A brilliant 73 from Jason Roy in his 100th ODI appearance and a superb 77 from opening partner Phil Salt led England to a six-wicket win over the Netherlands in Amstelveen, despite an excellent 78 from Dutch captain Scott Edwards.
After a rain delay saw the game reduced to 41 overs per side, the Netherlands won the toss and decided to bat first. Despite England taking an early stranglehold on the game by reducing the hosts to 39-3 after ten overs, stand-in skipper Edwards led a recovery that saw the Dutch post a respectable 235-7.
Both openers fell cheaply, with 19-year-old Vikramjit Singh out for ten and Max O'Dowd, who scored an impressive 55 in the first ODI, falling for seven. The experienced Tom Cooper was then out lbw to Brydon Carse for 17 in the Durham quick's first over of the series, leaving the Netherlands in serious trouble.
