Shai Hope's undefeated century secures a victory for the West Indies || cricket news || Info 366
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Date: 2022-06-01

Shai Hope's undefeated century secures a victory for the West Indies. 

Brooks and King both hit 50s in the win; Nidamanuru, a debutant for the Netherlands, makes an impression. 

West Indies dominated the Netherlands in the first of three one-day internationals in Amstelveen, thanks to Shai Hope's 11th ODI century. West Indies cruised home with 11 balls to spare and seven wickets in hand on a blustery Tuesday with sheets of rain reducing the game to 45 overs per side. West Indies were aided by thumping half-centuries from Shamarh Brooks and Brandon King. 

Hope and Brooks put up 120 for the first wicket, setting the tone for the chase. While their approach was not explosive, they were able to consistently outrun the asking pace. 

Then came a stutter when Logan van Beek, a seam-bowling allrounder, picked up two wickets in quick succession. He had Nkrumah Bonner lbw with an inducker after sending Brooks back with a brilliant return catch. When skipper Nicholas Pooran was bowled cheaply three overs later, Netherlands might have thought they had a chance to win. Hope and King, on the other hand, put an end to any such hopes with a 116-run shutout. 

Despite the defeat, it wasn't all doom and gloom for the Netherlands, who fought valiantly to put together an innings centred on rookie opener Vikramjit Singh and veteran Max O'Dowd. They added 63 runs in 12 overs to provide a solid foundation. Then they had minor contributions from each member in the top echelon, but no significant score. They didn't get to a reasonable position until Teja Nidamanuru, the 27-year-old allrounder, top-scored with 58 on debut. 

Nidamanuru faced only 51 balls in his innings and hit three fours and two sixes. This enabled the Netherlands achieve a score of 240 for 7, which was subsequently adjusted to 246 using the DLS method. As the chase progressed, it became clear that they were running out of time. 

After the game, Hope observed, "I think we need to adapt a little faster." "We've obviously seen what they're capable of with both the bat and the ball. We should be able to score a little faster; all we have to do now is acclimate to the conditions as quickly as possible and, hopefully, get on early wickets to bowl and top them with the bat." 

Despite the victory, West Indies remain in tenth place in the ODI Super League, which identifies seven direct qualifiers - plus the hosts - for the 50-overs World Cup in India next year. The Netherlands are in bottom place, having won only two of their 11 matches so far. 

The second and third One-Day Internationals will be held on June 2 and 4, respectively. 

West Indies 249 for 3 (Hope 119, Brooks 60, King 59*) beat Netherlands 240 for 7 (Nidamanuru 58, Vikramjit 47, Hosein 2-29, Mayers 2-50) by seven wickets.
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