in six balls and Brad Evans scored three runs. Abhishek Paradkar took the maximum of three wickets from the USA. At the same time, JC Singh got two wickets and Nosthush Kenjige got one wicket.

In reply, Zimbabwe bundled out the USA for 104 runs in 25.1 overs. Steven Taylor could not open an account. Sushant Modani six runs, Monank Patel nine runs, Aaron Jones eight runs, Gajanand Singh 13 runs, Shayan Jahangir zero, Abhishek 24 runs, Nisarg Patel two runs, Jasdeep Singh 21 runs and Usman Rafiq was dismissed by six runs. Richard Ngarwa and Raza took two wickets each for Zimbabwe. At the same time, Evans, Jongwe, and Burl got one wicket each. The 304-run victory is the second largest by a margin of runs in ODIs. India holds the record for the biggest win by a margin of runs. He won by 317 runs in Thiruvananthapuram against Sri Lanka this year.

Biggest win by a margin of runs in ODIs
The margin of victory Match venue Year
317 runs IND vs SL Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
304 runs ZIM vs USA Harare, 2023
290 runs NZ vs IRE Aberdeen, 2008
275 runs AUS vs AFG Perth, 2015
272 runs SA vs ZIM Benoni, 2010
Netherlands upset West Indies by defeating them
On the other hand, the Netherlands created a stir by defeating the two-time world champions (1975, 1979) West Indies in the Super Over. With this defeat, the path of West Indies in the World Cup has now become extremely difficult. The team has reached the next round i.e. Super Six, but has zero points. Zimbabwe has reached the Super Sixes with four points and the Netherlands with two points. Four teams will be eliminated from the Super Six, while two teams will qualify for the main event of the World Cup to be held in India. Batting first, West Indies scored 374 runs for six wickets in 50 overs.

Logan van beek
Brandon King scored 76 runs, Johnson Charles scored 54 runs, Shamrah Brooks scored 25 runs, and Captain Shai Hope scored 47 runs. At the same time, Nicholas Pooran scored 104 runs in 65 balls with the help of nine fours and six sixes and Keemo Paul played an unbeaten inning of 46 runs in 25 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes. In response, the Netherlands also scored 374 runs for nine wickets. This is the fourth-highest total in the second innings in ODIs. Vikramjeet Singh scored 37 runs for the Netherlands, Max O'Dowd scored 36 runs, Wesley Baresi scored 27 runs, Bas Di Leed scored 33 runs, Captain Scott Edwards scored 67 runs, Logan Van Beek scored 28 runs and Aryan Dutt scored 16 runs. Teja Nidamanuru played an excellent inning of 111 runs in 76 balls with the help of 11 fours and three sixes and helped the Netherlands in the chase.

The highest total in the second innings in ODIs
score match place year result
438/9 SA vs AUS Johannesburg, 2006 SA won
411/8 SL vs IND Rajkot, 2009 SL lost
389 WI vs ENG St George, 2019 WI LOST
374/9 NED vs WI Harare, 2023 NED Superover
won in
372/6 SA vs AUS Durban, 2019 SA WON
How many times has the match reached the super over in ODIs
match venue year result
ENG vs NZ Lords, 2019 World Cup Final ENG Boundary
won on count
PAK vs ZIM Rawalpindi, 2020 ZIM Won
NED vs WI Harare (Takashinga Sports Club), 2023 NED Won

What happened when the match was tied?
The match reached the super over when it was tied. This is the third time in ODIs that a match has reached a super over. Earlier, the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand and the match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in 2020 reached the super over. The Netherlands team came for the first batting in the Super over. Logan Van Beek and Edwards came out to bat, while Jason Holder handled the bowling for the Windies. Van Beek batted furiously in the super over, playing all six balls and scoring 30 runs. Bec hit Holder for a four off the first ball, a six off the second ball, a four off the third ball, a six off the fourth ball, a six off the fifth ball, and a four off the last ball. The Netherlands scored 30/0 in the Super Over and set a target of 31 runs for the Windies.

After this Charles and captain Shai Hope came for batting for West Indies. At the same time, the Netherlands also handed over the bowling to Van Beek. Charles hit a six off the first ball. After this, he took a single on the next ball. Hope took a single on the third ball. West Indies needed 23 runs from the last three balls, which is almost impossible. Bec got Charles caught out on the fourth ball. At the same time, on the fifth ball, Van Beek made a big upset by dismissing the holder. In this way, the Netherlands gave a crushing defeat to the West Indies. This team has done vicissitudes many times before. He also upset England in the 2009 T20 World Cup and South Africa in the 2022 T20 World Cup. To qualify for the main event, West Indies will have to finish in the top two in the Super Six round, which will be extremely difficult.

(pc amarujala)