Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 - Australia vs Netherlands - 24th Match - 25 Oct
The 24th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place between Australia and Netherlands on the 25th of October, 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
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Netherlands are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Colin Ackermann with 127 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Bas de Leede with 7 scalps under his belt.
Netherlands have lost their previous match against Sri Lanka by 5 wickets.
Netherlands batted first and they posted a total of 262 before being bowled out. The start wasn't ideal and they lost both Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh early on in the innings. If it was not about Logan van Beek and Sybrand Engelbrecht's brave innings of 59 and 70 runs respectively, Netherlands would have been bowled out sooner.
During the chase, Sri Lanka lost Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis quite early. Post their dismissals, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Pathum Nissanka took the responsibility of taking Sri Lanka over the line. They scored 91 and 54 runs respectively to bring Sri Lanka home in the 49th over with 5 wickets in hand.
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Australia are currently placed at the 4th position on the points table with 2 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup is David Warner with 228 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Adam Zampa with 9 scalps under his belt.
Australia have trumped Pakistan in their previous match by 62 runs.
Australia batted first and they posted a massive total of 367 for 9 in 50 overs. Openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh played beautifully and scored 163 and 121 runs respectively. After their dismissals, the Australian batting couldn't unleash themselves in the last few overs, courtesy a good bowling by Pakistan in the death overs. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi picked up 5 wickets for 54 runs.
During the chase, Pakistan started off very well. Imam ul Haq and Abdullah Shafique scored 70 and 64 runs respectively to ignite hope for a successful chase. Babar Azam was dismissed quite early into the innings. The partnership between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan threatened to take the game away from the Aussies but Pat Cummins removed Shakeel at the right time. Adam Zampa then mopped up Pakistan's innings as he picked up 4 wickets. Pakistan were bowled out for 305, losing the match by 62 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Netherlands squad: 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.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Netherlands
Who will win?- Australia
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Steven Smith (Australia), Scott Edwards (Netherlands)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mitchell Starc (Australia), Logan van Beek (Netherlands)
Most Sixes – Steven Smith (Australia), Scott Edwards (Netherlands)
Player of the Match- Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Team Scores Batting first – Australia 310+, Netherlands 230+
Match Handicap: Australia
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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