Match Details
Date: 6 October 2023
Time: 2:00 PM IST
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
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Match Preview:
1992 World Cup winners, Pakistan will kick start their World Cup 2023 campaign against the Netherlands at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The Men in Green haven’t been in the best of form ahead of the marquee tournament after a poor result in the Asia Cup and two consecutive defeats in the warm-up games. On the other hand, the Netherlands will hope to push for an upset win after a great performance in the World Cup qualifiers.
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Pitch Report:
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad has produced incredible batting tracks the average score being 288. But the wicket here is considered a flat track, which tends to slow down as the game progresses. Here, the bowlers can come into play, especially the spinners and slower bowlers.
Team Analysis:
Pakistan
One of the tournament favourites, Pakistan is one of the strongest teams at the World Cup. The batting led by Babar Azam, the number one ranked ODI batter, will hope to step up their game to score big runs on the great Indian batting tracks. Coming to bowling, Pakistan’s biggest strength will be led by the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf, who have the ability to run through any batting lineup in the world.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
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Netherlands
Talking about the Netherlands, the Dutch are among the weakest teams in the tournament. But still, the Netherlands, with a squad full of exciting players, could certainly pull off a few upsets in this World Cup. For the Dutch, Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek will be their most important players. But the form of experienced players like Scott Edwards and Colin Ackermann will turn out to be crucial for Netherlands’ chances in these testing conditions.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Netherlands
Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackerman, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c) (wk), Roelof van der Merwe, Logan Van Beek, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meerken
Match Prediction:
Conclusion:
Pakistan has a better chance to win this fixture and defeat Netherlands to start the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 with a win.
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