Match 111 – Netherlands vs USA (Maple Leaf North-West Ground (A), King City, Canada)
Ground Stat:
Average First Innings Total at Maple Leaf North-West Ground (A), King City, Canada (ODI’s) – 193
Average Second Innings Total at Maple Leaf North-West Ground (A), King City, Canada (ODI’s) – 176
Current Form USA:
USA are currently placed at the 1st position on ICC CWC League 2 points table with 19 wins and 9 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for USA in the ICC CWC League 2 is Saiteja Mukkamalla with 1086 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for USA in the ICC CWC League 2 is Saurabh Netravalkar with 40 scalps under his belt.
USA have won their first match of ICC Men’s CWC League 2 games in Canada against the hosts by 8 wickets.
The match was reduced to 45 over per side due to rain.
Canada batted first and they posted a total of 231 for 8 in 45 overs. Yuvraj Samra and Ali Nadeem batted with a lot of patience. Samra made 46 off 58 balls while Nadeem scored 51 runs in 70 balls. The middle order including Pargat Singh, Harsh Thaker and Nicholas Kirton failed to make any contribution to the team. It was Akhil Kumar in the lower order, who smashed 48 runs in 36 balls to help Canada get past the 230 runs mark as they finished at 231 in 45 overs of play.
During the chase, USA lost the key wickets of Smit Patel and Monank Patel quite early. After their dismissals, Shehan Jayasuriya and Saiteja Mukkamalla took the responsibility of taking USA over the line. Jayasuriya made 113 off 111 balls while Saiteja Mukkamalla smashed 81 off 84 balls as USA comfortably cruised home in the 40th over itself with 8 wickets in hand.
Current Form Netherlands:
Netherlands are currently placed at the 4th position on ICC CWC League 2 points table with 13 wins and 9 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Netherlands in the ICC CWC League 2 is Max O’Dowd with 857 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Netherlands in the ICC CWC League 2 is Kyle Klein with 35 scalps under his belt.
Netherlands are led by Scott Edwards. They have named a strong squad that includes players like Bas de Leede, Roelof van der Merwe, Vikramjit Singh and Max O’Dowd. They have also included young players like Olivier Elenbaas, Alex Roy and Cedric de Lange in the mix.
Netherlands are the second best team taking part in the Canada leg of ICC CWC League 2. They are expected to do well in the upcoming matches.
Players to look out for:
1. Max O’Dowd – He is one of best top order batters in Netherlands. Kirton can play both spin as well as fast bowling well. He may become the top run scorer for Netherlands in the CWC League 2 games in Canada.
2. Roelof van der Merwe – He is a highly skilled left arm spinner, who has a knack of providing breakthroughs in the middle overs phase of an innings. Merwe will have a big role to play for Netherlands with the ball in upcoming matches.