Australia will square off against the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi in the 24th match of the ongoing World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. The Delhi track has proved to be a run-fest in the ongoing ODI showpiece and the same is expected if Australia bat first.
The five-time champions have won two and lost as many in the tournament whereas the Netherlands have won a solitary contest out of the four games they have played. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for Australia: W W L L W
Australia came up with a blistering batting display against Pakistan in their previous game and they will once again enjoy batting in Delhi against the Dutch. David Warner was the star of the show as he smashed 163 runs whereas Mitchell Marsh scored 121 runs. Furthermore, Adam Zampa continued to impress as he scalped another four-wicket haul.
Current form for Netherlands: L W L L L
The Netherlands did a decent job in posting 262 on the board against Sri Lanka. In fact, the Dutch were 91-6 and they did a fine job in making a comeback. However, their bowlers will have to do a better job for them and they will need to play out of their skin against Australia.
Head to Head: Matches: 2, Won by Australia: 2, Won by Netherlands: 0.
Players to look out for: Scott Edwards, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, and Logan van Beek will hold the key for the Netherlands.
David Warner, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, and Glenn Maxwell will be the key players for Australia.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
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.
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