Glenn Maxwell hit the fastest-ever Cricket World Cup century to help Australia to a record-breaking 309-run victory over the Netherlands.
The Proteas succumbed to a Dutch double as the Netherlands claimed a 38-run win for another monumental upset victory at a World Cup tournament in less than 12 months.
Pakistan beat the Netherlands by 81 runs to launch their World Cup campaign with a workmanlike victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Vikram Singh hit a maiden ODI century to help the Netherlands keep their World Cup hopes alive with a 74-run win (DLS) over Oman in the qualifiers.
Sri Lanka were truly tested for the first time at the World Cup Qualifiers but eventually saw off the Netherlands by 21 runs in Bulawayo.
Logan van Beek's super over heroics led Netherlands to a famous win over West Indies, who suffered their second consecutive World Cup Qualifier defeat.