NED vs ENG 3rd ODI Commentary - Amstelveen (22 June 2022)

SIX! Buttler finishes it off in style. Flighted delivery, full and around middle, Buttler picks it up and dumps it over long on for a maximum. England win by 8 wickets with 119 balls to spare!

Fuller and outside off, Buttler drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! BANG! England want to finish this quickly now! Back of a length, on off. Roy makes room and bangs it straight down the ground for a boundary, He beats the diving long off fielder. Roy moves to 92.

WIDE! Goes short but drifts it down the leg side. Roy tries to pull it but misses.

FOUR! He moves onto 96 now! Bas de Leede keeps it a tad short, outside off. Roy makes a bit of room and slams it through the extra cover region for a boundary.

On a length, on middle. Roy tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single.

One run. Buttler just pushes this length ball on middle to long on to give his good friend Roy a chance to get to his century.

FOUR! There it is, ODI century number 10 for Jason Roy! He missed out on a world-record day in the first ODI of this series but made an aggressive fifty in the second and now finishes the series with a hundred. The crowd is on its feet and rightly so, it has been a stupendous knock from the Englishman. Full delivery on off, Roy clobbers it straight down the ground, no chance for the fielder in the deep to cut it off, running across from long on. 

Short and wide, outside off. Buttler cuts but gets the bottom part of his blade. Still, he gets enough on it to get two runs as the ball travels to sweeper cover.

SIX! This is brutal from Jos Buttler! On a length, on off. Buttler clears his front leg and smashes it deep into the crowd over the deep square leg fence.

FOUR! Another boundary! Back of a length, on off. Buttler with that strong heave across the line again. It races away towards the mid-wicket fence.

Paul van Meekeren goes fuller and down the leg side. Buttler tries to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his thigh pad and goes towards the keeper.

NO BALL AND SIX! Ohh...what a shot from Jos Buttler! Very rarely you see that in cricket! Paul van Meekeren bowls a back-of-a-hand slower delivery. It is completely off line and pitches outside the pitch on the leg side. Buttler though is in no mood to let it go. He gets to the leg side, waits for the ball to arrive and then towers it over deep square leg for a biggie. Jos smiles!

SIX! This one is launched into orbit. Paul van Meekeren delivers it in the slot, Jos Buttler aligns himself and launches it straight down the ground for a gigantic biggie.

Taps a length ball down to covers and picks up a single. Retains strike. Roy is on 88 but is not getting the strike. 26 from the over, 19 needed more.

Short and wide outside off. Roy tries to cut this one away from his body. However, gets an inside edge onto his boot.

A fullish delivery, outside off. Roy looks to drive this one but gets the inside half of his blade to mid on.

FOUR! This time he connects properly! On a length, outside off. Roy heaves it towards wide long on for a boundary.

On a length, on middle. Roy works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, around off. Buttler punches it towards covers.

Single to end the over and this will bring up 200 for England! Back of a length, on off. Buttler goes deep in his crease and pushes it to long on for a single. 45 needed to wrap up this game now!

Hits the length hard and pitches it on middle. Buttler tries to work it towards the leg side but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes behind towards the keeper.

On a length, close to off. Buttler punches it to short cover.

Bit fullish on off. Buttler drives it to the short cover fielder.

Almost the same delivery and same shot. Buttler drives it again but finds the fielder at covers again.

Paul van Meekeren now drifts on the pads. Buttler clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Good tidy over, just 2 from it! Short and wide, outside off. Roy cuts it to deep point for a single.

Ohh...dropped! Fred Klaassen puts down Roy off his own bowling and really the Dutch players need to take these chances to make a match out of this. A cutter on a length, on middle. Roy plays it a tad early and the ball ends up looping straight back to the bowler. However, Fred Klaassen drops it!

A fuller delivery, on off. Roy pushes it to covers.

On the shorter side on middle. Roy pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! BANG! Fullish delivery on off. Right in the slot and Roy smashes it straight down the ground for a boundary at long off.

WIDE! Fred Klaassen drifts it down the leg side. Roy tries to clip it but misses.

