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IND vs NED: Head-to-Head Record (in T20I’s):
India and Netherlands have never faced off in a T20I match.
Last 5 T20I matches performances:
India has won 4 out of their last 5 T20I matches.
India: W, L, W, W, W (Most recent matches first)
The Netherlands have lost 3 out of their last 5 T20I matches.
Netherlands: L, L, W, W, L (Most recent matches first).
Pitch and Conditions:
New Zealand blasted 200 in the tournament opener at the SCG on Saturday. So it is fair to expect runs to flow once again. There was some threat of rain, but it looks pretty clear on match eve.
Players to Watch out For:
India:
1. Virat Kohli (RHB):
Last 5 T20I scores (Most recent first): 82 (53)*, 49 (28)*, 3 (9), 63 (48), 11 (6)
Runs: 208, Average: 69.33, SR: 144.44
2. Surya Kumar Yadav (RHB):
Last 5 T20I scores (Most recent first): 15 (10), 8 (6), 61 (22), 50 (33)*, 69 (36)
Runs: 203, Average: 50.75, SR: 189.72.
3. Arshdeep Singh (LAMF):
Last 5 T20Is (Most recent first): 3/32 (4 overs), 2/62 (4 overs), 3/32 (4 overs), 1/7 (2
overs), 0/40 (3.5 overs)
Wickets: 9, Average: 19.22, SR: 11.89, Economy: 9.89.
Netherlands:
1. Max O’Dowd (RHB):
Last 5 T20I scores (Most recent first): 8 (8), 71 (53)*, 35 (35), 23 (18), 6 (6)
Runs: 143, Average: 35.75, SR: 119.17
2. Bas de Leede (All-rounder, RHB/RAFM):
Batting Performance: Last 5 T20I scores (Most recent first): 0 (1), 14 (10), 30 (30)*, 14 (18), 53 (48)*
Runs: 111, Average: 37.00, SR: 103.74.
Bowling Performance:
Last 5 T20Is (Most recent first): 2/29 (3 overs), 2/31 (3 overs), 2/18 (3 overs), 3/19 (3
overs), 1/13 (2 overs)
Wickets: 10, Average: 11.00, SR: 8.40, Economy: 7.86.
3. Paul Van Meekeren (RAFM):
Last 5 T20Is (Most recent first): 2/21 (4 overs), 2/25 (4 overs), 1/18 (4 overs), 0/21 (4
overs), 1/17 (3 overs)
Wickets: 6, Average: 17.00, SR: 19.00, Economy: 5.37.
The Battle to Watch out For:
- Right-handed opening batter Max O’Dowd Vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the new ball.
- Right-handed batter Virat Kohli batting at No.3 Vs Right arm Fast medium bowler Bas
de Leede. - Left-arm spinner Axar Patel Vs Right-handed batter Bas de Leede batting at No.3.
TEAM NEWS:
With just one left-hander in the Netherlands’ top eight, India could be tempted to bring in Yuzvendra Chahal, but their bowling coach Paras Mhambrey pointed out on Wednesday that they prefer the balance R Ashwin brings to their batting and may continue playing with him.
India (Probable XI): Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav,
Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, R Ashwin/
Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh
The Netherlands, too, are unlikely to tinker but remain concerned by the injury to Roelof van der Merwe. Edwards said a final call on would be taken based on how the left-arm spinner holds up after the training on Wednesday.
Netherlands (Probable XI): Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Colin
Ackermann, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards, Tim Pringle, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren, Shariz Ahmed/Roelof van der Merwe.
Stats and Trivia:
- Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is the only batter to have scored 1000 plus runs in T20 World Cups. Jayawardene scored 1016 runs in 31 innings across five World Cups. But that record is set to be surpassed by Kohli, who is 73 runs adrift of the 1000-run mark.
- Kohli, who is playing his fifth T20 World Cup, is currently the third-highest run-maker but has the highest average 84.3 (min. seven innings played) alongside 11 half-centuries (a tournament record). Oh, and the SCG is his favourite venue when it comes to T20Is as no batter has scored more than his 236 runs which have been cracked at an average of nearly 79 and a strike rate of 146.
- Paul van Meekeren needs one more wicket to go past Peter Seelar to become the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands. Currently, Paul van Meekeren has 58 wickets in 52 innings with an average of 21.5 and an economy rate of 6.9.
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