As Australia look to bounce back from their rocky start at the 2023 ICC World Cup, they will face the Netherlands in their fifth match of the tournament. After losing their first two matches to India and South Africa respectively, they recorded two consecutive wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The Netherlands have won just once in their four matches in the tournament so far, but this win was historic. On October 17, they beat in-form South Africa by 38 points. Will today be another surprise? let’s see.
Confrontations between Australia and the Netherlands
Australia and the Netherlands have played two away matches so far, and the Aussies have both. These two teams faced off during the 2007 ICC World Cup, when Australia became world champions for the fourth time. Australia completely outplayed the Dutch, making 358/5 in their 50 overs while batting first. Holland were all out for 129 in less than 27 overs. Brad Hodge’s 123 off 89 balls and Brad Hogg’s 4/27 helped the Australians dominate the Dutch.
Australia vs Netherlands fantasy team
Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Max O’Dowd, Steve Smith, Colin Ackerman, Glenn Maxwell (VC), Scott Edwards (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Roelof van der Merwe, Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc.
Australia vs Netherlands match report
The Arun Jaitley Stadium has been a haven for fielders and slow bowlers, especially in the later stages of the game. However, it began to favor speculators with the advent of new black soil courses.
In 29 ODIs at this venue so far, teams batting second have won it 14 times while teams batting first have won it 14 times. There was one match that did not yield any results. In the three matches played here so far in the tournament, the winning teams have achieved big victories. South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 102 runs, India beat Afghanistan by eight wickets, and England beat Afghanistan by 69 runs.
Australia vs Netherlands weather
In Delhi, forecasts show a slight chance of rain and the temperature is expected to reach 31 degrees, according to Weather.com. The humidity will reach 66%.
Australia vs Netherlands: Prediction
According to Google Win Probability, there is a 79% chance that Australia will win this match and move into fourth place.
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Both CricTracker and MyKhel are leaning heavily in favor of the Aussies to claim their third win of the tournament. We definitely agree.
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Updated: October 25, 2023, 07:37 AM IST