A length ball that is slower in pace, around off. Roy pushes it to cover-point for a single.

Goes fuller on off. Buttler drives it to the right of the mid off fielder and takes a single.

On a length, on off. Roy pushes it towards covers.

Roy advances down the track and Paul bangs it short on middle. Roy slaps it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, around off. Buttler rides the bounce and defends it behind square on the off side.

FIFTY for Jos Buttler! This man just continues to grow from strength to strength! Another fluent knock. Paul van Meekeren bowls it short on middle, and Buttler pulls it towards deep square leg. Bas de Leede in the deep does well to stop it and the batters run two.

Fullish length and around leg. Buttler tries to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes towards the keeper. A stifled appeal but the umpire turns it down.

Paul van Meekeren bowls a yorker this time, on off. Buttler digs it out to mid off.

On a length, on off. Buttler defends it towards the off side and takes a single.

Angling into leg. Roy tucks it around the corner and takes a single..

Back of a length, on off. Buttler defends it with soft hands towards the off side and looks for a single but is sent back.

WIDE! Fred Klaassen drifts down the leg side. Buttler looks to flick it but misses.

Back of a length, angling into body. Buttler works it behind square on the leg side for a single.

These two are milking the bowling nicely here! On the pads and fuller. Roy flicks it towards the deep backward square leg region for a couple.

On a length, angling into middle. Roy nudges it towards the leg side and takes a single. Just 65 needed now!

FOUR! Finds the gap! Fuller on off, Roy reverse-sweeps. He does not get the middle of his blade but enough on it to beat the diving short third man fielder for a boundary.

On the pads. Roy tucks it to short fine leg.

Tossed up on off. Roy drives it to long off for a single.

A flatter one and quicker on off. Buttler blocks it out.

It's darted on middle. Buttler works it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! In the air but in the gap again and another boundary for Roy! On middle. Roy kneels and sweeps it towards the deep square leg fence. Bit uppishly but in the gap and one bounce into the fence.

Fred Klaassen comes 'round the wicket and angles it into leg. Roy tries to defend it but gets hit high on his pads.

On a length and angling into middle, Roy makes a bit of room and pushes it towards the off side.

On the shorter side and again the ball comes in with that angle from 'round the wicket. Roy tries to pull it but misses. The ball hits him on the thigh. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls towards the leg side.

On a length, on off. Buttler pushes it towards extra cover for a single.

Angles it on leg and keeps it a bit short. Roy makes room and swings across the line but misses.

Drifting on the pads. Roy works it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

A flatter one angling into middle. Roy goes deep in his crease and works it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

On the shorter side, on off. Buttler punches it to deep cover for a single.

Keeps it a bit short again, around off. Roy cuts it to sweeper cover for another single.

Fuller on off. Buttler eases it down to long off for a single.

This is pushed quicker and flatter on off. Roy pushes it through covers for an easy single.

Good delivery! Fires it fuller on middle. Buttler works it off the inside half of his blade to mid-wicket. Decent over this from Pringle!

On a length and outside off, Roy slaps it down the ground but finds mid off.

Around middle, on a length, Jason wrists it behind square leg for a single.

Slower short ball around off, Buttler hangs on the back foot and drags it down to fine leg for a run.

Bouncer outside off, Roy tries to pull but it flies over his blade.

Shortish around off, it's worked through square leg for a single.

Back of a length, around off, Buttler goes on his toes and pushes it to the off side. A decent over from Logan. 90 needed more.

Shortish and around middle, Buttler hits it across the line but finds mid-wicket.

Short again, around off, Jos goes back and chops it down through point for one.

FOUR! A calamity of errors. Edged, dropped catch and a boundary. Flatter and around off, short in length, Roy tries to punch through the line but gets a faint outside edge behind. Scott Edwards fails to catch and it scoots behind to third man for a boundary.

Short and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Catch it is the shout but you can do that only in the crowd. A long hop, around off, Buttler goes back and hammer-pulls it all the way over deep mid-wicket.

