India will square off against Netherlands in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday, October 27, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia. The match starts at 12:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).
The Indian cricket team kicked off their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign with a thrilling last-ball victory over Pakistan. Hardik Pandya’s all-round performance coupled with Virat Kohli’s outstanding innings and Arshdeep Singh’s fiery spell capped off a memorable victory for India.
On the other hand, the Netherlands Cricket team went down fighting in their opening fixture against Bangladesh. After restricting Bangladesh to 144/8, the Dutch side fell short by nine runs courtesy of some brilliant bowling by their opponents.
After the first match of the Super 12s, Team India find themselves second in the table, level on points with Bangladesh whereas Netherlands are bottom of the pile, having the worst net run rate (NRR) among the six teams in group 2.
India vs Netherlands ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Parimatch odds: India: 1.02, Netherlands: 12.00
Betwinner odds: India: 1.02, Netherlands: 14.00
Melbet odds: India: 1.02, Netherlands: 14.00
1xBet odds: India: 1.02, Netherlands: 15.00
Note: Odds are subject to change. Please visit betting sites to check and confirm the latest odds.
India vs Netherlands head-to-head in T20Is
The two teams have never faced each other in the shortest format of the game.
Team India hasn’t played much cricket against the associate nation Netherlands. However, in the two ODIs played between the two sides, the Indian cricket team emerged victorious on both occasions.
India vs Netherlands ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain and wicket-keeper), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh.
India vs Netherlands probable playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain and wicket-keeper), Vikramjit Singh, Mark O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackerman, Tom Cooper, Tim Pringle, Roelof van der Merwe, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren.
India vs Netherlands in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 combined fantasy XI
Scott Edwards (wicket-keeper), Max O’Dowd, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackerman, Arshdeep Singh, Paul van Meekeren, Mohammed Shami.
India’s top picks vs Netherlands in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Hardik Pandya: The 29-year-old batter is known for his all-round approach in this format of the game and was in fine form in the previous match against Pakistan. Pandya took three important wickets in addition to scoring a brisk 37-ball 40 in the tricky run chase. Overall, he has 1029 runs and 57 wickets in 74 T20Is.
Arshdeep Singh: The left-arm pacer has stepped up positively in Bumrah’s absence. He took three wickets for his team against Pakistan, including the in-form duo Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. All-in-all, the 23-year-old has taken 22 wickets in 14 T20Is since making his debut earlier this year.
Netherlands’ top picks vs India in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Bas de Leede: The 22-year-old all-rounder has been a key member in the Netherlands in recent times with some eye-catching all-round performances. So far, he is the leading wicket-taker in this tournament, scalping nine wickets in four matches including the qualifying round. In his 27-match T20I career, De Leede has scored 575 runs at a strike rate of 111 and has scalped 23 wickets at an economy of 8.19, making him one of the players to watch out for in this match.
Max O’Dowd: The opening batter will spearhead the Dutch batting line-up in this contest. So far in T20 World Cup 2022, he has scored 137 runs in four matches at an average of 45.66 and strike rate of 120.17, including one half-century against Sri Lanka in the qualifiers. The Netherlands will be relying on him to provide a strong start against a formidable Indian bowling line-up.
India vs Netherlands in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 prediction
Even though this will be the first clash between the two sides in the T20 format, Team India is expected to come out on top given their experience and brilliant recent form in the shortest format of the game.
India vs Netherlands playing conditions for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Maximum Temperature: 80°C
Precipitation: 70%
Humidity: 61%
Wind: 19 km/h
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