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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm Up Series - West Indies vs Netherlands - Match 5 - 12th Oct

by CricDirect Tuesday 11 October 2022

West Indies' Yannic Cariah

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The 5th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches will be played between West Indies and Netherlands on the 12th of October 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

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Current Form West Indies:

The top run scorer for West Indies in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up matches is Brandon King with 64 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for West Indies in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up matches is Raymon Reifer with 3 scalps under his belt.

West Indies have won their previous match against UAE by 13 runs.

West Indies batted first and they posted a total of 152 for 9 in 20 overs. West Indies lost 2 wickets early on in the innings. Brandon King at number 3 played exceptionally well and scored 64 runs in just 45 balls. Nicholas Pooran in the middle order made 46 in 31 balls to boost the innings. He hit 5 sixes during his knock. On the back of these batting performances, West Indies got to a total of 152 for 9 in 20 overs.

During the chase, UAE got off to a terrible start and lost 5 wickets for just 66 runs. The top order simply fell like a pack of cards and couldn't really score runs freely. Waseem Muhammad tried his best to take his team over the line with a knock of 69 not out but failed as UAE were restricted to 135 for 6 in 20 overs, losing the match by 17 runs.

Current Form Netherlands:

The top run maker for Netherlands is Max O'Dowd with 43 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Netherlands is Brandon Glover with 3 scalps to his name.

Netherlands lost their previous match against Scotland by 18 runs.

Scotland batted first and they posted a total of 151 for 7 in 20 overs. Scotland lost 2 wickets early on in the innings and found themselves under a lot of pressure. Matthew Cross and Richie Berrington then revived the innings with their knocks of 27 and 41 runs respectively. Michael Leask provided a nice finishing touch with a knock of 37 in 21 balls to take the team's total of 151 for 7 in 20 overs.

During the chase, Netherlands lost Stephan Myburgh early on in the innings. Post his dismissal, Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh played really well and scored 43 and 31 runs respectively. After these two got dismissed, the middle order simply fell like a pack of cards and couldn't really provide any impetus into the innings. As a result, Netherlands were restricted to 133 for 7 in 20 overs, losing the match by 18 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Netherlands - Scott Edwards (c, wk), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh.

West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Rovman Powell, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Yannic Cariah, Jason Holder, Raymon Reifer, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Odean Smith

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – West indies

Who will win?- West Indies

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Brandon King (West Indies), Max O'Dowd (Netherlands)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jason Holder (West Indies), Brandon Glover (Netherlands)

Most Sixes – Brandon King (West Indies), Max O'Dowd (Netherlands)

Player of the Match - Brandon King (West Indies)

Team Scores Batting first – Netherlands 140+, West Indies 155+

Match Handicap: West Indies

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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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