Date: 24 October 2022
Time: 09:30 AM IST
Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger App
Preview:
Bangladesh and Netherlands will lock horns in the 17th match of the T20 World Cup at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Both teams haven’t had the best forms entering the tournament but would want to kick-start their campaign with a resounding victory. Bangladesh was defeated by Afghanistan in their warmup match while the Netherlands lost to Sri Lanka in their first-round fixture.
Pitch Report:
Bellerive Oval Stadium is a high-scoring ground with an average 1st innings score of 176. The team batting first has a lot of advantages as chasing is difficult on this ground.
Team Analysis
Bangladesh
The Bangladesh team hasn’t had a great record entering this World Cup as they have lost their last five games. Their batting hasn’t been able to fire while their bowlers have been hit for a lot of runs. Their lead bowler Mustafizur Rahman isn’t in the best of form but their star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be the most important player for the Bangla Tigers in the World Cup.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
Netherlands
The Dutchmen had a decent showing in the first round of the tournament as they managed to defeat UAE and Namibia to guarantee qualification. They seem to have found a well-rounded team which would see them through the tournament and hopefully pull off some upsets. The best player in their team has been Bas de Leede as he has made valuable contributions in all departments.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Netherlands
Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Tim Pringle, Roelof van der Merwe, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren
Match Prediction:
Conclusion:
Despite having a poor record before the World Cup, Bangladesh is looking like the favourites to take the victory against the Netherlands as they have a more well-rounded team with star players in each department.
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