Twitter Reactions: Brandon King’s masterclass seals the series for West Indies

Having won the first ODI match of the series against the Netherlands easily by seven wickets, West Indies were looking to wrap up the series in the 2nd ODI. Earlier today (02 June 2022), West Indies faced the Netherlands for the second One Day Internationals in Amstelveen where guests came out victorious again by five wickets with 4.3 overs to spare.    

The Dutch captain, Pieter Seelar won the toss and elected to bat first. Both openers started steadily as their first wicket fell in the 21st over for a score of 101. But after that, they lost wickets at a regular interval, and finally, they managed to put a below-par score of 214 in 48.3 overs. The wicketkeeper-batter Scott Edwards was the highest scorer with his 68 runs innings off 89 balls including just one boundary where he scored at a strike rate of 76.4.

On the other side, West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein once again was the star of the show for picking up four wickets by conceding only 39 runs. His economic spell did not let the Dutch batter build a partnership during that middle-over phase and that shifted the momentum towards them.

Bradon King’s unbeaten knock of 91 runs sealed the match for West Indies

While chasing this target, West Indies did not have a great start as they were struggling at one stage by losing five wickets for 99 runs only. Netherland’s Bas de Leede was in top form with the ball as he picked two crucial wickets for 46 runs in eight overs. However, Brandon King managed to put up a stable partnership with Keacy Carty and that unbeaten partnership of 118 runs steered them home safely in 45.3 overs only. 

Here are some tweets from NED vs WI 2nd ODI

Bringing up his highest ODI score and the win.👏🏿 #NEDvWI #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/qYv4Zs1IjU

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 2, 2022

2-0 series win for West Indies 🏆

West Indies struggled vs Netherlands in the second ODI. Brandon King (91*) & Keacy Carty (43*) complete the case with a 118-run stand 👏

Brandon King earns the player of the match with his good knock 🏅#NEDvWI #BrandonKing

— Ibrahim Malik (@ibrahimalik38) June 2, 2022

That was some chase after being 5 down at 99.
Brilliant from King and Carty.#NEDvWI @windiescricket

— Kaustubh Mokal (@KaustubhMokal3) June 2, 2022

So the Dutch competitive in parts again, comprehensively winning the first 20 or so overs of both innings, but the lack of depth and experience tells. Liked the choice to debut Shariz, two aggressive spinners on a deck that was turning, but not enough on the board.#NEDvWI

— Bertus de Jong (@BdJcricket) June 2, 2022

#NEDvWI is now 2-0!

Congratulations boys, WI love this. 💗#MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/RCOrG3bzwx

— Barbados Royals (@BarbadosRoyals) June 2, 2022

NED vs WI ( 2nd ODI )

NED 214/10 (48.3)
Scott Edwards 68(89)
A. Hossain 10-0-39-4

WI 217/5 ( 45.3 )
B. King 91*(90)
B. D. Lee 8-0-46-2

West Indies Won By 5 Wkts#NEDvWI #NEDvsWI #CricketTwitter

— Daily Cricket (@dailycricketDC) June 2, 2022

And its the same lad who knocked over India U19 in the U19 World Cup final in 2016.

Carty was man of the match in the final to score an unbeaten half century. 52* off 125 against the likes of Avesh, Khaleel and Washington Sundar.

#NEDvWI https://t.co/MfwTMr0BY7

— Kaushik (@CricKaushik_) June 2, 2022

Series sealed 👊

West Indies grab victory from the jaws of defeat against Netherlands in the second #NEDvWI ODI! #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/58wufxQNYh

— Younus Basheer (@Younus__Bashir) June 2, 2022

Series sealed 👊

West Indies grab victory from the jaws of defeat against Netherlands in the second #NEDvWI ODI!

Watch the final match LIVE and for FREE on https://t.co/CPDKNxoJ9v (in select regions) 📺#CWCSL | 📝 https://t.co/CaHDX6tHcO pic.twitter.com/JZN1b6YlGd

— ICC (@ICC) June 2, 2022

Pleased with the win by @windiescricket today but the batters could have been more critical. Nice knock by Carty…would love to see him batting higher in the order #NEDvsWI

— Deuel H 🇬🇾 (@dexroyhughes) June 2, 2022

King was adjudged the player of the match for his match-winning unbeaten knock of 91 runs off 90 balls at a strike rate of 101.11. Even, Keacy Carty managed to score a sensible 43-run innings off 66 balls including two fours and one six. This win ensured the series to the West Indies and they also bagged crucial points in the CWC Super Leauge points table.