Over 20. 8 runs. Bowler: Annabel Sutherland. Netherlands Women: 3-121(rr 6.05) The length ball drifts outside off and the batter swings a pull but misses, the ball deflecting off the pad for a leg bye. Netherlands face a steep chase, needing 99 runs with all wickets intact; the odds are against them.
A slower ball pitched just outside off, inviting the cut shot. Babette de Leede deftly drives it past backward point with a superbly timed, grounded cut for four.
Robine Rijke leans onto a back of a length delivery outside off and drives a controlled pull shot along the ground, picking up a single. Rijke gets off the mark with that run.
A slower ball lands on off stump length, tempting an aggressive slog from the batter. Sterre Kalis swings big but misses, and the bowler's clever delivery cleans up the wicket with a bowled dismissal. Sterre Kalis departs after scoring 44 runs off 43 balls.
Over 19. 4 runs. Bowler: Lucy Hamilton. Netherlands Women: 2-113(rr 5.95) The off cutter outside off on a back of a length is met with a mis-timed drive by Kalis, who manages to sneak a single off the inside edge. Netherlands Women face a steep chase needing 107 runs off the final 6 balls with 8 wickets in hand, a near-impossible task according to WinViz.
The off cutter is pitched just outside off stump, back of a length, and the batter plays a controlled pull shot, steering it deftly for a single to deep square leg.
A length ball on off stump from the bowler; Sterre Kalis attempts a cut shot but mistimes it slightly, pushing the ball into the extra cover region and scraping a quick single.
An off cutter drifting wide outside off, a clever upper cut attempt is made but misses completely. The delivery races away for a single wide, adding an extra to the tally.
Over 18. 2 runs. Bowler: Kim Garth. Netherlands Women: 2-109(rr 6.06) Kim Garth bowls a yorker on off stump, with no movement. Babette de Leede attempts to steer but can only get a bottom edge, resulting in no run as the keeper collects well. Netherlands Women now need 111 runs from 12 balls, maintaining a daunting required rate of 55.5, with eight wickets in hand and slim chances according to WinViz.
Kim Garth sends down a back of a length leg cutter just outside off, and Babette de Leede goes for a controlled cut. The connection isn't perfect, but she steals a quick single thanks to a misfield at point. Babette de Leede reaches her fifty off 47 balls, keeping up a strong strike rate of 106.
Over 17. 5 runs. Bowler: Lucy Hamilton. Netherlands Women: 2-107(rr 6.29) De Leede works a back-of-a-length delivery outside off for a neat single, keeping the scoreboard ticking. The Netherlands face a steep chase, requiring 113 from 18 balls with eight wickets in hand but little chance according to WinViz.
The off cutter drifts wide outside off, and Babette de Leede executes a crisp late cut, timing it perfectly to sneak through the vacant third man region for two runs.
Lucy Hamilton delivers an off cutter wide outside off, back of a length. Babette de Leede plays a controlled cut shot, keeping it down and yielding no run.
Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Annabel Sutherland. Netherlands Women: 2-102(rr 6.38) A back of a length delivery outside off sees a mis-timed pull from Babette de Leede, but she still manages to pick up two runs down the leg side. The Netherlands Women need 118 from 24 balls with eight wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
Length ball on leg stump, worked with control by the batter who picks up a single comfortably towards deep mid wicket. Netherlands Women reach the 100-run mark for the loss of two wickets.
A short, no movement delivery outside off, and Babette de Leede crisply pulls it in a controlled manner to the backward square leg region for a quick single.
