adminMuderere, B Metro Reporter
TEJA Nidamanuru hit 110 not out to give Netherlands a comeback win over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international played on Tuesday at Harare Sports Club as the all-rounder saved his team when it was seemingly down and out.
Nidamanuru’s counter attacking first One Day International (OD1) century, with nine fours and three sixes, helped the Dutch recover from 110-6 and chase down Zimbabwe’s 249 all out with a ball to spare..
The Netherlands finished on 255-7 to win by three wickets.
Even with Nidamanuru’s brilliant innings, his team needed 19 off the last two overs.
Nidamanuru hit a six and tailender Paul van Meekeren (21 not out) hit a four as the Netherlands took 15 off the 49th over.
The drama was still not done.
Brad Evans conceded just three runs off the first four balls of the last over, leaving the Dutch needing one off two. Under pressure, van Meekeren launched a six off the penultimate ball of the game to give the Netherlands a 1-0 lead in the three-game series and a third straight win over Zimbabwe in bilateral ODI series.
The Netherlands won 2-0 in 2019 in the only other ODI series between the teams.
Zimbabwe also relied on its lower order to post its total, with wicketkeeper Clive Madande’s 74, his first ODI half-century, helping lift Zimbabwe from 98-7.
tomorrow’s match, the third and final game is set to take place on Saturday.
Both teams are using the series which is part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Super League , as part of their preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers that will be held in Zimbabwe in June where only two teams are expected to book the final slots to the global showpiece.
Scorecard Summary
Netherlands 255 for 7 (Nidamanuru 110*, Ackermann 50, Masakadza 3-36, Ngarava 2-44) beat Zimbabwe 249 (Madande 74, Klaassen 3-41, van Meekeren 2-50) by 3 wickets
Nidamanuru’s brief history
Anil Teja Nidamanuru (born 22 August 1994) is an Indian-born Dutch cricketer who plays for the Netherlands cricket team. He has also played for Auckland in New Zealand domestic cricket.
Personal life
Nidamanuru was born in Vijayawada, India. As of 2021 he was a business development manager for a workflow management company, working alongside fellow Netherlands international Stephan Myburgh.
Cricket career
Nidamanuru made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 13 December 2017. He made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 14 November 2018.
In 2019, Nidamanuru moved to the Netherlands. He took up a position as player-coach at Utrecht-based Kampong Cricket Club. He later switched to Punjab Rotterdam and scored 104 runs from 42 balls in one game against VOC Rotterdam in the 2021 Dutch T20 Cup.
In May 2022, he was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his ODI debut on 31 May 2022, for the Netherlands against the West Indies. In July 2022, he was named in the Netherlands’ Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B tournament in Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut on 11 July 2022, for the Netherlands against Papua New Guinea.
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