FOUR! Great shot. 16 from the over, England are cruising. Short again, around off, Jos Buttler once again uses the crease and clobbers it over extra cover.

FIFTY FOR ROY! Lands it on a length and outside off, Roy stays back and strokes it through covers for a run. This is his 21st ODI fifty to go with 9 tons.

The batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

Play and a miss! Logan van Beek delivers it on a length around off, Buttler walks across the stumps with his favourite paddle scoop but makes no connection.

Forces a length ball through covers for a single.

Angling in from a length around off, Jason stays back and works it to mid-wicket.

Slightly short and on off, staying low, Roy crouches a bit as he defends it back.

Starts his spell with a short ball around off, Buttler punches from the back foot but finds the cover fielder.

Quicker and around off, once again Jos is on the back foot as he pushes it to covers.

Loopy and full, outside off, Buttler goes down to play the lap sweep but misses. It hits him on the pads and rolls behind square leg. The bowler appeals as the batters collect a couple of leg byes. The impact was outside off.

Drags his length short, around off, Buttler pulls it to deep square leg and collects another couple of runs. Great running between the wickets.

Beaten! This one skids straight on outside off, Jos hangs back and tries to push inside the line, playing for the turn. Gets beaten.

FOUR! What a shot! The length is on the shorter side, around off, Jos Buttler goes deep inside the crease and smashes it over mid off. It goes on one bounce to the fence. 8 from this over as well.

Pace off, fuller in length and wide outside off, Roy goes hard at it and drags it off the inner edge to mid on.

Fuller in length and around off, Roy goes through with the lofted shot and clears mid on. Bas de Leede gives the chase and pulls it back just before the fence. Saves two runs.

On a length and around off, Roy defends it from the inner edge and it rolls in the gap on the leg side. They cross.

FOUR! Beautiful. Logan delivers a full ball, outside off and it's in the slot, Buttler leans forward and caresses his drive through covers for a boundary.

Angling in from a good length around off, Buttler goes on the back foot and helps it towards mid-wicket.

Slower bouncer outside off, Buttler doesn't pick the variation and tries to pull it across the line. He ends up dragging it off the inside edge behind square leg. A single is taken, 8 from the over.

Short and wide outside off, Roy slaps it to extra cover where the fielder makes a diving stop.

Another punch from the crease by Roy but he finds the same extra cover fielder.

Quicker and wide outside off, this time Roy knocks it down to wide long off for a single.

FOUR! Too much width there from Pringle, around off, Buttler plays at it with an angled bat and it hurries off the outside edge and scoots away to the third man fence.

Pushes it flat and short, on middle, Jos goes back and punches it to deep mid-wicket for two.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it gently to the leg side.

Digs it in short, around off and there is some steep bounce, Buttler jumps and keeps it out safely on the off side.

FOUR! That's uppish but smashed back. Paul lands it on a length, outside off, Buttler muscles it back towards the bowler. Paul van Meekeren goes down low in his follow-through but it whizzes past him. The mid off fielder dives but only gets a hand on it. The pace on the ball is so much that it still hurries away to the fence.

FOUR! Boom! You cannot bowl there to this batsman. Too full and on middle, right in the slot, Buttler lifts it over mid on and collects another boundary.

Taps a length ball down to backward point for a single.

Angling down the leg side, Roy tickles it to fine leg for a run. He tries to turn for the second run but slips and aborts the plan.

A touch short and on off, Buttler tries to play it straight but it takes the inner half and rolls towards the fielder standing in front of square leg. 10 from the over, England are Nelson for two.

Quicker and flatter on middle, Roy defends it back from the crease.

A bit short and on off, Roy goes on the back foot and forces it to deep cover for a run.

Flatter through the air, on middle, Buttler sticks back inside the crease and drops it with soft hands to covers. They cross.

Fires it in, on middle, it's punched from the back foot to covers.

Floated and full, around leg, Roy plays the reverse sweep but finds point.

