ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023: India v Netherlands: Top versus bottom in last league match
Invincible India, with eight wins in as many matches, are sitting pretty on top of the points table. They take on Netherlands next, a team that surprised many with their win over South Africa a few days back. Before the knock out that begin on November 15, India and Netherlands will play the last league match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on November 12 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Head-to-Head
India and Netherlands have played two ODIs against each other between 2003 and 2011, and India have won both. These two matches were played during the 2003 and 2011 World Cups in South Africa and India respectively.
| Particulars | India | Netherlands |
| ICC ODI Rankings | 1 | 14 |
| Wins in ODIs | 2 | 0 |
Performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 so far..
India and Netherlands will play their ninth and last league match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Of the eight matches, Netherlands have won two and are placed at the bottom of the points table, whereas India have remained unbeaten, winning all their matches.
| Match number | India | Netherlands |
| 1 | Beat Australia by 6 wickets | Lost to Pakistan by 81 runs |
| 2 | Beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets | Lost to New Zealand by 99 runs |
| 3 | Beat Pakistan by 7 wickets | Beat South Africa by 38 runs (43 overs match) |
| 4 | Beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets | Lost to Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| 5 | Beat New Zealand by 4 wickets | Lost to Australia by 309 runs |
| 6 | Beat England by 100 runs | Beat Bangladesh by 87 runs |
| 7 | Beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs | Lost to Afghanistan by 7 wickets |
| 8 | Beat South Africa by 243 runs | Lost to England by 160 runs |
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav.
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, Noah Croes, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.
Injury updates
Netherlands’ Ryan Klein has been ruled out due to lower back injury. He has been replaced by Noah Croes.
Playing conditions
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host the encounter between India and Netherlands. It will be a day night match. The venue will host its fifth and last match of this tournament. The teams batting second have won three of the four matches played here. The conditions are favourable for batting. Expect plenty of runs to be scored here.
Weather
The weather is expected to be pleasant. The maximum temperature attained during the day will be 28 degrees Celsius. There will be 71% cloud cover and 3% chance of rain. The wind will blow from the east.
Players to watch out for
Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain has been providing brisk starts with his attacking cricket. The right-handed opening batter has pummelled 442 runs in eight matches at an average of 55 and strike rate of 123.
Mohammad Shami: The right arm speedster of India has been excellent in the tournament so far picking 16 wickets in just four matches. He has accounted for two fifers and a four-fer and is the top wicket-taker for his team.
Sybrand Engelbrecht: The right-handed middle-order batter of Netherlands has been the most prolific batter for his team with 255 runs at an average of 36 and strike rate of 69.
Bas de Leede: The right-arm medium pace bowler of Netherlands is the most successful bowler for his team with 14 wickets in eight matches. He has also contributed with the bat scoring 127 runs, including one half-century.
Milestones alert
- Virat Kohli needs 1 century to complete 50 ODI centuries and become the player with the highest number of centuries in ODIs
- Logan van Beek needs 4 wickets to complete 50 ODI wickets
- Scott Edwards needs 46 runs to complete 1500 ODI runs
- Rohit Sharma needs 80 runs to complete 1500 runs in World Cups
- Mohammad Shami needs 3 wickets to complete 50 wickets in World Cups
Match details
Date: November 12, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Live streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
All the statistics are sourced from ESPN Cricinfo