World Cup 2023: Netherlands duo surpasses MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja's record

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Netherlands continue to surprise at the ICC World Cup 2023 as two of their batters help the side recover from a top-order collapse to put a fighting 263-run target on the board at the Ekana Sports City Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (October 21).

Sybrand Engelbrecht (70) and Logan Van Beek added 130 runs for the seventh wicket, surpassing the previous record held by Indian great MS Dhoni and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who added 116-run down the order against New Zealand during the World Cup semifinal in 2019. Scroll below to take a look at all relevant records the Dutch duo added their names to.

Highest innings totals for Netherlands in World Cups
314/4 vs Namibia, Bloemfontein, 2003
306 vs Ireland, Kolkata, 2011
292/6 vs England, Nagpur, 2011
262 vs Sri Lanka, Lucknow, 2023
245/8 vs South Africa, Dharamsala, 2023

Highest partnerships for 7th wicket or below in World Cups
130 - Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek (NED) vs SL, Lucknow, 2023
126* - Kapil Dev, Syed Kirmani (IND) vs ZIM, Tunbridge Wells, 1983
117 - Iain Butchart, Dave Houghton (ZIM) vs NZ, Hyderabad, 1987
116 - MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja (IND) vs NZ, Manchester, 2019

Highest ODI partnerships for 3rd wicket or below for Netherlands
186* - Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent vs KEN, Potchefstroom, 2009
158 - Ryan ten Doeschate, Tom Cooper vs SCOT, Rotterdam, 2010
143 - Scott Edwards, Teja Nidamanuru vs WI, Harare, 2023
130 - Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek vs SL, Lucknow, 2023
121 - Peter Borren, Atse Buurman vs Canada, Toronto, 2007
121 - Peter Borren, Ryan ten Doeschate vs IRE, Kolkata, 2011

Before today, the highest ODI partnership for 7th wicket or below for Netherlands was 110 between Teja Nidamanuru and Shariz Ahmad against Zimbabwe in Harare earlier this year.

Highest partnerships for Netherlands in World Cups (any wicket)
228 - Feiko Kloppenburg, KJJ van Noortwijk vs NAM, Bloemfontein, 2003
130 - Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek vs SL, Lucknow, 2023
121 - Peter Borren, Ryan ten Doeschate vs IRE, Kolkata, 2011
114 - KJJ van Noortwijk, Bas Zuiderent vs ENG, Peshawar, 1996
103* - Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent vs SCO, Basseterre, 2007

Netherlands' previous highest for 6th wicket or below in World Cups was 64 between Scott Edwards and Roelof van der Merwe against South Africa in Dharamsala earlier this week.

50-plus ODI scores from No.7 or below for Netherlands
110* - Teja Nidamanuru vs ZIM, Harare, 2023
78* - Scott Edwards vs SA, Dharamsala, 2023
71* - Peter Borren vs SCOT, Aberdeen, 2011
70 - Sybrand Engelbrecht vs SL, Lucknow, 2023
59 - Logan van Beek vs SL, Lucknow, 2023

Two 50-plus scores from No.7 or below in World Cups
Shaun Pollock (52), Lance Klusener (52) - SA vs ZIM, Chelmsford, 1999
Amjad Javed (56), Nasir Aziz (60) - UAE vs WI, Napier, 2015
MS Dhoni (50), Ravindra Jadeja (77) - IND vs NZ, Manchester, 2019
Sybrand Engelbrecht (70), Logan van Beek (59) - NED vs SL, Lucknow, 2023

Stat courtesy: Cricbuzz