Australia vs Netherlands: World Cup 2023 Preview and Predictions

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Australia vs Netherlands: Australia has made a remarkable recovery just when it seemed like they may struggle in this World Cup. Just a few days prior, the five-time world champions had dropped their opening two contests and were wallowing at the bottom of the standings. However, two convincing victories—the most recent coming against Pakistan—have moved them up to fourth place in the standings.

With Travis Head soon to join the team, Australia now appears to be a strong and dangerous force that could be impossible to stop. Wednesday in Delhi will see Australia’s second match against the Netherlands. Even though the Dutch have played with a lot of heart, Australia will start as the clear favourite in this match.

The 24th ODI match between Australia vs Netherlands will take place on October 25, 2023, at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India.

Match Details to Note

Match: Australia vs Netherlands 24th ODI

Date: October 25th, 2023 (Wednesday)

Time: 02:00 PM IST

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India.

Australia vs Netherlands

Australia (Match Odds- 1.05)

Preview

Following a commanding 62-run victory against Pakistan in Bengaluru, Australia is coming off a 259-run opening partnership between Mitchell Marsh (120 off 108 balls) and David Warner (163 off 124 balls) that set the stage for the whole match.

Australia’s batting struggled in the early stages of their campaign, but the openers’ performance in their most recent game will boost their confidence greatly. Having said that, their middle-order continues to have difficulties. In this game, players like Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, and Glenn Maxwell would love to get some useful runs but haven’t started yet.

Although Josh Inglis did well against Sri Lanka, he needs to be much more reliable. If Travis Head joins the team, Marnus Labuschagne will probably be replaced by him. Marsh can then go to the third position as the head opens. The Australian middle-order will be far more stable as a result.

Adam Zampa’s return to form will also please Australia. The leg-spinner appears to have finally found his groove after taking two consecutive four-wicket hauls. He will be especially helpful against Dutch hitters, who frequently struggle against strong spin.

A strong trio of fast bowlers in Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc. They are bowling well together and won’t give the hitters from the Netherlands an easy time.

Full Squad:

Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.

Players to watch out for:

David Warner

Adam Zampa

Possible Playing XI:

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Travis Head/Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Netherlands (Match Odds- 10.00)

Preview

The Netherlands have demonstrated that they are not only filling up the statistics. They just defeated South Africa’s heavyweight team, and in nearly all of their other matches, they have fought valiantly. They were down 91-6 at one point in their most recent match against Sri Lanka in Lucknow, but they went on to score 262 runs thanks to superb 50s from Sybrand Engelbrecht (70 off 82 balls) and Logan van Beek (59 off 75 balls).

Their leading scorer in the competition thus far is Colin Ackermann, who has 127 runs in 4 innings at an average of 31. The squad also won that game because to Scott Edwards, who scored 78 runs without being defeated against South Africa.

Bas de Leede, a fast bowling all-rounder, has had a quiet World Cup so far despite recently being one of the Netherlands’ most productive batsmen. He will likely have a significant impact on this game, we anticipate. De Leede, on the other hand, hasn’t let anyone down with the ball. He presently holds the club record for most wickets taken (7 in 4 innings; average: 27.28).

With six wickets each, Aryan Dutt and Paul van Meekeren have also been fairly reliable. Roelof van der Merwe, a left-arm spinner, will be crucial to this game. He is a skilled spinner who can assist keep Australia’s hitters quiet with his 10 overs.

Full Squad:

Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

Players to watch out for:

Colin Ackermann

Netherlands leading scorer in the competition thus far is Colin Ackermann, who has 127 runs in 4 innings at an average of 31.

Bas de Leede

Possible Playing XI:

Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Australia vs Netherlands Head To Head:

The Netherlands and Australia have previously faced off in two ODI games. Australia defeated the Dutch team in both of its matches, which were played in 2003 and 2004. Australia, who is being captained by Pat Cummins, has a chance to pick up two more points and keep their spot among the top four in the forthcoming game.

Australia vs Netherlands Toss Prediction:

At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, three games have been played; two of them have been won by the team batting first and one by the chasing side. It is often safer to bat first in this situation.

Australia vs Netherlands Pitch Report:

The Arun Jaitley Stadium’s pitch is excellent for batting, but it also provides lots of assistance to spinners. Particularly in the second half, the ball has a tendency to halt and grip the ground, making it more difficult to penetrate the line. However, batting will get much simpler in the second half if dew arrives. We could witness a few wickets falling in the powerplay overs since the ball will move around more under lights. Here, it will be important to negate the seam bowlers under lights. Once they have passed that stage, batsmen may continue milking runs providing the objective isn’t too lofty.

Australia vs Netherlands Match Prediction:

There have only been two one-day internationals between Australia and the Netherlands, and Australia has won both of them. These two teams last faced off at the 2007 World Cup. Australia will almost certainly keep their perfect ODI record against the Dutch. Yes, the Netherlands have competed with an outstanding attitude. The difference in quality between these two sides is simply too great. Australia has recently tasted blood, and they won’t relinquish their momentum. We anticipate them to attack Netherlands forcefully and dismiss them. To increase their NRR, they will be aiming for a massive victory here.

We are predicting Australia to win the game Australia vs Netherlands at the odds of 1.05