England look to salvage something from disappointing World Cup campaign
England’s title defence has not gone as planned but the reigning champions still have plenty to play for during their final two matches of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Date and Venue
Wednesday 8 November, MCA International Stadium, Pune
How to watch England v Netherlands Summary
With just one win from their opening seven matches, England are already out of contention for the semi-finals and won’t be able to defend the World Cup crown they won in sensational style on home soil four years ago.
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But they do still have the lure of trying to win their final two matches in India to ensure they qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy that is scheduled to be held in Pakistan in 2025.
The Netherlands, however, do still have an outside chance of finishing in the top four and will need to win their last two games of the World Cup and have other results go their way to have any chance of sneaking into the semi-finals.
But a spot in the ICC Champions Trophy is surely also a prime motivation for the Dutch and a win over England here will put them one step closer to achieving this.
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England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.
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England – Adil Rashid
The experienced leg-spinner has a team-best 10 wickets to his name already at the World Cup and will once again play a pivotal role in England’s fortunes against the Netherlands.
Look for England captain Jos Buttler to insert Rashid into the Netherlands innings nice and early and the right-armer is likely to prove hard to score from if he can continue his current form.
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Netherlands – Bas de Leede
The Netherlands star has shown glimpses of what he is capable of during the World Cup so far, but hasn’t quite lived up to lofty expectations.
De Leede has 117 runs to his name at an average of 16.71 and 11 wickets at an average of 30.09 with the ball, but the talented 23-year-old will be aiming to improve on those numbers against England.
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