Both The Netherlands and Pakistan get their 2023 Cricket World Cup campaigns underway when they face off in Hyderabad this Friday, the 6th of October. We look at the game from a betting perspective.
OUTRIGHT BETTING UPDATE
India are the current favourites at 2/1 and Pakistan are on offer at 8/1 with the Netherlands the rank outsiders at 800/1
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PAKISTAN
Pakistan recently played in the Asia Cup, where they won 2 and lost 2 of their 5 matches with 1 match ending as a no result. Pakistan’s 2 most recent matches have ended in a loss to India by 228 runs, as well as a loss to Sri Lanka by 2 wickets.
In the last ODI World Cup, Pakistan missed out on making it to the knockout rounds, leaving them level on points with New Zealand, who went on to become tournament runners up, due to a higher net run rate.
Babar Azam will captain the side and he will be accompanied by star players such as Shaheen Afridi and Mohammed Rizwan.
Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands have played multiple World Cup qualifier ODI’s this year and their last match was in Zimbabwe, where they lost by 128 runs against Sri Lanka. A notable win for the Netherlands was a super over win over the West Indies in June this year.
Netherlands have not participated in the ODI World Cup since 2011, meaning that they missed out on the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.
Scott Edwards is set to captain Netherlands, many will recall the name Roelof van der Merwe after his sublime form in the SA20 this year.
Squad: Scott Edwards (captain), 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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HEAD-TO-HEAD
These teams have only clashed head-to-head 6 times so far, as of which Pakistan have come out of all 6 as the better side, with Netherlands yet to win against Pakistan.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Pakistan 3/100
Netherlands 10/1
Suggested Bet: Mohammad Rizwan to score 50 runs or more at 31/20
A quality batsman who can put this Netherlands attack to the sword
Suggested Bet: Top Bowler: Shaheen Afridi at 2/1
This quality strike bowler can cause serious problems for the Netherlands top order and is well capable of wrapping up the tail.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
