NED vs WI | 2nd ODI | King's 91*, Hosein's 4-for guide WI to a series seal

West Indies have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after the Nicholas Pooran-led unit chased down 215 in the second ODI with five wickets still in their kitty.

Chasing 215, the visitors got off to the worst possible start as they lost their top-4 wickets for the score of a mere 60 in the first 16 overs.

Bas de Leede (2/46 in 8 overs) and Logan van Beek (1/39 in 10 overs) proved to be the wreckers-in-chief for the home side. While Leede dismissed the centurion from the last game, Shai Hope, for a 24-ball 18 before backing it up with the scalp of Nkrumah Bonner (15 off 23 deliveries), van Beek chipped in with the wicket of Shamarh Brooks (6 off 17 deliveries) to leave the West Indies tottering at 3-48 after 13 overs.

Skipper Nicholas Pooran didn't hang around for long either, as he was knocked over by off-spinner Aryan Dutt for a 25-ball 10.

With the visitors reeling at 4-60, the Dutch clearly looked in the ascendancy to pull off a historic win against the two-time former world champions. 

However, Brandon King had other ideas. The swashbuckling batter took matters into his hands, and along with Kyle Mayers (22 off 28 deliveries), he started to rebuild the innings. 

He did lose Mayers to left-arm orthodox Shariz Ahmed when the score was just 99, but batting all-rounder Keacy Carty (43* off 66 deliveries) proceeded to provide him ideal support.

King, whose unbeaten 90-ball 91 was punctuated with 9 fours and three monstrous sixes, went on to add 118 unbeaten runs with Carty, who finished off the proceedings in the 46th over with a six over deep mid-wicket off Dutt.

Earlier, the Dutch squandered the platform that their top-3 - Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd and Scott Edwards - had provided as their middle and lower-order fell away in stunning fashion against the left-arm spin of Akeal Hosein (4/39 in 10 overs).

Batting first, the opening duo of Singh (46 off 58 deliveries) and O'Dowd (51 off 78 deliveries) added 101 runs in just over 20 overs. Hayden Walsh broke the stand by dismissing Singh, and it paved the way for a stunning collapse as the home side soon found itself reeling at 117/3 in the 28th.

While N0.3 keeper-batter Scott Edwards (68 off 89 deliveries) held the fort from one end, he kept losing partners at the other as the rest of the Dutch batters had no clue how to counter Hosein.

The Netherlands went on to lose their 10 wickets for a mere 113 runs, with Edwards the last batter to get dismissed.

The collapse proved to be fatal in the end as the West Indies recovered from a poor start to ultimately chase down the target and claim 10 crucial ICC ODI Super League points.

The third and final ODI will take place on June 04.

Brief Scores:

Netherlands 214/10 (48.3)

Scott Edwards 68 (89), Max O'Dowd 51 (78);

Akeal Hosein 4/39 (10), Alzarri Joseph 2/30 (8)

West Indies 217/5 (45.3)

Brandon King 91* (90), Keacy Carty 43* (66)

Bas de Leede 2/46 (8), Logan van Beek 1/39 (10) 

West Indies won by five wickets.