9th Match, Group A, West Indies vs. Nepal
West Indies defeated Nepal with a powerful performance, winning by a margin of 101 runs. Despite their fielding deficiencies, West Indies’ batting and bowling both impressed. After getting off to a rocky start after being brought in, West Indies recovered stability because of a massive 216-run fourth-wicket standoff between Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran. West Indies reached a massive total of 339/7 thanks to Pooran’s outstanding performance of 115 and Hope’s magnificent century of 132 runs, his 15th in ODIs. Nepal had a difficult task ahead of them and had trouble getting going with their chase, losing wickets frequently. As Nepal was defeated for 238 with two balls remaining, Jason Holder (3-34) Alzarri Joseph (2-45) Akeal Hosein (2-49), and Keemo Paul (2-63) spearheaded the team’s offensive effort. Gulshan Jha’s 42nd position in the pecking order merely postponed the inevitable.
United States versus. Netherlands, 10th Match, Group A
The Netherlands defeated the USA handily by five wickets to earn their first points. Choosing to play first, the Netherlands scored on the power play thanks to Ryan Klein and Logan van Beek, and they kept that lead throughout the entire game. With help from Jessy Singh’s three sixes, Shayan Jahangir (71) showed tenacity to reach a well-deserving fifty. The USA had hope thanks to their 86-run partnership, but after they were both out in the space of three overs, the lower order could only raise the total to 211/8. In response, the Netherlands batsmen, spearheaded by Max O’Dowd and Wesley Barresi, maintained a solid run rate early on before a cool-headed combination between Teja Nidamanuru and Scott Edwards in the fifth wicket effectively swung the tide in their favor. Edwards’ perfect score of 67 secured the championship.