Netherlands is all set to take on Nepal in the seventh match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024. This match will be played in Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas at 8:30 pm on June 4.
Teams Review:
Netherlands is placed in Group D in the ICC T20 World Cup alongside Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and South Africa. Netherlands is a comparatively better team than Nepal if we look at the previous stats of the Dutch cricket team in the ICC tournaments. In the last ICC T20 World Cup Netherlands had defeated South Africa also they had defeated South Africa in the ODI World Cup 2023. They are the strong team in the event and can upset any big giant.
On the other hand, Nepal has played good cricket in the past. Nepal has qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup through World Cup qualifiers. In the final of the Qualifiers, they were defeated by Oman.
Key Players:
From the Dutch side, Max O’Dowd can impact with the bat while Bas de Leede can with both bat and ball. Logan Van Beek and Paul van Meekeren could be the best bowlers from the Netherlands side.
From Nepal, Kushal Bhurtel and Captain Rohit Paudel can post their impact in batting while Karan KC and Lalit Rajbanshi could be brutal with the ball.
Head to Head:
Netherlands and Nepal have faced each other on 12 occasions in a short format. The Netherlands have won 6 matches out of 12 while Nepal emerged victorious on 5 occasions. One match ended without any result.
Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium Pitch:
The first match of the ICC T20 World Cup was played on this ground. This surface looks like a scoring venue and could be most in favor of batsmen.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
Netherland playing XI:
Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Paul van Meekeren, Ryan Klein, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma
Nepal playing XI:
Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Pratis GC, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (On TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match details:
The seventh match of the ICC T20 World Cup will be played between Netherlands and Nepal on June 4 in Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium Dallas at 8:30 pm (PKT).
Match predictions:
The Netherlands is a stronger team than Nepal and they will be more dominant than Nepal on the day of the contest.
Possible Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
NED won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 50-55 runs
First-inning Total: 180-190
NED won the match
Scenario 2:
NED won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 45-50 runs
First inning total: 150-155
NED won the match