Phebe Molkenboer’s 75 triumphs Tanya Ruma’s all-round show as the Netherlands hold their nerve to clinch an edge-of-the-seat thriller against Papua New Guinea
The Netherlands led by skipper Babette de Leede defeated Scotland led by skipper Abtaha Maqsood by three wickets in the third match of the season. Papua New Guinea led by skipper Brenda Tau was all set to face the Netherlands led by skipper Babette de Leede in the 4th match of the tri-series.
The Netherlands skipper Babette de Leede won the toss and elected to field first. After being inserted to bat first, the Papua New Guinea openers Vicky Araa and Naoani Vare got their side off to a cautious start with a 28-run opening partnership. Hannah Landheer cleaned up Vicky Araa to provide the first breakthrough for the Netherlands.
Tanya Ruma joined Naoani Vare at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 37-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark.
Silver Siegers cleaned up Naoani Vare to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Sibona Jimmy joined Tanya Ruma at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 28-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side closer to the 100-run mark. Eva Lynch picked up the wicket of Sibona Jimmy to provide the third breakthrough for the Netherlands. Papua New Guinea suffered a mini collapse as they lost their next three wickets for just 22 runs.
Henao Thomas joined Tanya Ruma at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 34-run partnership for the 7th wicket to take their side close to the 150-run mark. Henao Thomas was found short of her crease to provide the 7th breakthrough for the Netherlands. Isabel Toua joined Tanya Ruma at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 24-run partnership for the 8th wicket to take their side close to the 200-run mark.
Papua New Guinea was eventually bundled out for just 191 runs with seven balls to spare. Tanya Ruma (79 off 96 balls), Naoani Vare (21 off 55 balls), Isabel Toua (14 off 37 balls), Vicy Araa (13 off 34 balls), and Sibona Jimmy (12 off 15 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Papua New Guinea. Annemijn van Beuge (9.5-0-37-5), Eva Lynch (9-1-27-2), Hannah Landheer (8-1-22-1), Iris Zwilling (9-1-28-0), and Silver Siegers (3-1-16-1) were the top performers with the ball for the Netherlands.
Chasing a target of 192, the Netherlands openers Phebe Molkenboer and skipper Babette de Leede got their side off to a solid start with a 32-run opening partnership. The duo scored over six runs an over. Henao Thomas picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Babette de Leede to provide the first breakthrough for Papua New Guinea.
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Annemijn van Beuge soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Robine Rijke joined Phebe Molkenboer at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 27-run partnership for the third wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark. Sibona Jimmy picked up the wicket of Robine Rijke to provide the 3rd breakthrough for Papua New Guinea.
Iris Zwilling joined Phebe Molkenboer at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 64-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side to the 130-run mark. Isabel Toua cleaned up Iris Zwilling to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side. Carlijn van Koolwijk soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 5th breakthrough for Papua New Guinea.
Frederique Overdijk joined Phebe Molkenboer at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 27-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side past the 150-run mark. Tanya Ruma picked up the wicket of Frederique Overdijk to provide the 6th breakthrough for her side. Caroline de Lange joined Phebe Molkenboer at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 19-run partnership for the 7th wicket to take their side close to the target.
Caroline de Lange was found short of her crease to provide the 7th breakthrough for Papua New Guinea. The Netherlands eventually managed to hold their nerve to get over the line with one wicket in hand and 16 balls to spare. Phebe Molkenboer (75 off 137 balls), Iris Zwilling (28 off 47 balls), skipper Babette de Leede (22 off 13 balls), and Robine Rijke (17 off 15 balls), were the top performers with the bat for the Netherlands.
Henao Thomas (10-1-36-3), Sibona Jimmy (10-1-33-1), Isabel Toua (10-1-34-1), Vicy Araa (7.2-0-30-1), and Tanya Ruma (5-0-17-2) were the top performers with the ball for Papua New Guinea. The Netherlands opening batter Phebe Molkenboer was awarded the Player of the Match for her match-winning performance (75 off 137 balls) with the bat. She played a crucial role in helping her side get over the line against Papua New Guinea.