Welcome to the highlights of UAE vs Netherlands - The 142nd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (2023 - 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualification ribbons) One-Day International cricket tournament between United Arab Emirates and Netherlands was played at ICC Academy, Dubai on October 31, 2026.
Match Overview:
Aayan Afzal Khan's three-wickets, Adeeb Usmani's superb unbeaten 81 and Akshdeep Nath's career-best scintillating 99 helped to UAE convincing five-wicket victory over Netherlands, despite a brilliant century by Max O'Dowd and Scott Edwards' 94 in the 142nd match of a ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.
Match Stats:
- Max O'Dowd became the second Netherlands batsman to scored two centuries against UAE in ODI cricket history.
- Max O'Dowd became the second Netherlands batsman to scored three centuries in ODIs after Ryan ten Doeschate (5).
- Max O'Dowd's 103 was his third highest score for Netherlands in one-day international and his second highest-score against UAE in ODIs.
- 106 : Max O'Dowd and Scott Edwards set a record third-wicket partnership for Netherlands against UAE in one-day international, previously held by the 100-run stand between Scott Edwards and Zach Lion-Cachet at Amstelveen in the previous year and the Netherlands' fourth highest third-wicket stand in ODIs.
- Akshdeep Nath became the first UAE batsman to dismissed on 99 in one-day international cricket history.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Netherlands scored 263-4 in 50 overs with top scorer by Max O'Dowd cracked a 106 off 119-balls - which was his 3rd ODI hundred and his second century against UAE in ODIs - including 10-fours & 3-sixes.
Scott Edwards hit a unbeaten 94 off 95-balls including 8-fours & a six, Colin Ackermann cracked a unbeaten 34 off 40-balls included 2-fours and Noah Croes scored 16 off 44-balls contained a boundary.
UAE best bowler by Aayan Afzal Khan picked up 3-wickets for 48-runs in 10-overs and Muhammad Rohid took one-wicket.
UAE chase down the target of 264, finishing at 266 for 4 in 49 overs with top scorer by Akshdeep Nath hammered a 99 off 88-balls - who fell one-run short of his century.
Adeeb Usmani cracked a unbeaten 81 off 93-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes, Sohaib Khan scored 28 off 52-balls included two boundaries and Muhammad Waseem hit 19 off 13-balls contained 4-fours with strike rate of 146.15.
Netherlands best bowler by Bas de Leede captured two-wickets, Colin Ackermann and Paul van Meekeren each took one-wickets.
Akshdeep Nath named Player of the match for his match-winning career-best scintillating 99 off facing 88-balls including 5-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 112.50.
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