Match: India vs Netherlands, Cricket World Cup 2023
Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM IST (8:30 AM UTC)
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India
Pitch Report
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is well known for it’s high scoring matches and it favours the batsman. The pitch is quite flat and the boundaries are shorter makes it easier for the batsmen to score runs. The average first inning score at the ground is 233 and the average second inning score is 216.Fast bowlers do get some help in early overs, but spinners tend to come into play as the game continues. However, spinners have also faced difficulty in taking wickets at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in recent years.
Here are some recent match scores at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium:
India vs South Africa, ODI, 2023: India won by 7 wickets, chasing 250
England vs Australia, T20I, 2023: England won by 8 wickets, chasing 170
India vs New Zealand, T20I, 2023: India won by 56 runs, batting first and scoring 216.
Match News
India and Netherland have met twice in ODIs and India have signed their victory in both of the matches. The last time Netherlands met India in 2019 ICC World Cup, where India won by 5 wickets.India in ICC World Cup 2023 is going in great form by winning every match that has happened before and not just winning but also winning every game with high margin of 100 or 150 or 200 also. Indian team has a strong batting lineup, led by Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyyar, Suryakumar Yadav, and KL Rahul. Their bowling attack is also great, with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj leading the way.
The Netherlands are not as strong as India, but they are a dangerous team. They have a few good players in their lineup, such as Max O’Dowd, Wesley Barresi, and Colin Ackermann. Their bowling attack is also decent with Logan van Beek Fred Klaassen being the key bowlers.