Sydney: Super-12 round of T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup) between India (India) and Netherlands (Netherlands) will be played today i.e. Thursday. Although Team India is considered to be a strong contender for the win, but the kind of upset that has happened this time, one has to be wary of. The match will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). India beat arch-rivals Pakistan in their last match, while the Netherlands lost to Bangladesh.
They will meet twice in the ODI World Cup
Statistically speaking, Rohit and Co. should have no problem winning against the Netherlands. India and Netherlands teams are not facing each other for the first time in international cricket. These teams have met twice in the ODI World Cup before. For the first time in T20 international cricket, these teams will surely face each other, that too on the T20 World Cup stage. Before this, the match was played between India and Netherlands in 2003 and 2011 ODI World Cup. Team India won both the matches.
Beat the Netherlands ‘lucky’
Beating Netherlands proved to be ‘lucky’ for the Indian team. Whenever India beat the Netherlands in the ODI World Cup, it managed to reach the final. Under the captaincy of veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Team India defeated the Netherlands in 2011 to become the champions that year. Earlier, in the 2003 ODI World Cup, when the Netherlands won, the Sourav Ganguly-led team finished as runners-up.
Netherlands won 2 out of 4 matches
India started the tournament with a win against arch-rivals Pakistan. Team India captained by Rohit Sharma won their last match played in Melbourne by four wickets. At the same time, the Netherlands qualified for the Super-12 by winning two out of three matches in their Group-A. However, they lost to Bangladesh by 9 runs in their first Super-12 match played in Hobart.
Will the Netherlands reverse?
There have been many ups and downs in this tournament so far. Two-time champions West Indies were eliminated from the qualifying round. After this, Ireland shocked everyone by defeating England. In such a situation, Netherlands will also try to overturn India and the Indian team will have to be careful. A win in this match will make the road to the semi-finals easier for India. Along with this, if India loses, the road to the semi-finals will become difficult. There is not much chance of rain during this match, but if the match is washed away due to rain, Team India may lose a point.