World Cup 2023, they will face the Netherlands in their fifth match of the tournament. After having lost in the first two matches, against India and South Africa respectively, they secured back-to-back wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Netherlands have won just one of their four matches in the tournament so far, but that win was historic.
On October 17, they beat the in-form South Africa by 38 runs. Will today be another upset? Let’s see. Australia and the Netherlands have played 2 ODIs so far, and the Aussies have both of those.
These two teams faced off during the ICC World Cup 2007, when Australia became the world champions for the fourth time. The Dutch were completely outclassed by Australia, who put up 358/5 in 50 overs while batting first. The Netherlands were all out for 129 in under 27 overs.
Brad Hodge’s 123 off 89 balls and Brad Hogg’s 4/27 helped the Aussies dominate the Dutch. Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Max O'Dowd, Steve Smith, Colin Ackermann, Glenn Maxwell (VC), Scott Edwards (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Roelof van der Merwe, Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc. The Arun Jaitley Stadium used to be a haven for spinners and slower bowlers, particularly in the game's later stages.
However, it started favouring batters with the advent of new black-soil pitches. In the 29 ODIs in this venue so far, teams batting second have won it 14 times while teams batting first have also won it 14 times. There was one match that did not produce any results.
In the 3 matches played here so far in the tournament, winning teams secured big victories. South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 102 runs, India won against Afghanistan by 8 wickets and England beat Afghanistan by 69 runs. In Delhi, the forecast suggests little chance of
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