Match Prediction:
The Netherlands and Bangladesh, two of the bottom three teams in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, meet in Match 28 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. With only England standing between the teams in the table, both sides have had a disappointing campaign, with only one victory in the competition. The Netherlands defeated South Africa in Match 15, but were then defeated by Sri Lanka and Australia. Following their victory over Afghanistan, Bangladesh has lost to England, New Zealand, India, and South Africa. Continue reading for a preview of this game. The game begins at 14:00 local time.
After defeating South Africa earlier in the competition, the Netherlands not only have a new set of fans following their every play, but expectations in the Ireland camp have also risen. This will be a difficult game, but they have enough match-winners to keep things interesting.
Bangladesh players have significantly more experience than Dutch players at the highest level, as well as in ODI and T20I World Cups. Despite the fact that both sides have only won one match, we believe the Tigers will have the upper hand and capture their second victory.
Winning Chances:
Toss Prediction:
This is the first match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup to be played at this venue. Although India won the last ODI by batting second, the previous five matches in this format were won by the team batting first, so we predict that if either captain wins the toss, they would choose to bat first.
Weather Report:
The weather in Dharamsala was hot and humid at the start of this game, with gloomy conditions dominating the duration of the game but no rain delays.
Pitch Report:
This pitch at Eden Gardens should produce a lot of spin. A par score will be between 320 and 330, with constant bounce throughout the game.
Netherlands Preview:
We expect some changes ahead of this match, with some tired and weary players in the bowling attack, after keeping faith with the same side for their last few matches, including the triumph against South Africa. We expect van Meekeren to go and be replaced by Ryan Klein.
Netherlands Squad Predicted:
Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards (c) (wk), Teja Nidamaniri, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
Bangladesh Preview:
Bangladesh made one change ahead of their match against South Africa on Tuesday, with skipper Shakib Al Hasan returning after recovering from injury and Towhid Hridoy dropping out. This game is not likely to change.
South Africa Squad Predicted
Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Netherlands vs Bangladesh Prediction:
Although neither team has a chance of finishing in the top four of the tournament right now, we expect this game to be played with a high level of competitiveness. Neither side wants to finish at the bottom of the table, and this is a very winnable match for both. The Netherlands have not seen enough runs from their top order in the competition, and this could be a problem again in this game. We believe the Tigers have more depth in both the batting and bowling departments, and we believe Bangladesh will win.
