OTD | Netherlands defeated England in the opening match of 2009 T20 World Cup

In this article, we will discuss the excitement of the Netherlands vs England in the opening match of the 2009 T20 World Cup. On this day, back in 2009, the Netherlands cricket team thrashed the strong England side during the T20 World Cup, which took place on June 5, 2009, at Lord’s Cricket Stadium. Notably, the hosts were completely devastated after this loss, as this was the opening game of the marquee event, where the home team suffered a defeat against the frail side.
Speaking about the game here, it was Dutch skipper Jeroen Smits who won the toss and invited hosts to bat first in the game. Notably, after being sent to bat first, the hosts got off to a magnificent start as star opening batter Ravi Bopara had made 46 runs from 34 balls, featuring five fours with a solid strike rate of 136. In addition, Luke Wright made 71 runs from 49 balls, featuring eight fours, with a great strike rate of 145, which gave them a great start to the match.

However, following them, Owais Shah made five runs while Eoin Morgan could only get six runs. England skipper Paul Collingwood made 11 runs while Rob Key and James Foster were unbeaten with scores of 10 and 3, which helped them post a decent total of 162/5 in the given 20 overs. Meanwhile, during the chase, the visiting sides got off to an awful start as Alexei made just 1 run while Darron Reekers was out for 20 runs.

In addition, Bas Zuiderent made 12 runs while Tom de Grooth hammered 49 runs from 30 balls, featuring six fours and one six to help his side stand in the dominant spot. In addition, Peter Borren hammered 30 runs from 25 balls and stitched the great stand with Ryan Ten, who also got off 22 runs to help his side chase down the total. Meanwhile, James Anderson was magnificent and had scalped three wickets, while Stuart Broad, Adil Rashid, and Paul Collingwood had one scalp each to their name but couldn’t save the side from defeat.

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