ENG Vs NED: Netherlands looking for first ODI win against England, battle for top-8 continues

ENG Vs NED: Netherlands looking for first ODI win against England, battle for top-8 continues

Today the match will be played between Netherlands and England in the ODI World Cup. The match will be held at MCA Stadium in Pune from 2 pm. The toss will take place at 1:30 pm.

There will be a top-8 battle between the two teams. England is out of the World Cup and is at the last position in the points table. At the same time, Netherlands has 4 points with 2 wins. Netherlands has a chance for the semi-finals, but it will have to win every match by a big margin.

Despite being out of the World Cup, it will be a challenge for England to make it to the top-8. To qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025, 8 teams will qualify only from the points table of the ODI World Cup being held in India. After the end of the league stage in the World Cup, the teams that will remain in the top-8 in the points table will play the tournament hosted by Pakistan.

In this story, we will know the head-to-head record of both the teams, results of World Cup matches, pitch report, weather conditions and possible playing eleven…

head to head

Netherlands has not yet won against England in ODI cricket. England has won all the 6 matches played so far. At the same time, both the teams have faced each other in the ODI World Cup in the years 1996, 2003 and 2011. England has won in this also.

England's batting failed

England's batting has failed in this tournament. The pair of opening batsmen Jonny Bairstow and David Malan have failed to give a good start in every match. Whereas Joe Root has also not been able to play big innings with the bat. Captain Jos Buttler and big shot Liam Lingston are also in poor form. For England to win, its batsmen will have to perform aggressively.

England's bowling has been better than batting. The pace attack has decreased after Reece Topley's injury, but spinner Adil Rashid has performed brilliantly in the tournament.

Dutch team has a chance to enter the Champions Trophy

This match is a golden opportunity for Netherlands to stake claim for the Champions Trophy. The Netherlands team is confident after winning over South Africa and Bangladesh in this World Cup. In the Netherlands team full of all-rounders, Bas De Leede has taken the maximum of 11 wickets. The opening pair needs a big partnership in batting.

pitch report

The pitch of the ground in Pune is prepared from black soil and till now a total of 9 ODI matches have been played in this stadium. This is a favorable wicket for batting. The score of 356 runs is the highest on this ground.

weather condition

There is no chance of rain in Pune on Wednesday. The temperature is expected to range between 32 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing eleven

England: Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingston, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain & wk), Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackerman, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfikar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.