All six teams in Group 2 of the Super 12 round will be in action on Thursday. Once again, Team India will hog the limelight when they take on the Netherlands in Sydney.
India will be high on confidence after they registered an incredible come-from-behind victory over Pakistan courtesy of former skipper Virat Kohli’s magnificent knock of 82* off 53 balls, sealing the chase of 160 on the last ball of the over.
The Netherlands also were involved in a close match against Bangladesh on Monday. The Dutch bowlers had done well to restrict Bangladesh to 144, but the batters had a poor start and were reduced to 15/4. Colin Ackermann led the fightback with 62 off 48 balls, but eventually, Bangladesh prevailed by 9 runs.
IND vs NED Pitch report, date and time
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
The SCG surface in the last couple of years has been good for batting, but it gets slower as the game progresses as we saw in the New Zealand-Australia game where the Kiwis posted 200 and the Aussies were bowled out for 111. Both pacers and spinner fancy getting batters caught out at the long straight boundaries at the SCG.
Date and Time: October 27, 12.30 PM IST
Telecast: Star Sports Network
IND vs NED Predicted XIs
India fielded what many agreed was India’s best XI from the available squad against Pakistan. And they are likely to stick with it. This would mean that Chahal and Harshal will continue to be on the bench.
India predicted XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
The Netherlands have now lost two games in a row – continuing from the qualifying round – and are expected to tweak their line-up in order to get back on the winning track. The experienced batsman Stephan Myburgh could replace Vikramjit Singh at the top.
Netherland predicted XI:
Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren
IND vs NED match prediction: India to win the match
India will be the overwhelming favorite against the Netherlands, who seem to be no match to the Asian giants. Not just win the game, but India are expected to boost their NRR against the Netherlands.
Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, knowledge, and instinct of the writer. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.
