The 23rd match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will see India facing off against the Netherlands on 27th October at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date and Time: October 27, 12:30 PM IST
Telecast and Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

India will be locking horns against the Netherlands in their second Super 12 game on Thursday at the SCG. Both teams are a part of Group 2 in the Super 12 stage.

India is standing second on the Super 12 points table while the Netherlands is placed at the bottom-most position.

Despite an early batting collapse, India managed to win against Pakistan in their opening game. Virat Kohli stood tall with the bat once again for India, scoring an unbeaten 82.

The Netherlands fell short off 9 runs while chasing against Bangladesh in their first game. They will be aiming to work on their batting in this game.

Both the teams would be aiming to give in their best once again here. India will be aiming for the top-most position on the Super 12 points table with a win in this match while the Netherlands would be hoping for an upset here.

Pitch Report

The last match at this venue saw New Zealand record their highest total in a T20 World Cup game. The seamers did get the ball to move a little, but the pitch remained good for batting throughout the game. The team winning the toss would be inclined to bowl first at this surface.

Probable Playing XIs for IND vs NED

India:

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Netherlands

Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren

Probable Top Performers from IND vs NED

Probable best batter: Virat Kohli

If the century against Afghanistan was a warning sign, the majestic innings against Pakistan was a statement that the Virat Kohli of old is back for the good. Kohli’s scintillating knock propelled India to an unlikely victory and they will hope to build on that in the upcoming game against the Dutch.

Probable best bowler: Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh might be the youngest of all the Indian bowlers in the squad, but he compiled a performance beyond his years in the clash against nemesis Pakistan. It was his opening spell that got rid of the prolific Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to hand India the initiative earlier in the match. The Australian conditions seem to suit his bowling, and hell will be a handful in the clash against the Netherlands.

Today’s Match prediction: India to win the match