Match 45: IND vs NED| Game Analysis| Pitch Report| Best 11

The 45th match of the tournament will be played between India (IND) and Netherlands (NED).

Current Standings:

India (IND) Analysis:

The only team who remains unbeaten in the league stage is this team. They are absolutely brilliant in each department. Earlier they won the matches while chasing but in the last 3 matches they won while defending, which shows how dominant this team can be. Also in the last match against South Africa who was considered to be the most destructive side in the World Cup turned out to be easy for team India and showed dominance there.          

Tournament performance so far:

Rohit Sharma the skipper of the team leading from the front as he always gave the team a proper start as the team needs. He plays according to the situation but most of the time he is destructive with his batting style and takes the bowlers from the very first over. Till now he scored 442 runs which includes 1 century and 2 half centuries. His strike rate in the tournament is 122.78 with an average of 55.25. Shubman Gill recently secured the number 1 spot in the ICC ODI Men’s ranking. He scored 2 half centuries in the tournament and his highest score was 92 runs which he scored against Sri Lanka. 

Virat Kohli is the only batsman in this tournament who is scoring runs with an average over 100. He scored 543 runs which includes 2 centuries and 4 half centuries. He is currently performing consistently and giving the team a solid start. His average is 108.6 with an strike rate of 88.29. Shreyas Iyer got his rhythm back and scored 2 back to back half centuries. Against South Africa in the last match he struggled a little bit in the start but after that he scored a brilliant 77 runs and hit some easy boundaries. He made 293 runs till now.  

KL Rahul is currently the Mr dependable of India’s team and performs well when the team requires to score most. Against Australia he made an unbeaten knock of 97 runs which eventually won the match for his team. Also he is a flexible player and can play in any position. Suryakumar Yadav is known for his powerful hitting and once he gets the timing well then it will be a destructive side for any one to watch out. He played a valuable 49 runs against England which helped the team to post a defendable total.  

Ishan Kishan played the first 2 matches in the World Cup in absence of Gill. he played well against Afghanistan where he scored 47 runs and might be seen in the match against Dutch. Ravindra Jadeja has grabbed 14 wickets till now and performed his career best in the last match against South Africa where he took 5 wickets. His economy in the tournament is under 4 which is 3.77. He can also contribute with the bat and played a match winning knock against New Zealand where he scored 39 runs. 

Ravichandran Ashwin played just a single match which was the very first match against Australia and there he took 1 wicket just giving away only 34 runs in his 10 overs. Mohammad Shami is currently the most wicket-taker from his team in this tournament and this he completed in just 4 matches where he grabbed 16 wickets. His bowling average is 7.00 which is highly commendable. Also he is leading in the wicket taking department for the Indian team. 

Jasprit Bumrah is highly consistent with his line and length which ultimately rewarded him with the wickets. He has 15 wickets to his credit with an economy of 3.65. Opponents find it quite difficult to play him. His best performance was against Afghanistan where he took 4 wickets. Kuldeep Yadav is the main spinner of the team and has taken 12 wickets till now. His economy is 4.16 and provided trouble to the opposition with his wrist spin. 

Mohammad Siraj after struggling in the starting matches he got his rhythm back and took 10 wickets in the tournament. In the last two matches he was hard to find and was beaten. Prasidh Krishna got included into the team after Hardik Pandya exited from the tournament. He is a young pacer and has greater speed. Also he might be seen in the playing 11 against Netherlands.           

Predicted 11 for the Match:

Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna. 

Netherlands (NED) Analysis:

This team was considered to be one of the weakest in this World Cup but they shut the mouth of everyone when they knocked out South Africa who is considered to be the most destructive side in this tournament. They came through the Qualifiers and gave their 100% on the pitch. Their bowling was excellent but some flaws in their batting line up as none of the batters performed consistently.      

Tournament performance so far:

Wesley Barresi played in the last three matches and scored 41, 1 and 37 runs. He didn’t get much opportunity in this tournament but showed quite well batting. Max O’Dowd hasn’t been able to perform well in this tournament. He got out early and was unable to score much. His highest score was 42 runs which came against Afghanistan, except this match he couldn’t provide much.  

Colin Ackermann, one of the best all-rounders from the team has decent performance in both the departments. With the bat he scored 156 runs and his best was against New Zealand where he scored 69 runs and with the bowl he took 5 wickets. Bas de Leede has grabbed the most wickets for the team with 14 to his name. He mostly got wickets in the matches. Also with the bat he played brilliantly against Pakistan where he scored 67 runs. 

Sybrand Engelbrecht is the highest run scorer for the team with 255 runs in his credit which includes 2 half centuries. His highest score was 70 runs which he scored against Sri Lanka. Scott Edwards the skipper of the team has scored 2 half centuries and in those matches the team won the match. His 78 runs against South Africa was the highest score by him in the World Cup. 

Teja Nidamanuru was unable to score many runs in the tournament but in the last match against England he scored 41 runs and remained unbeaten till the end and looked solid with his shot selection. Roelof van der Merwe is carrying a huge experience in the international circuit as he previously played for South Africa. He can bat and bowl well and thus he showed against South Africa where he was brilliant with the bat as he scored 29 runs in 19 balls and then took 2 wickets by giving away only 34 runs.

Logan van Beek got 12 wickets in the tournament with an economy of 6.07. His best performance was against Australia where he got 4 wickets. Paul van Meekeren always showed his brilliancy in bowling as he got 11 wickets with an economy of 5.55 and his best performance was against bangladesh where he got 4 wickets was named Player of the match.     

Aryan Dutt  is the team’s opening bowler and has got 10 wickets in the World Cup till now. He has the best economy in the team which is 5.3.    

Predicted 11 for the Match:

Scott Edwards (c/wk), Wesley Barresi, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.   

Pitch Report and Weather Report:

The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The pitch is basically known for power hitting due to his small boundaries. High scoring match is highly expected. The Pacers might get some early swing.  

Weather will be quite good as it will remain cloudy most of the time. Temperature might go up to 28 degree celsius during the daytime and might drop down to 16 degree celsius during evening. Humidity will be more than 50% and no chance of rain is expected. 

Head to head (IND vs NED) in the World Cup:

They played 2 matches against each other in the World Cup. 

Best 11 for the match:

Scott Edwards, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Colin Ackermann, Logan van Beek, Bas de Leede, Ravichnadran Ashwin, Mohammad Siraj.