Cricket: David Warner was let off the hook as Roelof Van Der Merwe dropped his catch. However, Steve Smith would not be so lucky just moments later.
steered the Australians towards an imposing total of 8-399 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, with Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne cracking fifties.
Mitchell Marsh will presumably slot back into the middle order, squeezing Labuschagne out of the starting XI. The Queenslander did not reach fifty in Australia’s opening four matches of the tournament, averaging 30.25 with a pitiful strike rate of 64.70. The team’s desperation and commitment in the field has been exceptional throughout the World Cup, particularly during the first half of Australia’s innings in Delhi.
One of their few mistakes in the field was Roelof van der Merwe’s tough chance at cover in the 23rd over — the catch was denied when replays showed the ball had scraped the ground. The only Dutch player guilty of letting the side down in the field was Max O’Dowd, who had an evening to forget in Delhi.
At that point in the tournament, the 31-year-old was averaging 145.00 with the ball. Not only that, but he was the lone strike spinner in Australia’s World Cup squad, forcing him to power through the pain. The Netherlands batters had no answer for Zampa’s wrong-uns, failing to pick the variation balls and playing down the wrong-un.The New South Welshman finished with 4-8 from three overs, the best bowling performance by an Australian spinner in men’s World Cups. Meanwhile, he’s currently the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 13 scalps at 17.76.
Despite being classified as a genuine all-rounder, the West Australian has been kept on ice in the field, only bowling one over in his previous 14 ODIs.
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