Watch the highlights of Namibia vs Netherlands 3rd Match Tri-Nation T20I Series 2024 - Nepal Tri-Nation Twenty20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between Namibia and Netherlands at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur in 29th February 2024.
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| Michael Levitt celebrates his maiden century © CAN / Twitter |
Magnificent Michael Levitt's record-breaking 135 and Sybrand Engelbrecht's quick-fire 40-ball 70 sets up to Netherlands' record 59-run victory over Namibia, despite a Jan Frylinck - Zane Green's blitz and secure a their place in finals in the third match of Nepal Triangular Series.
Match Stats :
- Netherlands' 59-run win was their fifth largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their biggest win against Namibia in T20Is, previous biggest win by 44-runs at ICCA Dubai in 2019.
- Michael Levitt became the second Netherlands batsman to score a century in T20 internationals after Max O'Dowd.
- Michael Levitt's 135 was the highest score by an Netherlands batsman in T20 internationals, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 133 held by Max O'Dowd against Malaysia at same venue in 2021.
- 10 : Michael Levitt hit the most sixes in an innings for Namibia in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 7-sixes jointly hit by Stephan Myburgh against Ireland at Sylhet in 2014 and Ben Cooper against Dublin (Malahide) in 2019.
- 193 : Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht set up the record second-wicket partnership for Netherlands in T20 international, It is the Netherlands' highest any-wicket stand in T20Is, previously held by the 144-run stand between Max O'Dowd and Ben Cooper against Ireland at Dublin (Malahide) in 2019.
- 193 : Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht set up world record second-wicket partnership in T20 cricket history, surpassing the previous record held by the 183-run stand between Ollie Hairs and Brandon McMullen against Italy at Edinburgh in the last year and the joint ninth highest any-wicket stand in T20Is, jointly 193-run stand held by between Kushal Malla and Rohit Paudel against Mongolia at Hangzhou in the last year.
- Netherlands' 247 was their highest score in T20 international, previous highest was 209 against Nepal at same venue in 2021.
- Namibia's 188 was their eighth highest score in T20 international and It is their highest total against Netherlands in T20Is, previous highest was 166 at Abu Dhabi in 2021.
- Sybrand Engelbrecht hammered a 26-ball sixth fastest fifty for Netherlands in T20 internationals.
- 50* : Zane Green and Bernard Scholtz set up the third highest eighth-wicket partnership for Netherlands in T20 internationals.
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Netherlands scored mammoth total of 247-5 in Michael Levitt hammered a 135 off 62-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred.
Sybrand Engelbrecht blasted a 75 off 40-balls including 7-fours & 5-sixes with strike rate of 187.50 and Teja Nidamanuru hit 18 off 3-ball included 3-sixes with strike rate of 180.
Namibia best bowler by Ruben Trumpelmann took 2-wickets and one for Ben Shikongo - Jan Frylinck.
Namibia scored 188-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Zane Green blasted a unbeaten 42 off 20-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 210.
Jan Frylinck hammered a 42 off 27-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 210, JP Kotze hit 26 off 15-balls included 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 173.33.
JJ Smit struck 19 off 8-balls including 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 237.50 and Ruben Trumpelmann scored a unbeaten 19 off 14-balls included 2-fours & a six.
Netherlands best bowler by Timm van der Gugten captured two-wickets, Vivian Kingma, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen and Roelof van der Merwe each took one-wickets.
Michael Levitt named Player of the match for his record-breaking batting performance to smashed a career-best whirlwind 135-runs knocked off facing 62-balls including 11-fours & 10-sixes with strike rate of 217.74.