FOUR! Conventional sweep this time and it has gone to the fence. Tossed up, around middle and skidding in, Jason Roy kneels and sweeps it firmly down to long leg for a boundary. 100 comes up for England.

Pitches it up and around off, skidding in, Roy stays back to defend but it takes the inner half and rolls behind square leg for a run.

Width there outside off, on a good length, Buttler cracks it to deep cover for a single.

Once again, it's a bit edgy from Roy. Around off, on a length and shaping away, Jason works it off the inner edge through backward square leg for a run.

Fullish and on middle, Roy pushes it down the ground but finds mid on.

Fuller and on off, Buttler helps it with gentle hands to mid on.

Back of a length, around off, Jos goes on his toes and taps it down to backward point. A good over from Paul, just three runs from it.

EDGY FOUR! Full and flighted, outside off, Roy gets forward to drive but it takes the outside edge and races through the vacant slip region for a boundary.

Shortish and on middle, punched down to long on for a run.

The batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

Floated and full, outside off, Buttler strokes it through covers for a run.

Quicker and on off, tapped down to the off side.

A bit short and on off, Roy goes back and hits it through cover-point for one.

FOUR! Nicely timed again! Overpitched on off. Salt drives it straight back past the bowler for a boundary at long off.

A length delivery, around off. Salt cuts it to the point fielder.

Back of a length, on middle, Salt pulls it towards mid-wicket.

OUT! BOWLED! Ohh...a wicket against the run of play here and Paul van Meekeren strikes! Philip Salt misses out on his half century and this is a much-needed breakthrough for Netherlands! Paul van Meekeren hits the length hard and it comes back in with the angle at 139 kph. Salt looks to punch it across the line but the ball sneaks between his bat and pad to hit the top of the leg stump. Good delivery and Paul van Meekeren is delighted!

A fullish delivery on off. Malan drives it towards extra cover.

OUT! BOWLED! Two wickets in the over as Dawid Malan goes without troubling the scorers! Netherlands have a sniff here! This is another length delivery from Paul van Meekeren that pitches on middle and leg at 137 kph. Dawid Malan gets a bit too across the stumps and looks to pull it but he misses. The ball brushes his thigh and shatters the stumps. Have to say, a very strange shot selection by Malan and he pays the price.

A flatter one on middle. Salt works it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Goes fuller, on off. Roy drives it to the left of mid off for a single.

Goes fuller again, on middle. Salt makes room and hits it wide of mid off for another single.

Darted on middle and leg. Roy works it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! This is poor from Netherlands, a misfield now and it is the last thing they need at the moment! Fuller delivery on off. Salt hits it firmly, just to the right of the mid off fielder. Tom Cooper moves across to stop the ball but it sneaks through his legs and finds the fence. 

Slightly shorter on off. Salt punches it to mid off for a single. Another expensive over and England are motoring along here!

On a length, on middle, Roy defends it back to the bowler.

Goes fuller on middle, Roy flicks it through square leg for a couple.

Drifts on the pads again. Roy flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Netherlands' bowlers are not learning here! Paul van Meekeren goes short on middle, Salt pulls it hard and in the gap towards the deep square leg region for a boundary.

Goes a bit fuller this time on middle. It nips back in sharply and beats the flick of Salt. He gets rapped on the pads and the ball rolls towards the off side. A leg bye is taken. A slight appeal from the bowler but it was going down leg.

FOUR! Another short ball and another boundary! It is getting too easy for the English batters! A short one on off, Roy sits back and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

FOUR! Roy gets lucky this time but it is still a boundary for England! On a length on middle. It nips back in a bit and cramps Roy for room. He looks to defend it but the ball catches the inside edge of his blade and goes past the stumps for another boundary at fine leg.

Drifting on the pads. Roy looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes towards the left of the short fine leg fielder. A leg bye is taken.

FOUR! This short-pitch stuff is not working for Netherlands here! Around leg, Salt gloves his attempted pull shot and it goes over the keeper's head. Nearly carries all the way. The umpire gets it checked upstairs before signalling a boundary.

A fuller delivery on off. Salt drives it to mid off.

