Turning Points

Netherlands v West Indies, Group B, World Cup 2011, Delhi

ESPNcricinfo staff
28-Feb-2011
Bas Zuiderent is bowled by Kemar Roach, Netherlands v West Indies, Group B, World Cup 2011, Delhi, February 28, 2011

Bas Zuiderent could not keep out a Kemar Roach thunderbolt  •  Getty Images

0.4 Mudassar Bukhari to Smith, FOUR, oh well, not the start Netherlands would have wanted, Smith leans out to despatch another one wide of mid off, who goes through the motions of trying to chase it
9.5 ten Doeschate to Gayle, FOUR, more fuller stuff from Tendo, this is a horror start for him, Gayle merrily tonks it over short extra cover, and past mid off, three in three, this is no imposter, this is CH Gayle, aright
1.4 Roach to Barresi, OUT, Gayle has struck. The wicket goes to Roach, but that was all Gayle. Length ball on off stump from Roach, Barresi goes for a nervous half-prod, half-poke non-drive without moving the feet and it gets the outside edge. Sammy's eyes at second slip light up as he jumps across to his left. Gayle at first slip calmly tumbled across to his right. Sammy missed the ball. Gayle was ready. Not deterred by the distraction, he pouched it low. And then he smiles. And smiles.
9.3 Roach to Zuiderent, OUT, Bas Zuiderant. Blast Zuiderant. Roach has blasted his stumps out with a fast and straight missile that had off stump written all over it. Bas tried to get forward and cover the line, but his reluctant forward prod was not going to get him anywhere. He played across the line, the ball slipped between bat and pad, and flattened off stump. Roach is delighted.
31.3 Roach to Westdijk, OUT, hat-trick for Roach and he has six wickets! Superb spell this, the sheen barely taken off it by the fact that it came against a poor opposition. Fielders came in everywhere. Three slips I could see on the screen. A short leg in place. The odds of Westdijk surviving this were not very good. Roach got another vicious inducker in place. Landed it outside off stump and got it to curl in rapidly. Westdijk stayed on the crease and made a feeble attempt to stop it. No luck. Middle stump is flattened, and I think Roach will put it on his mantelpiece. Sixth hat-trick in World Cup cricket, and boy, it was a treat to watch!