NED vs WI: Gautam Gambhir Lauds Kyle Mayers After Latter’s Match-winning Century In The 3rd ODI
Published - 06 Jun 2022, 12:58 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 06:19 AM
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir piled acclaim on left-handed hitter Kyle Mayers after the West-Indian all-rounder scored a shining hundred in the third ODI between West Indies and the Netherlands on Saturday, June 4 at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen.
Mayers proceeded to score 120 runs off 106 balls with eight fours and seven sixes, assisting the guests with scoring 308/5 after they chose to
bat first. Mayers came to open the innings alongside Shai Hope and took the assault to the opponent bowlers right all along.
Gautam Gambhir Praises Kyle Mayers For His Smashing Knock
He was engaged with a 58-run opening stand and later likewise engaged with a significant 184-run partnership for the second wicket with Shamarh Brooks, who remained unbeaten on 101 off 115. Mayers dismissed as he tried to hit right-arm medium pacer Bas de Leede.
Gambhir, in the meantime, took to his official Instagram account and wrote, “Absolutely sensational! Truly a great knock!”
Mayers was a member of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, however, he didn’t get to play a solitary game.
West Indies Dominate Dutch Once Again
West Indies proceeded to dominate the game by 20 runs as right-arm pacer Sherman Lewis picked up three wickets. The spinners, Akeal Hosein and Hayden Walsh Jr. likewise got two wickets each.
Max O’Dowd scored 89 runs for the Dutch side, however, his knock was of no use. Dowd’s initial accomplice Vikramjit Singh likewise made a fifty, yet without much of any result.
As far as Mayers is concerned, back in February 2021, he turned out to be just the fifth batter in Test history to score a double hundred on debut. The southpaw achieved the accomplishment during West Indies’ Test against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
His thump likewise directed the Caribbean group to the fifth-highest successful run chase ever in the longest form of the game.
