Match 6: NZ vs NED| Match Analysis| Pitch Report| Best 11

The 6th Match of the tournament will be played between New Zealand (NZ) and Netherlands (NED). 

New Zealand (NZ) Analysis: 

Kiwis open their account with a blasting win over England . They dominated the match as they won the match by 9 wickets. Will Young must not be satisfied with his performance as he got out in the first ball he played. Now he must be in a phase to improve the stats. Kane Williamson will again miss the match as he is working on his fitness and is inches close to it. He might be seen in the 3rd match that they will play. 

Devon Conway just playing his dream batting. As he scored 152 runs in the first match and was looking solid throughout the game. On the other hand Rachin Ravindra also scored his maiden century and that too in a World Cup match. He was awarded Player of the Match in that match. Not only with the bat but also with the ball he took 1 wicket. A clinical performance and is again expected to repeat the same. 

Tom Latham will again have to lead the team in the absence of Williamson. He is a great batter and mostly did openings but now he changes his position but is playing effectively in this position also. Daryl Mitchell is providing valuable runs in the middle and might become dangerous if he gets to play in the death overs. 

Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman know how to finish off the innings as they play highly aggressive with the bat. Phillips also did part time bowling which he showed the glimpse of in their inaugural match. He got 2 important wickets of Joe Root and Moeen Ali. James Neesham is an allrounder and can show the destruction with the bat anytime and also a medium pacer bowler who adds some option to the team.   

One of the huge advantages for the team will be the return of Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson who declared fit by the head coach Gary Stead and might be seen playing. Matt Henry impressed with his bowling spell and took 3 wickets in that match. The opening which he wanted. Also Trent Boult used his experience and bowled well in the last game. 

Ish Sodhi availability is still not sure. Whereas Mitchell Santner bowled brilliantly and batsmen found him hard to play and also clinched 2 important wickets.  

Predicted 11 for the match:

Tom Latham ©, Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson. 

Netherlands (NED) Analysis:

Despite the Dutch players losing their first match against Pakistan by 81 runs, they showed great bravery on the field. SOme positive outcomes came from the match for them.

Vikramjit Singh, the main opener of the team, played world class Pakistani bowlers beautifully and scored his first half century of the World Cup. he was not looking uncomfortable with his shot selection and placing the ball quite well. Max O’Dowd despite failing in the first match he is still the team’s main batter who can score well in the opening overs. Wesley Barresi has some great experience in the international circuit but was missed in the opening game. 

Colin Ackermann was unable to score much with the bat but impressed with his bowling spells as he got 2 wickets in that match especially the wicket of Babar Azam. Bas de Leede a dream opening for him where he scored the highest runs for his team and the highest wicket taker in that match. A pure all-rounder show shown by him. Earlier he got 4 wickets and then scored brilliant 67 runs and never looked stressed in front of the world class bowlers. 

Teja Nidamanuru the Indian player who was expected to score some great runs but was unable to get that and also his family came in a huge number in the stadium to support him. But nevertheless a big innings is waiting for him. Scott Edwards the skipper was never looking so strong and departed without scoring any runs. Saqib Zulfiqar and Roelof van der Merwe failed in both the departments especially van der Merwe who is having a great experience in the international as he earlier played for South Africa team and also some matches in the IPL. 

Logan van Beek impressed with both his bowling and batting. He provided the first breakthrough for his team and also contributed some healthy runs with the bat in the end. Aryan Dutt impressed with his bowling in the initial overs but failed to capitalize it in the death overs. Paul van Meekeren also failed to show his great performance in the bowling department for which he is looking for.    

Predicted 11 for the Match:

Scott Edwards ©, Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Saqib Zulfiqar, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.

Pitch and Weather Report:

The match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The pitch is highly suitable for batters but unfortunately the match between Pakistan and Netherlands both didn’t utilize the opportunity well. Again the pitch is highly expected to be on the batting side with little assistance to the spinners. 

The weather will be good enough to play. No rain expected and also the temperature will be sunny at approx 34 degree celsius which will drop down to 26 degree in the evening. 

Head to Head (NZ vs NED) in World Cups:

They only met once in the tournament. 

Best 11 for the Match:

Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Vikranjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Bas de Leede, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Logan van Beek.