India takes on the Netherlands in the last game of the group stage at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday. India have already qualified for the semi finals and will stay at the top irrespective of the match result. A win for Netherlands would get them to the 2025 Champions Trophy.
India have been absolutely clinical this tournament in all departments. The batters, pacers, spinners, fielders - all have been at the top of their game. Virat Kohli has been in very good form hitting 5 80+ scores, while Rohit Sharma has provided quick starts in every match. Shubhman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja - all have been among the runs. Among the bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav - all have been brilliant. But the star of the bowling line up has been Mohammad Shami - who so far has insane stats in this World Cup.
Netherlands, though last on the points table, will not be much disappointed overall. They were able to defeat the mighty South Africa and also triumphed over Bangladesh. They also gave a tough fight to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Players to Watch Out For :
Shubhman Gill : Though Shubhman Gill so far has had a decent World Cup, but would to like a get a big score in the final match of the group stage.
Scott Edwards - Without doubt the best batter of Netherlands, he has so far scored at an average above 40 and strike rate above 90 this World Cup. He would like to make a strong finish.
Stats and Facts :
Virat Kohli is so far the 3rd highest run scorer in this World Cup with 543 runs, while Rohit Sharma stands at 6th with 442 runs.
Virat Kohli has the best batting average this world cup - 108.60
Among the players with 300+ runs, Rohit Sharma has the 3rd best strike rate - 122.78
Rohit Sharma has hit the most number of sixes so far in this World Cup - 22
Mohammad Shami has so far picked 16 wickets in 4 games. He has the best bowling average(7.00) and best bowling strike rate(9.75). He also has the most fifers(2) and best bowling figures(5/18).
Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah(15.53) and Ravindra Jadeja(17.36) are in the top 3 for best bowling average in this World Cup.
Ravichandran Ashwin(3.40), Jasprit Bumrah(3.65), Ravindra Jadeja(3.77) , Kuldeep Yadav(4.16) and Mohammad Shami(4.31) holds 5 positions among the top 6 for best economy rate in this World Cup.
Virat Kohli averages only 25.33 from six ODIs played in Bengaluru
Bas de Leede has 18 wickets in the death overs (41-50) since the start of 2022
Bengaluru has the best runs-per-wicket ratio - 36.45 - at this World Cup, marginally ahead of Pune (35.82) and Mumbai (35.73).
When: India vs Netherlands, November 12, 14:00 IST
Where: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Pitch and Weather Conditions :
The pitch is expected to be batting friendly and 350+ score is on the cards if India bats first. There is very little chance of rain.
Probable XIs
India : Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Though many were expecting India to test their bench strength, but it seems India would stick to the winning XI of last 4 matches.
Netherlands : Wesley Barresi, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (c&wk), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merve, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
Dream X1:
