Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 - New Zealand vs Netherlands - 6th Match - 9 Oct

The 6th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place between New Zealand and Netherlands on the 9th of October, 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.

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New Zealand Form Guide:

New Zealand are currently placed at the first position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Devon Conway with 152 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Matt Henry with 3 scalps under his belt.

New Zealand have made a tremendous start to their World Cup campaign by defeating World Champions England by 9 wickets.

England batted first and they could only post a modest total of 282 for 9 in 50 overs. Jonny Bairstow made a fabulous start for his team by smashing 33 runs in 35 balls. Joe Root also played well and scored 77 off 86 deliveries. Jos Buttler scored 43 off 42 balls. Apart from these batters, no other player took real responsibility and lost wickets with false strokes. As a result, England were restricted to an under par total of 282 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, New Zealand lost Will Young early on in the innings. Post his dismissal, Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway played some brilliant strokes all around the ground. Both the players took the responsibility of taking New Zealand over the line without losing any further wickets. Ravindra made 123 off 96 balls while Conway smashed 152 off 121 balls to take New Zealand home in the 37th over with 9 wickets in hand.


Netherlands Form Guide:

Netherlands are currently placed at the 9th position with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Bas de Leede with 67 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Bas de Leede with 4 scalps under his belt.

Netherlands have lost their previous match against Pakistan by 81 runs.

Pakistan batted first and they were bowled out for 286. The start was far from ideal as Pakistan lost 3 wickets for just 38 runs. Post that phase, Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan played exceptionally well and scored 68 runs respectively. Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan in the lower middle order ensured that Pakistan got past the 280 run mark and finished at 286 in their innings.

During the chase, Netherlands lost Colin Ackermann and Max O'Dowd early on. Past their dismissals, Vikramjit Singh and Bas de Leede revived the innings, scoring 52 and 67 runs respectively. Haris Rauf was simply too good for Netherlands as he picked up 2 wickets in one over to peg the opposition back. Netherlands couldn't really recover from that over and were bowled out for 205, losing the match by 81 runs.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

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.

New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – New Zealand

Who will win?-  New Zealand

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Will Young (New Zealand), Scott Edwards (Netherlands)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Logan van Beek (Netherlands)

Most Sixes – Will Young (New Zealand), Scott Edwards (Netherlands)

Player of the Match- Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)

Team Scores Batting first – New Zealand 290+, Netherlands 260+

Match Handicap:  New Zealand


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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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