After their incredible win against Pakistan, team India is all set to face another battle against the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup on 27th October at Sydney Cricket Ground. As reported, these two teams will be meeting for the first time in T20I cricket.
Team of India
The ‘men in blue’ as led by Rohit Sharma seems to make an excellent comeback after the T20 World Cup of 2021. According to reports, the team managed to defeat Pakistan by 4 wickets. Though the opposition were successful in setting up a tough competition, the Indian team players made excellent contributions which led them towards winning the match.
Moreover, the former captain Virat Kohli managed to register an unbeaten 82 runs for the team. Along with him, Hardik Pandya also showed his excellent form and perhaps was successful in achieving the victory. The team further possesses great players like Arshadeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami and many others.
India Playing XI T20 World Cup
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Rohit Sharma (Captain of the team), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (Wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
Team of Netherlands
Whereas the Netherlands though showcased their stunning performance in the qualifier stage. But couldn’t retain their form after making it to Top 12. As a result, they were defeated by Bangladesh in the first match.
According to reports, the strength of this team had been their bowlers, who managed to leak 144 runs in 20 overs in the battle against Bangladesh. Paul van Meekeren was the most successful bowler who managed to pick two wickets in four overs against just 21 runs. Bas de Leede as well picked two wickets, but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged for 29 runs in three overs. Along with them, Fred Klaassen, Tim Pringle, Shariz Ahmad, and van Beek were the bowlers who picked one wicket each. The team is also said to have strong batsmen, but their performance wasn’t very impressive in the last match.
Netherlands Playing XI for T20 World Cup
Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards (Captain of the team and Wicketkeeper), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren.
Predicted Speculations
Based on recent performances, team India is overall a strong and experienced team, compared to Netherlands. Also, the batting unit of Netherlands had not been very impressive by far in the tournament.
Furthermore, the bowling options of India can be expected to destroy the batting order of Netherlands. Moreover, team India were successful in showcasing their excellent form in the T20IS against South Africa.
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Considering their recent progress and stunning performances, team India is highly expected to win the match against Netherlands. But Netherlands is equally expected to set a hardy competition and bounce back after their recent defeat.
