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Zimbabwe vs Netherlands Match Prediction, 5th Match of ICC World Cup Qualifiers on June 20th, 2023, at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe vs Netherlands Match Prediction: The host Zimbabwe will take on the Netherlands in the 5th match of ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe, on June 20th, 2023.
Zimbabwe won their first match against inspiring Nepal quite comfortably after Craig Ervine played the captain’s innings, and Sean Williams gave an amazing performance to seal the victory by 8 wickets while chasing a good total of 291 in just 44.1 overs.
The one thing which Zimbabwe needs to improve the most is their fielding because they dropped three catches which coasted them to chase down a huge total, but they were lucky that the Nepal team did not have some amazing bowlers to make their life hard. The first catch was dropped by Raza of Bhurtel, which was easy, but still, he could not hold it. The second catch was dropped by the pacer Chatara, and once again, the catch was of Bhurtel, who later made 99 runs. The Third catch was dropped by Chatara once again, and the catch was of Kushal Malla, who later made 41 runs.
The bowling was also not quite good as they leaked out many runs on the pitch where bowlers were getting some swing, but it was Richard Ngarava’s day as he took 4 wickets and gave only 43 runs in 9 overs.
The Netherlands is one of the oldest associate nations that competed in World Cups and also played against many top international teams. They are capable of defeating anyone on their day, which is why it is going to be an exciting match between the two teams who are familiar with the high-pressure match, but the Netherlands will be the underdogs because, in the recent past, they are not able to qualify in the main event of World Cup.
Netherlands did play in the 2022 T20 World Cup, in which he knocked out South Africa, which helped Pakistan to reach the Semi-Finals. However, their recent form is not got at all which can impact the player performance because they lost 4 out of 5 matches against Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands: Head-to-Head ODI Record
Zimbabwe and Netherlands played 6 ODI matches against each other in which both teams won 3-3 each, but in the last 5 matches against each other, Netherlands won 3 out of them. However, the last two matches were won by Zimbabwe, and one of them was won by just 1 run, which was played on March 23rd, 2023.
In the most recent match, Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets in the 3rd ODI against the Netherlands by giving a dominating performance with ball and bat. Sean Williams was the player of the match, as he picked up 3 wickets and also scored 43 runs to give his team a comfortable win over the Netherlands.
Pitch Report of Harare Sports Club, Harare, for the 5th ICC World Cup Qualifiers Match between Zimbabwe vs Netherlands on June 20th, 2023
| Match Played | 175 matches |
| Batting first won | 81 matches won |
| Batting second won | 90 matches won |
| Average 1st innings scores | 236 runs |
| Highest Team innings total | 710/7 Declare by England vs India |
| Lowest Team innings total | 30/10 by South Africa vs England |
The pitch of Harare Sports Club was a bit drier than what was expected in the morning condition in the last match, which was the first match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers between Zimbabwe and Nepal. The pitch did not offer much turn for the spinners as only 2 wickets were taken by the spinners, and the pacers took 8 wickets which clearly shows that it will favor pace bowlers compared to spinners.
The batters enjoyed the pitch as, except for the initial over of the match, it was not much to be afraid of, and that is why they went with a full flow which is why a team like Nepal does not have a very strong batting lineup able to score 290 runs in 50 overs against one of the top bowling team in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. However, Zimbabwe also chased the big total quite comfortably with a fall of 2 wickets only.
Team Preview of Zimbabwe
The hosting nation started of their campaign with dominating play as they won the match by 8 wickets against the Nepal team. The next match against the Netherlands side will be a bigger challenge for them as they played the 3-match ODI series against them in which they came out as a winner, but the fight was tough, and it will be an exciting match between them.
Sean Williams and Craig Ervine scored centuries to secure the win against Nepal. The whole team played was quite decent but not up to the standard they need in the World Cup Qualifier to finish in the top 2 spots because some teams will hurt them badly for their mistake, as they did in the last match by dropping some easy catches.
At the start of the match, Zimbabwe’s bowlers and fielders were sloppy, which is why the first wicket they took was on 171 in the 31st over of the match, but after that, they just grabbed the opportunity and restricted the team to 290 which is a great comeback by the bowlers.
Important Players of Zimbabwe in the match against the Netherlands
1-Craig Ervine was the player of the match as he played an amazing anchoring 121 runs innings and was not given any chance to bowl to celebrate. It was led from the front innings by the captain of Zimbabwe and showed everyone that why he had been one of the best batters of Zimbabwe for a long time. In the series against the Netherlands, he scored 88 runs in three matches and generally had a decent average in ODI. He was happy with the performance
2- Wessly Madhevere will be crucial for the team as he is one of the great young all-rounders who can give some overs to the side and score some runs for the team on 1st down. He scored 110 runs and took 4 wickets against the Netherlands in the recent 3-match ODI series.
Team Preview of the Netherlands Team
The Netherlands will be going to play their first match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 against the host side Zimbabwe who will come strong against them after winning their first match easily against Nepal.
The Netherlands played the ODI series against South Africa and Zimbabwe before coming into the tournament, but the result of both series was not in favor of them as they lost both series.
Important players for the Netherlands team in the match against Zimbabwe
1- Max O’Dowd is one of the most experienced batters who need to perform well against the Zimbabwe side, as in his last 10 matches, he scored 266 runs with an average of 26.60. He also scored 80+ runs against Zimbabwe in the recent ODI series.
2- Shariz Ahmad is one of the great young talents for the Netherlands side, and if there is any assistance for the spin bowlers, then he will be lethal against the Zimbabwe side with his leg-break Googly.
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands: Probable Playing 11 of Zimbabwe
Joylord Gumbie, Craig Ervine(c), Wessly Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande(w), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands: Probable Playing 11 of Netherlands
Vikramajit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Saqib Zulfiqar, Wesley Barresi, Scott Edwards (captain), Bas De Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Shariz Ahmed, Aryan Butt, Logan Van Beek, Ryan Klein/Vivian Kingma.
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