Absurd T20I history made as THREE Super Overs, crazy collapse decide tri-series clash

For the first time ever in professional cricket history, a T20 match has been decided by not one, not two but THREE Super Overs.

The historic result came from an enthralling contest between associate nations Netherlands and Nepal on Monday night in Glasgow, with the former side coming out victors from the chaos.

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After putting up a score of 7/152 from their 20 overs, the Dutch were defending 16 runs off the final over — before quick Kyle Klein was hit for 2, 1, 4, 2, 2, 4; the final boundary coming from a Nandan Yadav drive that pierced mid-on and cover inside the 30-year circle.

With scores tied, Nepal batted first in the initial super over to whack 19 runs off a Daniel Doram over, largely powered by Kushal Bhurtel’s 18 off five balls. The Netherlands however responded with the exact same total off their six balls as Max O’Dowd hit the final two deliveries for six and four respectively.

The second rendition then saw the Dutch bat first, hitting 17 more runs and another two sixes with a different opening combination. But again, the two sides couldn’t be separated — as the Netherlands’ Klein was hit for 17 more runs in a tough night with the ball in hand for the 23-year-old.

That meant an unprecedented third Super Over, where the Nepalese lost two wickets for no runs off their first four balls; ending their mini-innings as per the laws of the quirky match-decider. Young all-rounder Zach Lion-Cachet was the breakthrough bowler for the Dutch.

It then took batter Michael Levitt just one ball to register a score in the sixth and final Super Over innings for the match, finishing the clash in style with a monster six over wide long-on off the bowling of Sandeep Lamichhane.

The two teams are currently in the midst of a T20 Tri-Series against Scotland, with the hosts taking on Nepal at 12am AEST on Wednesday in the third game of the six-match series.

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