Netherlands leg-spinner Aryan Dutt made a significant impact in the ICC Cricket World Cup League-2 triangular ODI series against Namibia by claiming his first five wickets in ODIs. Despite losing the toss, Aryan’s impressive bowling performance plunged Namibia into a dire situation.
Taking advantage of favorable conditions at the Chobhar end, Aryan showcased his prowess by dismissing Michael van Lingen lbw for 4 runs in the second ball of the ninth over. He continued his stellar performance by bowling JP Kotze for 5 runs on the last ball of the same over. In the 11th over, Aryan secured another lbw dismissal, sending Jan Frylinck back to the pavilion. Further exploits saw Gerhard Erasmus caught for 13 runs and Jan Nicol Loftie bowled for zero.
Namibia, which had a steady start at 20-0 in 7.2 overs, plummeted to a dismal 44-6 in just 13 overs.
Aryan accomplished his five-wicket haul with an economical spell of 15 runs in 4 overs.
In their previous match, the Netherlands suffered a defeat against Nepal by 9 wickets, with Aryan enduring a tough outing, conceding 44 runs in three overs.
As of the latest update, Namibia had reached 47 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 15 overs, with JJ Smith and Zane Green at the crease, providing a glimmer of hope.
Following their earlier loss, the Netherlands made strategic changes, bringing in Roelof van der Merwe and Teja Nidamanuru, while Shariz Ahmad and Wesley Barresi were relegated to the bench. Namibia also made a change, replacing Jack Brassell with Justin Coetzee, who took the field in place of the debutant against Nepal.
