W-T20 off to fantastic start.

What an exciting evening at Lords. As the showers threatened, the Dutch batsmen plundered, on the way to a famous victory over the Pommies. The power hitting mingled with the run-a-ball singles showed a level of professional play not really to be attributed to a next-tier team. But with only 20 overs to play, the Dutch team looks a competent T20 side which can be looked at for further dynamic performances in the tournament.
Collingwood, coming in as captain, having cooled his heels on the Delhi Daredevils bench throughout the IPL, could not dictate the play. The tremendous start given by Bopara and Wright was wasted by an under prepared middle-order. Shah, with no match practice in the IPL, went to his first extravagant stroke. Eoin Morgan, making his T20 Debut fuddled around for a few balls before holing out. That left Collingwood with Keys for the death overs, hardly the sort to get those boundaries in these pressure situations. Where was Mascarenhas? The English selectors disdain for the IPL needs some soul searching.
England as they took the field felt they had the match in their grasp, specially when a wicket fell in the first over. But as Reekers started clearing the ropes, the score-board started moving at the required pace. After his departure, first De Grooth and then with Borren played top-class cricket. very unknown of the Dutch. They looked no less than a Hussey or a Taylor as they majestically wore down on the not-so-safe English total now. With the rate down to around 7 for the last six-overs, it looked a breeze for any top side. Their lack of top-class match-play notwithstanding, they worked the singles per ball well with the odd-boundary, as Doeschate came in for the final overs.
The rest is now history. Broad seems to lose his nerve, like when Yuvraj sent him for six over-boundaries in the first T20 competition. A win off his last ball this time with his overthrow.