The Netherlands beat the United Arab Emirates by three wickets with 37 balls remaining in the 139th match of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at the ICC Academy in Dubai on 25 October 2026. Max O'Dowd, the player of the match, made 103 off 79 balls with 10 fours and five sixes as the Netherlands chased 245 in 43.5 overs.
How It Unfolded
The UAE won the toss and chose to bat. Rahul Chopra anchored the innings with 82 not out off 102 balls, hitting nine fours, and Akshdeep Nath made 68 off 77 balls. Tanish Suri added 40 off 60 balls, while Muhammad Waseem made 19 and Aryansh Sharma 15. The UAE finished on 244/8. Timm van der Gugten led the Dutch attack with 5/39 from his 10 overs, and Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt and Paul van Meekeren took a wicket each.
O'Dowd set up the chase. Cedric de Lange made 23 and Zach Lion-Cachet 16 around him, and after O'Dowd was caught the Netherlands lost wickets steadily to Khuzaima Tanveer, who finished with 4/43 in 9.5 overs. Michael Levitt and Aryan Dutt then saw the side home, both unbeaten on 36. Dutt's runs came off 36 balls with three fours and three sixes, and Levitt's off 50 balls.
The Oracle's Call
The CricMind Oracle locked the Netherlands at 70% and the UAE at 30% before the toss, and the pick proved correct. The Netherlands came in rated 14th by the Oracle against the UAE's 18th, and had won three of the four previous ODI meetings between the sides. The full reasoning is in the full Oracle call.
What's Next
The Netherlands came out on top in this meeting between the two sides. Results from the rest of the competition, including recent wins for the U.S.A., Nepal, Namibia, Oman and Canada, are on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 hub.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.