Match Preview - India Vs Netherlands, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023/24, 45th the match - SportsNight

By: SportsNight - On November 11, 2023
They have been tested time and time again, otherwise, India's World Cup run has been nothing short of magical. Now on the Indian festival of Diwali, they have a chance to give their fans another treat and although we know anything can happen in sports, a defeat for the hosts is highly unlikely.Because India completely dominated this World Cup with 8-0 runs. Coming into their final league match, they will face Netherlands, the lowest ranked team in the tournament despite having performed better than expected. With Wednesday's semi-final against New Zealand their next big game, Sunday also gives India a chance to rest key personnel if necessary. According to Indian head coach Rahul Dravid's press conference, India are not looking at any "tactical" changes, but they may be tempted to give some time to the likes of Prasad Krishna or R Ashwin, who are playing their first World Cup. He has not played since the first match against Australia last month. One person unlikely to rest is Virat Kohli, chasing a century that would take him where no one has gone before - 50 ODI centuries. Kohli and India hope to get closer to all the talk of breaking century records on Sunday, with the Indian team's collective focus on that knockout victory by the time the semi-finals arrive. At times, it's not the milestones achieved that matter more than the ruthlessness of this tournament's success.

The Netherlands will have their own statement. They have been in India longer than any other visiting team in this World Cup and despite two impressive wins, they do not want to finish rock-bottom in the points table. They desperately wanted to play the warm-up match against India, but here is another chance for their team to shine in the most watched international cricket. It will be very difficult as the other eight teams have already learned.Spotlight: Shubman Gill and bass de lead. Before the World Cup, Shubman Gill was the unanimous choice of fans and experts as the most likely player to win the World Cup. But that has not happened. Dengue caused muscle and weight loss and he was not fully fit at the start of the tournament, with just two half-centuries in six innings meaning his overall performance was below par. is set by itself. With Rohit Sharma and Kohli picking up the runs, Gill's scores have gone under the radar, but India will want a big score from the opener ahead of the big semi-final in Mumbai. He has taken the most wickets for the Netherlands in this World Cup (14) but also has his team's worst run economy (7.10). For Baz de Liede, this match promised a lot of highs but after his all-round effort against Pakistan, it was all disappointment. The bottom line is that he leaked runs, he failed to score crucial runs from the lower middle order and he didn't live up to his potential. Here's one last chance for him to make a mark, you never know... A strong performance against hosts India could translate into a great finish in the IPL auction next month as well. Team news: Rest for Bumrah? Dravid said the team will not experiment tactically but the odd change cannot be ruled out.

India (Probable): 1 Rohit Sharma (captain), 2 Subhman Gill, Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul, 6 Suryakumar Yadav, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Kuldeep Yadav / R Ashwin, 9 Jasprit Bumrah / Prasham Krishna, 10 Muhammad Shami, 11 Muhammad Siraj. The Netherlands should field the same team from England's defeat.

Netherlands (probable): 1 Max O'Dowd / Vikramjit Singh, 2 Wesley Baresi, 3 Colin Ackerman, 4 Sibrand Engelbrecht, 5 Scott Edwards (capt), 6 Bas de Lied, 7 Teja Nidamanuru, 8 Logan van Beek, 9 Der Merwe, 10 Aryan Dutt, 11 Paul van Meekeren. Pitch and conditions: Big score-Runs, runs and more runs will be the theme of the final World Cup match at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium. Here against Pakistan, Australia scored 367 runs while New Zealand scored 401 runs. If India bat first, their target will be a score in that area.

Statistics and trivia: India follows history

India and Netherlands have played the World Cup twice before (2003 and 2011). In 2003, Bass's father, Tim DeLeed, was the player of the match. Rolof van der Merwe is the only Netherlands bowler who has previously bowled Indian batters (Kohli and Rohit) in ODI cricket. India's 8-0 streak in this World Cup is the third-best streak in this tournament, behind Australia's 11 consecutive wins in 2003 and 2007. Fifteen years ago, Sybrand Engelbrecht played for South Africa in the U-19 World Cup final in Kuala Lumpur against Kohli and Jadeja. No Dutch player has scored a century in this World Cup. ICC World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli will not want to slip up in India's final league game as he prepares to return to his sharp self ahead of the semi-finals after a week's layoff following the match against the Proteas. India will look to finish the group stage unbeaten when they take on the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Team India under captain Rohit Sharma have not put a foot wrong in their authentic run at the World Cup and it will not be a surprise if they go to spoil the Netherlands in their final league game where Virat Kohli has a great chance. 'Mount 50' in his spiritual home.India have already qualified for the semi-finals when the eliminated Netherlands return home.

Virat Kohli's form:

Virat Kohli will not want any slip-ups in India's final league game as he prepares to return to his sharp self ahead of the semi-finals after a week off after the match against the Proteas. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Siraj have made run-making a dangerous option for the opposition, but management could welcome a little more consistency in line and length from Siraj.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Subhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Prasid Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav.

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Bass de Lied, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackerman, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Baresi, Saqib Zulfiq, Sharis Ahmed and Sybrand Engelbrecht.

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