Today’s Cricket Match Update: New Zealand vs Netherlands, the sixth fixture of the World Cup 2023, is currently occurring in Hyderabad. As things stand, New Zealand appears in a commanding position in the Hyderabad affair and are closing in on their second straight victory in the ongoing World Cup. Following a remarkable batting effort, the Blackcaps posted a gigantic 322-run total while batting first on the flat surface in Hyderabad.

As many as three New Zealand batters hammered fifties on the face of an inexperienced bowling attack of the Netherlands. Opening batter Will Young led New Zealand’s batting chart with an astute 70-run knock, with skipper Tom Latham following him with a solid 53 runs. In the run defense, southpaw Mitchell Santner claimed a headline-making five-wicket haul before the end of his 10-over quota, bringing his team closer to a sizable victory.

Today’s Cricket Match Update: Daryl Mitchell Almost Injures Meekeren With A Straight Hit

Premier Netherlands pacer Paul Van Meekeren barely survived a powerful hit from Daryl Mitchell amid the first innings in Hyderabad today. During the 39th over of Meekeren, the Blackcaps batter Daryl Mitchell hammered a straight shot off a full-length delivery. Meekeren, who was in his follow-through, was quick to get out of the line of the shot, seeing the ball crash into the stumps at the non-striker end. 

Meekeren, Umpire Survive A Potential Injury

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Here’s what Paul Van Meekeren said during a mid-innings break Interview in Hyderabad:

“At one stage, they were set to score 350 but we wanted to restrict them to 300 but they ended up getting something in the middle. Just left a few too many runs at the end. The boys got a lot of confidence in the qualifiers. We chased 374 against West Indies so there’s no reason why we can’t chase 323 now.”

In recent times, Daryl Mitchell has appeared in red-hot form with the bat in International cricket across formats. The 32-year-old Hamilton batter struck crucial 48 runs in today’s Netherlands clash in Hyderabad while batting at number 4. Mitchell, potentially, will be the Blackcaps’ trump card in the remainder of the proceeding 50-over ICC competition.