#CWC23 | INDvNED: Unbeaten streak + momentum await in Bengaluru
Immaculate. Imperial. Invincible. That’s a recap of India’s CWC23 campaign so far as they head into their final league game against the Netherlands in Bengaluru.
The Men in Blue have already booked their place in the semi-finals, and are aiming for a clean sheet (9 wins in 9 games) in the league stages of the ongoing ODI World Cup. But the INDvNED matchup will be no simple dead rubber.
The Dutch have been a surprise package: registering five 200-plus scores, four bowlers claiming 10+ wickets, two batters amassing 200+ runs and inflicting defeats on two full-member nations (South Africa and Bangladesh) for the first time in the history of their World Cup participations since 1996.
India lead the head-to-head record against the Netherlands (two wins in two games) and start favourites in this contest. Whereas, the Dutch will look to claim a consolation victory that will boost their chances of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
What: India vs Netherlands, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
When: Sunday, November 12, 2023
Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
What to expect: A Rohit Sharma special on a ground where he notched up his first double century (209 vs Australia, 2013) in ODIs, Virat Kohli and Indian top order continuing their run-scoring exploits, Indian bowling unit toying with the Netherlands batting and full-house of support at the Chinnaswamy.
What you need to do: Make sure you flood the venue in a sea of BLUE, keep stock of refreshments to ensure you support every moment of action on the pitch and have your usual prayers ready (just in case).
India vs Netherlands: Numbers Talk
| Head-to-head record (ODIs) | ||
| India | Metrics | Netherlands |
| 2 | Matches played | 2 |
| 2 | Won | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 2 |
| 0 | NR | 0 |
| 0 | Tied | 0 |
| Highest run-scorers | |
| India | Yuvraj Singh - 88 Runs |
| Netherlands | Daan Van Bunge - 62 Runs |
| Highest wicket-takers | |
| India | Javagal Srinath - 4 Wickets |
| Netherlands | Tim De Leede - 4 Wickets |
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna (replacement for Hardik Pandya)
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain and wicket-keeper), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Noah Croes, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.