Logan van Beek, the Netherlands lower middle order batter, has delivered one of the best batting performances in the super over to help his side defeat the two-time world champions West Indies in the ODI World Cup Qualifier 2023. At the Takashingha Sports Club in Harare, the 32-year-old cricketer smashed 30 runs against the former captain of the Caribbean side Jason Holder.
On June 26, Monday, the Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to put West Indies into bat first. The Caribbean batting lineup took full advantage of the flat batting conditions to post a daunting total of 374/6 on the scoreboard. Nicholas Pooran top scored with 104 not out off 65 deliveries with nine fours and six maximums.
In the run chase, the top order of the Netherlands gave a solid foundation for the rest of the batters to overhaul the 375-run target. Teja Nidamanuru took matters into his own hands to reach a three-figure score to bring his side closer to the finish line. It was Logan van Beek, who first helped Netherlands level the West Indies total on the last ball, before tearing into Jason Holder with 4,6,4,6,6,4 in the super over.
Within moments, the entire social media went into a feeding frenzy, appreciating the Netherlands batter for his insane power hitting.
Some of the best Twitter reactions to Logan van Beek's batting masterclass are as under:
Logan van Beek didn’t only score 30 runs in the super over with the bat for the Netherlands, but he also took the ball against the West Indies in the one over eliminator.
On the first ball, he got tonked for a six by Johnson Charles, but then, the Netherlands bowler took the wickets of him and Romario Shepard to bundle out West Indies for eight runs and hand victory to his national side in the all-important ODI World Cup Qualifier 2023 match.