Australia and Netherlands will play the 24th match of the Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday (October 25).
Australia and Netherlands will meet in the 24th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. After losing the first two games of the tournament, Australia won the last two games against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Netherlands lost to Pakistan and New Zealand before claiming one of their biggest wins in their history against South Africa. However, they have since lost to Sri Lanka by 5 wickets with 10 balls remaining in the 19th game. Read on as we take a look at this game. The game starts at 2:00 p.m. local time.
Australia have done a good job with wins in their last two games and boosted the team's confidence. However, we do not expect them to approach the Netherlands challenge too lightly. There is a lot more to come from Australia and we expect another win for them in this game.
The Netherlands have clearly increased in confidence since their win over South Africa and although they struggled at times, they had Sri Lanka behind for parts of the 19th game. Even though they may not win, the Netherlands will certainly face Australia.
Match Preview
Australia and Netherlands will play the 24th match of the Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday (October 25). Australia have won and lost two games so far and are in fourth place. The Netherlands conquered South Africa at the start and are in third-to-last place with one win in four games.
Australia faced Pakistan in their last game and had a dominant run with the bat. They scored 367 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh had a 259-run partnership for the first wicket before Marsh died after scoring 121 runs off 108 deliveries. Australia lost track after the first wicket fell and no other batsman came close to what the opening duo had managed. Warner fell after helping Australia cross the 300-run mark. He made 163 runs at a strike rate of 131.45. The third highest scorer for Australia was Marcus Stoinis, who scored 21 runs off 24 deliveries.
The bowlers took some time to break the opening partnership. But once that was done, the Pakistan batsmen failed to capitalize on the momentum. The middle order never mattered and hence Pakistan were bundled out for 305 runs in 45.3 overs.
The Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their final game. They lost the first six wickets for just 91 runs, and it looked like they would be bundled out for a mere total. But Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek had other plans. They added 130 runs for the 7th wicket and helped the team cross the 200-run mark. Engelbrecht scored 70 runs off 82 deliveries while van Beek scored 59 runs off 75 deliveries. Their heroics helped the Netherlands put 262 runs on the board.
Pitch Report
Numerous matches have taken place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. South Africa scored a total of 428 runs in the first game here while Afghan spinners dominated the English batting line-up in the last game here. The floor has square and straight borders at almost equal distances. It could be easy for batters to pile up runs here. The average first innings total in the last 8 ODI games here was 287 runs. The team that wins the toss could attempt to bat.
Weather Report
Humidity is unlikely to change significantly during this game and the temperature will be in the high 20s and early 30s throughout. No rain is forecast from the start to the end of the game.
Toss Prediction
Two of the three ODIs at this venue in the competition were won by the team that batted first. We expect both skippers to choose to bat first if they win the toss before this game.
Match Prediction
If the Netherlands had pulled off another shock against Sri Lanka, there would be more arguments to support the Netherlands' victory. However, they suffered defeat in Lucknow while Australia registered their second consecutive win on Sunday. This is not a good time to play against Australia as David Warner will be full of confidence and most teams will struggle with their balanced bowling attack. They will also be strengthened by the return of Travis Head to the team. Our prediction is that Australia will win.
Australia beats the Netherlands
Head to Head
Both teams have faced each other just twice in ODIs, with both of those matches being won by Australia.
Venue Details
The average first innings score at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is 240. South Africa's 428-5 against Sri Lanka in this World Cup is the highest total published here. The average number of runs per over at the venue is 5.05. The team that bats first in this game is expected to post a score of at least around 280 runs. If Australia bats first, we may see another 300-plus players here.
Betting Tips
While the men in orange have shown plenty of courage and determination, they are no match for the world-class Australian team that is likely to prevail here.
David Warner – The runs continue to roll in for the top batter who hit 14 fours and nine sixes in the last game. He will try to attack the Dutch bowlers from the first delivery.
Mitch Marsh - We expect the batting all-rounder to drop from the opening position to number three in this game despite hitting 121 runs off 108 balls in the win over Pakistan.
Adam Zampa – The leg-spinner dismissed Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz in game 28 and we expect his bowling to suit this game perfectly.
Marcus Stoinis – The all-rounder is a real force and he brought the team back into the game against Pakistan by taking the wickets of both openers before the win against Pakistan.
Netherlands Key Players
Colin Ackermann – The 32-year-old batting all-rounder scored a top score of 69 against New Zealand in the tournament and will relish testing himself against the powerful Australian bowling attack.
Bas de Leede – The young batting all-rounder came into the competition with a good reputation but was disappointing apart from 67 against Pakistan. This would be the perfect game for him to get back into shape.
Aryan Dutt - The off-spinner was one of the Netherlands' best bowlers in the 2023 Cricket World Cup and dismissed the talented trio of Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka on Saturday.
Paul van Meekeren – The right-arm pace bowler has impressed this season with his ability to bowl out top-order batters. He comes into this game having taken the wicket of Pathum Nissanka last time out in Lucknow.
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