A fuller delivery on middle, slower in pace, Salt pushes it to mid on and looks for a single but is sent back.

Short ball and around off. It is angled across the batter and Salt misses his pull shot.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Overpitched outside off. Salt leans forward and creams his drive through covers for a boundary.

Full delivery on middle, Salt drives it to mid on where he finds the fielder this time.

FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! Short and around leg. Salt pulls it wide of the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off. Salt punches it to deep point for a couple.

FOUR! Quality shot, right off the middle of his blade! A full delivery on off. Salt drives and does it a bit uppishly but left of the diving mid on fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! Ends the over with another boundary and 50 comes up for England as well! Short delivery on middle, Salt gets into the position early and pulls it through square leg for a cracking boundary. 18 from the over!

Lands on a length, on middle. Salt works it to mid-wicket.

Great game awareness! On a length, on middle. Salt nudges it towards the deep mid-wicket region with soft hands and comes back for the second run.

Great fielding this time! Fred Klaassen goes full on middle. Salt works it wide of mid on. However, Paul van Meekeren moves swiftly to his right and dives to stop it. Just a single in the end.

WIDE! A short delivery but way down the leg side. Roy looks to clip it but misses.

On a length, on middle. Roy nudges it to mid-wicket.

A bouncer and this time it's around off. Roy looks for a ramp shot but misses.

In the air...but safe! A short ball and on middle. It hurries Roy on the pull shot and he gets a top edge. However, it falls in the vacant deep mid-wicket region and the batters run two.

Fullish length, outside off. Salt dabs it towards point.

Goes full again and on middle this time. Salt drives it to mid on.

FOUR! A short ball but it produces another boundary! It is a short delivery that is angled on leg. Salt looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes over the head of the keeper and races away towards the fence.

On a length, on middle. Salt works it to square leg for a single.

A fullish delivery on off. Roy drives but straight to the short cover fielder.

An effort delivery, the bouncer on off. Roy sways away from the line of the ball.

Bit shorter and outside off. Roy punches it but finds the fielder at cover-point.

On a length, on off. Roy blocks it calmly.

WIDE! Nice take by Scott Edwards behind the stumps! Fred Klaassen bangs it short on off. It is too high and Roy lets it go. Scott Edwards jumps and stops the ball.

FOUR! Nicely played! On a length, around off. It is angled across and Roy just uses the pace and angle of the bowler to guide it through the vacant gully region for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off. Roy punches it towards deep extra cover and comes back for the second run.

Shortish length and outside off, Roy cuts but finds the fielder at backward point.

WIDE! Fred Klaassen with another short delivery on off. Too high and Roy lets it go.

On a length, around off. Roy skips down the track and punches it to the short cover fielder.

Logan van Beek starts with a full delivery, outside off. Bit of away swing there and Salt drives it through cover-point. However, not enough wheels to take it to the fence and three runs are taken.

On a length, on off. Roy drives it to mid on.

Pulls his length back a bit further, angling into off. Roy defends it from his crease.

FOUR! First boundary for Roy and England! Short and wide outside off. Roy stands tall and cuts it hard, beats the diving cover-point fielder as the ball races away towards the fence.

FOUR! Another boundary, this time on the opposite side of the wicket! Logan van Beek drifts on the pads. Roy walks forward and just flicks it through mid-wicket for a lovely boundary.

Single to end the over! On a length, on middle. Roy defends it with soft hands towards mid on and takes a single. 12 from the over!

Fred Klaassen starts with a full toss on off, a dangerous delivery to bowl to Roy. Luckily, he drives it just to the right of the bowler. Fred Klaassen gets some part of his hand on it and the ball deflects towards mid on.

Fullish length, around off. Roy defends it towards the off side.

England and Roy are underway! This is full and outside off. Roy drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Bangs it short, around off. Salt tries to pull it away but misses. Good delivery this by Fred Klaassen!

Goes fuller and around off. Salt drives it to deep cover and gets off the mark with a single.

Lands on a length and around off. It is angled across the batter and Roy guides it towards point.