ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023: England and Netherlands play for pride
Match number 40 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on November 8 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will see a fight between the two European nations, England and Netherlands.
Both teams did not have much to smile about over the last one month as not many things went their way. They find themselves at the bottom of the table. Netherlands did shock South Africa by beating them by 38 runs, so did England raise many eyebrows albeit with their unexpected dismal performance.
Head-to-Head
England and Netherlands have played six ODIs against each other between 1996 and 2022 and England have won all of them. In India, they have played just the one ODI, in which England emerged victorious. At the World Cups, they have met thrice (1996, 2003, and 2011), with England winning on all occasions.
| Particulars | England | Netherlands |
| ICC ODI Rankings | 6 | 14 |
| Wins in ODIs | 6 | 0 |
| In India | 1 | 0 |
| At World Cups | 3 | 0 |
Performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 so far..
England and Netherlands will play their eighth match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Of the seven matches, very shockingly England have managed to win just one, whereas Netherlands have won two. These two teams are placed in the last two spots in the points table.
| Match number | England | Netherlands |
| 1 | Lost to New Zealand by 9 wickets | Lost to Pakistan by 81 runs |
| 2 | Beat Bangladesh by 137 runs | Lost to New Zealand by 99 runs |
| 3 | Lost to Afghanistan by 69 runs | Beat South Africa by 38 runs |
| 4 | Lost to South Africa by 229 runs | Lost to Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| 5 | Lost to Sri Lanka by 8 wickets | Lost to Australia by 309 runs |
| 6 | Lost to India by 100 runs | Beat Bangladesh by 87 runs |
| 7 | Lost to Australia by 33 runs | Lost to Afghanistan by 7 wickets |
Squads
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
Netherlands: 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.
Injury updates
There are no injury concerns for England and Netherlands.
Playing conditions
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will host the encounter between England and Netherlands. It will be a day night match. The venue will host its fourth match of this tournament. The teams batting second have won two of the first three matches played here. The highest total scored here is 357 and the lowest is 167. Expect batting friendly conditions.
Weather
The weather is expected to be pleasant. The maximum temperature attained during the day will be 31 degrees Celsius. The cloud cover will be 34% with no chance of rain. The wind will blow from the east.
Players to watch out for
Dawid Malan: England’s left-handed opening batter has been the lone warrior in the fight for his team with the bat. The southpaw has scored 286 runs in seven matches at an average of 41 and strike rate of 100.
Adil Rashid: The English leg spinner has been outstanding with 10 wickets in seven matches bowling at an economy of under five runs per over. He has made good use of the Indian conditions to yield dividends.
Sybrand Engelbrecht: Playing his first World Cup, this right-handed middle-order batter of Netherlands has been impressive scoring 222 runs in six matches at an average of 37 and strike rate of 69. He is the top run-getter for his team.
Bas de Leede: With 11 wickets in seven matches, the Dutch all-rounder has been the most successful bowler for his team. He also has 117 runs to his name, including the best of 67.
Milestones alert
- Joe Root needs 66 runs to complete 6500 ODI runs and 54 runs to complete 1000 runs in World Cups
- Jos Buttler needs 71 runs to complete 5000 ODI runs
- Joe Root and Jos Buttler will play their 25th World Cup match and equal James Anderson and Alec Stewart for most appearances in World Cups
- Chris Woakes needs 31 runs to complete 1500 ODI runs and 1 wicket to equal Ian Botham (30) for most wickets for England in World Cups
- Adil Rashid needs 6 wickets to complete 200 ODI wickets
- David Willey needs 5 wickets to complete 100 ODI wickets
- Logan van Beek needs 6 wickets to complete 50 ODI wickets
- Scott Edwards needs 84 runs to complete 1500 ODI runs
Match details
Date: November 8, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM IST
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Live streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
All the statistics are sourced from ESPN Cricinfo