🏏Cricket World Cup 2023: Match #28: BD vs NED 28 Oct 🏏 - Page 2

Thanks for the thread and for tagging me, Raji.

Let us expect good competition here as well.

Team Watch

Netherlands

Edwards and Cook have resisted wholesale team changes in this World Cup but how that's going to take a hit after a record loss in the last game is anybody's guess. Don't be too surprised if they take the field with the same side once again, given there's no last-minute injury concerns.

Tactics & Strategy

Aryan Dutt has been opening the bowling for Netherlands but they might want to introduce pace early against Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das on a fresh pitch, which could offer some early seam to go with the consistent bounce at the venue.

Probable XI: Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (C, wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Bangladesh

Taskin Ahmed, who missed the matches against India and South Africa due to a recurring shoulder injury, is fit again and should come right back into the side. Captain Shakib Al Hasan is back in India after a short trip to Dhaka.

Tactics & Strategy

Straight lines to Shakib, from pacers and spinners alike, should again be the order of the day. The Bangladesh captain hasn't scored an ODI hundred after racking them up in the last World Cup four years ago. And after 56 runs in games in the current edition, he had to rush home for a couple of days to work with his childhood coach. It will be interesting to see the changes that Shakib has made to his game in order to play better through the legside.

Probable XI: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed

HEAD TO HEAD - LAST 2 MATCHES

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (with 52 balls remaining) 14-Mar-2011

Netherlands won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) 20-Jul-2010

Quotes

"[Our World Cup] is not finished yet. [There are] still four more games to go. If we can win those, anything can happen because there are some [net] run rate issues... So if we can win four, there will be a different story, maybe. But at the moment we are planning to go match by match."

Taskin Ahmed makes it known that Bangladesh are not done yet

Batters To Watch(recent stats)

Mahmudullah, BAN

7 M • 268 Runs • 67 Avg • 89.63 SR

Towhid Hridoy, BAN

9 M • 226 Runs • 32.29 Avg • 69.96 SR

Bas de Leede, NED

9 M • 333 Runs • 37 Avg • 98.23 SR

Scott Edwards, NED

10 M • 300 Runs • 42.86 Avg • 105.63 SR

Bowlers To Watch(recent stats)

Mustafizur Rahman, BAN

8 M • 10 Wkts • 5.77 Econ • 38.4 SR

Shoriful Islam, BAN

7 M • 10 Wkts • 6.56 Econ • 33.1 SR

Bas de Leede, NED

9 M • 19 Wkts • 6.95 Econ • 23.57 SR

Logan van Beek, NED

9 M • 15 Wkts • 5.72 Econ • 32.73 SR

Originally posted by: SoniRita

Jo any tips for today. Player wise i mean.

for ned pick ackermann or o’dowd i guess. o’dowd cause he has experience in playing bangladesh domestic tournaments so he knows how to tackle bd bowlers but o’dowd is also out of form so might be a risky pick. ackermann also played well vs bd the last time the two teams played.

Disclaimer: Not our personal opinion. Just a prediction based on their performance and pitch report.

Originally posted by: JustRandomGirl

for bd, the hack is pick shakib if not either mehidy or taskin (as he was potm vs ned last year but that was diff format)

for ned pick ackermann or o’dowd i guess. o’dowd cause he has experience in playing bangladesh domestic tournaments so he knows how to tackle bd bowlers but o’dowd is also out of form so might be a risky pick. ackermann also played well vs bd the last time the two teams played.

Yup i have Shakib but was confused for runs wala

Thanks for the tips

Thank you for the tag bro

Netherlands

Playing at Eden, it is closer to home for Shakib and his boys, and they would be looking for a second win in the tournament after four consecutive losses. Their bowling has been a bit wayward, and batters barring Litton Das and Mahmudullah have failed to really get into their groove so far. Today presents a good opportunity to reinvigorate their World Cup campaign. This is a clash between 8th and 10th on the points table, but by no means will it be one devoid of entertainment. Hang around, toss in 20 minutes...

Both sides head into this game having suffered a bad bruise last time around against Australia and South Africa, respectively. But the Dutch have been brave throughout this tournament, and they upset the apple cart once by toppling South Africa in Dharamsala. They would be confident of repeating such a performance once again today, with a solid lower order and bowling attack to fight fire with fire.