Minnows Netherlands upset the hosts

It was a breathtaking display by Netherlands to notch up one of the biggest upsets in the tournament. England have only themselves to blame for their loss as atleast 6 lives were given to ten Doeschate alone. ten Doeschate survived them all and took Netherlands to a famous win.

Broad had 3 clear chances to hit the stumps in the final over, amazingly he fluffed them all. If you field as England did today, then you are bound to lose and that is what has happened.

What a magnificent start to the World cup, the rank minnows Netherlands winning against a sloppy England. It was a match to remember for the ages as the fortunes fluctuated from one side to the other. Reekers blazed away at the start and Tom de Grooth notched up a cameo to keep the Dutch in the hunt. Then Schiferli and ten Doeschate finished it off in a heartbreaking last over.

Tom de Grooth: You just play your game and luckily it came off. We set out a few months ago to achieve a few things..we wanted to beat a big nation and we did that.

Jeroen Smits: This is something special. I think I can sleep well tonight. I think after the first 10 overs we fought back quite well. We played with our heart, we had some luck and we deserved to win. We were always ahead of the D/L score and we were in control. Those two last overs...it was difficult... we did well. We're looking forward to the final, it's on the 21st of June, my birthday, I"m looking forward to it.

Collingwood: I give a lot of credit to Holland, they played exceptionally well. We were expected to win today, Holland came out and put in a major performance. We struggled to hit the big shots, Holland played with no fear and they were better than us today. We have to pick ourselves off the floor and be ready for the game against Pakistan.

Tom de Grooth is the Man of the Match for his innings of 49