ICC World Cup 2023: Match 24, AUS vs NED Stats & Records at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Australia and Netherlands will face each other in match number 24 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on 25^th October 2023.

Australia will enter the contest on the back of two consecutive wins after losing the first two games. The openers put up a great show in the previous game scoring 259 runs for the first wicket as both David Warner and Mitchell Marsh scored centuries to their names. Adam Zampa was phenomenal against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, picking eight wickets in both games while he failed to bowl well in the first two.

With two wins and two losses, Australia are placed fourth in the points table. Steven Smith. Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have not been among the runs for Aussies, which seems to be their concern in the big event. Travis Head, who was suffering from injury will probably be joining soon. Australia will look to continue their winning momentum going into their fifth game.

Netherlands, on the other hand, will be heading into the game on the back of two good performances. They defeated South Africa in Dharamsala while against Sri Lanka, they came strong after being 91/6 to scoring 262 runs, they did lose the game but the intent was very much fine.

The top-order not performing is a sign of worry for the Netherlands while their bowling departments look solid in the tournament. Bas de Leede has shown his all-round class contributing with both bat and ball consistently while the only game where he did not perform was against Sri Lanka in the last game. Scott Edwards-led Netherlands will look to bounce back the winning ways while they play Australia next.

AUS vs NED Head-to-Head Records:

In two games played between the two teams, Australia have won both games while Netherlands are yet to open their account.

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report:

The pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi generally assists batters. The surface offers dry conditions and short boundaries, which helps the batters hit boundaries easily. The pitch will get dry as the match progresses and it will then assist spinners. According to the previous records, the winning the toss chooses to bat first and will attempt to defend their total.

Arun Jaitley Stadium ODI Records:

In 29 games played here at this venue, the pace bowlers have picked 238 wickets at an average of 33.86 while spinners have taken 139 wickets at an average of 31.37. Teams batting first and chasing have won 14 games each while one game ended in no-result. The average first-batting score here is 240.

X-Factor for Australia vs Netherlands:

Australia: Mitchell Marsh

Marsh has been consistent in the last two games scoring a fifty and a century and his ability to attack the bowlers in the top will make him the key factor for Australia

Netherlands: Bas De Leede

Bas de Leede has been a consistent performer for Netherlands in the recent times. He has shown his all-round abilities in crunch situations and will be the key if Netherlands needs to go deep in the contest against Australia.

AUS vs NED Probable Playing XI  

Netherlands:

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

Australia:

David Warner,  Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis(WK), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood