Preview:
The Netherlands came into the Tri-Nation Series as the favourites, but they have got themselves off to a disastrous start. In the first T20I against the hosts, they suffered a demoralizing defeat by a margin of 9 wickets. Batting first, Netherlands could only score 136.
While their batting was poor, their bowling was even worse, as Nepal chased the target down in only 15 overs, at the loss of a lone wicket. The Dutch will have to perform a whole lot better if they want to make a comeback in this series. Malaysia are playing cricket after a year, but they have some talented players in their ranks.
Match Details:
Malaysia vs Netherlands, 2nd T20I
Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date & Time: 18th April at 12:00 PM IST, 12:15 PM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The surface will suit the batsmen, just as Nepal highlighted in the first match. Chasing will be comparatively easier than batting first.
Probable Playing XIs for MAL vs NED:
Malaysia
Virandeep Singh (wk), Anwar Arudin, Khizar Hayat Durrani, Ahmad Faiz (c), Syed Aziz, Aminuddin Ramly, Sharvin Muniandy, Fitri Sham, Syazrul Idrus, Pavandeep Singh, Dhivendran Mogan
Netherlands
Max O’ Dowd, Scott Edwards (wk), Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (c), Tonny Staal, Philippe Boissevain, Paul van Meekeren, Aryan Dutt, Vivian Kingma, Julian de Mey
Top Picks for MAL vs NED 11Wickets Match:
Malaysia’s hopes will hinge on their trusted leader Ahmad Faiz. The talented batsman has scored over 400 runs in T20Is and has an average of nearly 30.
Ben Cooper might have failed to perform yesterday, but he still is Netherland’s batting kingpin. He has scored 1000+ runs in the T20I format.
Syazrul Idrus has picked up 17 wickets in his short T20I career and he also is very economical with the ball.
Scott Edwards was one of the few Netherlands batsmen who did a decent job yesterday. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 30 runs.
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MAL vs NED 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Virandeep Singh, Scott Edwards, Ben Cooper (c), Ahmad Faiz (vc), Bas de Leede, Anwar Arudin, Pieter Seelaar, Sharvin Muniandy, Paul van Meekeren, Pavandeep Singh, Dhivendran Mogan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MAL vs NED 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Virandeep Singh (c), Scott Edwards (vc), Ahmad Faiz, Ben Cooper, Max O’ Dowd, Aminuddin Ramly, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar, Pavandeep Singh, Syazrul Idrus, Philippe Boissevain
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Virandeep Singh, Ben Cooper
Vice-Captain Options: Ahmad Faiz, Scott Edwards
