ZIM vs NL Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jun 20, 2023
Zimbabwe will be looking to extend its lead at the top of the Group A table as it takes on the Netherlands at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands head-to-head record
It is an even record between the two teams as far as head-to-head encounters are concerned. Out of the 6 matches played between them so far, both teams have won 3 games each.
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands Live-streaming and Broadcast
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ZIM vs NL Team Previews
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe made a winning start to their ODI World Cup Qualifier campaign as they defeated Nepal quite convincingly in the opening fixture. As 3 teams from each group are going to get promoted to the Super Sixes after the Group stages, Zimbabwe is one of the favorites to make it there.
The seamers did an excellent job for the team in the opening match. Richard Ngrava was particularly impressive, picking up 4 wickets for just 43 runs. Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara chipped in too, picking up 1 wicket each.
The team will be heavily dependent on Wellington Masakadza during the middle overs as the all-rounders went wicketless. The most heartening feature of Zimbabwe’s performance on Sunday was its batting as skipper Craig Ervine and Sean Williams scored individual half-centuries to make small work of the 291-run target.
The duo put up a 164-run partnership for the 4th wicket to ensure that Zimbabwe won comfortably and also managed to extract a good NRR. Zimbabwe has plenty of strong performers with the bat lower down the order, including Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, and Clive Madande, all of whom are capable of scoring runs, especially at the death.
Zimbabwe Playing 11
Joylord Gumbie, Craig Ervine, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani.
Netherlands
The Netherlands began its Super League journey on a positive note, as it defeated Ireland 2-1 in a home series in June 2021. However, that was the only piece of good news that the team would receive for a long time as they went on a losing spree, which was broken when they defeated Zimbabwe earlier this year. Nevertheless, the Netherlands finished at the bottom of the Super League table with just 2 wins from 34 matches.
The Netherlands had to face quite a few selection issues in the lead-up to this tournament as many of their high-profile players are missing out on this tournament due to County commitments. The likes of Roelof van der Merwe, Colin Ackerman, Shane Snater, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren, and Brandon Glover will miss out on this series.
This means that wicketkeeper captain Scott Edwards will be leading a largely inexperienced side here. Max O’Dowd and Vikram Singh will likely open the batting for the Netherlands here. With Wesley Barresi and Teja Nidamanuru featuring in the middle order.
Noah Croes and Scott Edwards add depth to the batting. The Netherlands has plenty of spin options inviting Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Clayton Floyd, and Saqib Zulfiqar. Logan Van Beek and Bas De Leede will lead the pace attack along with Vivian Kingma and Ryan Klein.
Netherlands Playing 11
Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Clayton Floyd.
ZIM vs NL Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first here.
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Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at the Harare Sports Club is good to bat on as the ball comes nicely onto the bat. However, the quicker bowlers will be able to extract some movement from the surface early on but the pitch will settle down as the game progresses. A score of around 280 is a par score here. The weather will be clear with temperatures of between 20-25 degrees Celsius.
ZIM vs NL Betting Tips
Looking at the on-paper strength of both teams, the home team has a clear advantage here. The Netherlands are missing some of their key players and they are likely to struggle here, especially as the Zimbabwean batting looks in solid form.
Bet on Zimbabwe to win.
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Sean Williams is in excellent form of late. He has scored 30 or more runs in each of his last 5 One Day outings, including 2 half-centuries and a century. We are therefore backing him to play another good inning here.
Zimbabwe has a strong top order which is capable of scoring quick runs during the Powerplay. Netherlands seam bowling isn’t the strongest one around, especially with the good batting track on offer. We are therefore expecting plenty of runs from Zimbabwe in the first 10 overs.
Zimbabwe’s batsmen are in excellent form and are capable of playing the big shots with ease, especially as they bat on a good batting track at Harare. We are therefore predicting over 22.5 4’s for Zimbabwe here.
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