| Second one-day worldwide, Amstelveen |
| Netherlands 236-7 (41 overs): Edwards 78, Willey 2-46, Rashid 2-50 |
| England 239-4 (36 overs): Salt 77, Roy 73, Dutt 2-55 |
| England gained by six wickets; go 2-0 up in three-match series |
| Scorecard |
England accomplished a series victory over the Netherlands but under-pressure captain Eoin Morgan as soon as once more failed with the bat.
Phil Salt’s 77 helped England to a six-wicket win in the second of three one-day internationals in Amstelveen.
David Willey took 2-46 because the Dutch have been restricted to 235-7 after that they had gained the toss on a worn pitch used for England’s record-breaking ODI total on Friday.
Scott Edwards’ brisk 78 and 34 from Bas de Leede gave the Dutch one thing to bowl at, but Salt and Jason Roy (73) laid the platform earlier than Dawid Malan (37*) and Moeen Ali (38*) completed the job.
England skipper Morgan endured a depressing day, although, with a second duck of the series.
Inevitably this match was a extra low-key affair, diminished to 41 overs a facet after in a single day rain delayed the beginning, than England’s dazzling 498-4 in the scorching sunshine two days in the past.
The Netherlands center order introduced respectability to their whole below gray skies on the VRA Cricket Ground due to a 73-run stand from Edwards and Teja Nidamanuru.
But from a circumspect 93-3 after 20 overs at drinks they by no means kicked on regardless of a late flurry of sixes from Logan van Beek and Shane Snater.
Salt and Roy then adroitly pierced the in-field through the first powerplay, moderately than taking the aerial route, in a scientific 139-run first-wicket stand.
England suffered just a few jitters when Morgan and Liam Livingstone (4) departed cheaply but Malan’s cool head and Moeen Ali’s fearlessness obtained the tourists dwelling with 30 balls to spare.
The victory gave England one other 10 factors in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – used to find out qualification for subsequent yr’s event in India.
Morgan fails once more as Salt and Roy shine
In the build-up to this series, Morgan had once more fielded questions on his future function in the workforce with query marks over each type and health.
He is at present managing a groin/thigh drawback in Amstelveen, and has beforehand struggled with longstanding again and knee points.
In his final 26 white-ball innings he has only one half-century at a time when competitors for locations in England’s prime order has by no means felt so intense.
He lasted one ball on Friday, trapped lbw, but this was worse. Morgan confronted seven balls and, in reality, seemed excruciatingly out of contact – his timing off and shot choice wrapped in a whirlpool of self-doubt.
England’s World Cup-winning skipper was dismissed swiping throughout the road at one tossed up by Tom Cooper – taking part in in this series after a six-year break – and caught at backward level by Shane Snater.
It was in stark distinction to the fluidity with which Roy and Salt performed. Roy took 5 fours off the primary 9 balls, hitting each side of the wicket, exhibiting his intent with brutish crunches via the covers then stepping throughout his stumps and flicking something behind sq..
Although Jonny Bairstow is Roy’s established opening companion he dovetailed properly with the extra orthodox Salt, who used the tempo of the ball to open the face and punch down the bottom earlier than skilfully slog sweeping.
England’s bowlers in cruise management
The rating from ‘Mission Impossible’ blared out over the general public deal with system moments earlier than the toss, and neatly summed what the Dutch confronted after they started their innings in the primary ODI.
With Jos Buttler proclaiming in the wake of that victory that England would preserve making an attempt to blast 500 it was comprehensible, then, that the Netherlands’ stand-in skipper Edwards gave his bowlers some respite when Morgan known as incorrectly.
The Dutch have twice crushed England in T20Is – chasing 162 at Lord’s in 2009 and defending 135 in 2014 in Chittagong – but Morgan’s facet play a special model of cricket to these days, and the lack of 18 overs made little distinction.
With the ball England’s assault did nicely, but with the sense they by no means needed to actually exert themselves as batter error accounted for 4 of the Dutch wickets.
Brydon Carse (1-36) confirmed some zip and nipped one again to lure Tom Cooper lbw as Willey, who additionally ran out Edwards with a flat throw from mid-wicket, was aggressive. Adil Rashid (2-50) bowled nicely in patches though Moeen Ali was a contact costly.
Morgan’s function and affect on the sphere of play stays undiminished – his ways and bowling adjustments right here have been just about spot on.
But on a day when his reverse quantity Pieter Seelaar retired due to a persistent again drawback, related ideas have to be passing via the 35-year-old England captain’s thoughts.
