World Cup 2023, Match 24 | Netherlands Predicted XI vs Australia

Netherlands will be facing Australia in the 24th match of the World Cup 2023 (Source: AP Photos)

Netherlands (NED) collide with five-time champions Australia (AUS) in the 24th match of the ongoing sixteenth edition of the World Cup. The encounter is slated to take place on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi at 2:00 PM IST. The Dutch have already beaten one of the most dangerous and in-form sides in the tournament, South Africa and they will look to put up a similar performance against another strong unit in the form of Australia. 

Scott Edwards and his men began the campaign with two defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand, both coming in the city of Hyderabad. The Dutch then sprung a major surprise as they caused an upset by beating the Proteas by 38 runs in Dharamsala. 

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However, they were brought down to earth by Sri Lanka in their fourth outing as they lost against them by a margin of five wickets in Lucknow. It will be an extremely difficult task for the Dutch to repeat their Dharamsala heroics against the most successful side in the history of the World Cups, the Aussies. Let us have a look at the Netherlands's Predicted XI for this fixture.

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Openers: Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh

The right-hand left-hand combination of Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh will open the batting for the Netherlands. The latter scored a half-century (52) against Pakistan in Dutch's opening fixture in this WC. O'Dowd has got small starts in his last three games with scores of 16, 18 and 16. He will like to convert those into a substantial score in this tie.

Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh 2023 ODI Form:

Middle-order: Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru

Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede and Teja Nidamanuru will form the middle-order for the Dutch side. Ackermann is the leading run-getter for his side so far with 127 runs at an average of 32. He has also one half-century to his name. de Leede struck 67 against Pakistan in the opening game but has failed to deliver in the next three. He will finally look to get back amongst the runs in this game. Notably, de Leede has picked up the most wickets (seven) for the Dutch. Nidamanuru has scores of 5, 21, 20 and 9 but is likely to retain his place in the side. The right-hander would hope to hit form sooner rather than later.

Performance of the middle-order in ODIs in 2023:

All-rounders: Scott Edwards, Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek

Skipper Scott Edwards, Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek will be the part of the lower middle-order for the Netherlands. Edwards has hit the second-most runs for his side in this campaign. He is averaging 41.33 with one fifty under his belt. Engelbrecht has played only three games and has got starts in all fixtures which also includes a fifty against Lucknow last time out. He has 118 runs to his name at an average of 39.33. van Beek is averaging 49 with the bat with a score of 59 against the Lankan Lions in the last match. He has also managed to pick up four wickets so far.

This is how the trio has performed in ODIs this year:

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Bowlers: Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Spinners Roelof van der Merwe and Aryan Dutt and pacer Paul van Meekeren will be the bowlers for the Dutch. van der Merwe has picked up four wickets in as many games in this WC. Dutt and van Meekeren have picked up the joint-second most wickets (six) for their side in this campaign. Dutt has also bowled with an excellent economy rate of under five.

The performance of the trio in ODI cricket this year:

Netherlands Predicted XI vs Australia

Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, and Paul van Meekeren.