What better to kick off the twenty20 tournament than to have the hosts upset by an associate side. That’s right, England were beaten in a last ball thriller by the Netherlands. Wright’s superb 49-ball 71 was negated by Doeschate’s 2 – 35 and Grooth nice 30-ball 49 cameo. It was great to see how much this game meant for the Netherlands, as they all rushed out into the middle in celebration after the last ball win. It was indeed a real and successful wake-up call as England have not looked back, defeat last year’s champions, India and Pakistan.
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