Preview:
The 2nd One Day International between Netherlands and Ireland turned out to be a one-sided affair. The Netherlands were bundled out for 157, and in reply to that, Ireland chased it down with seven overs to spare, levelling the series 1-1.
The Netherlands won the toss and opted to bat first. After the opening stand of 44 between the openers, they couldn’t stitch a partnership and the entire team was bundled out for a total of 157. From Ireland, Craig Young and Joshua Little picked up four wickets each.
In response, Ireland looked in firm control of the run chase. Captain Andrew Balbirnie (63) and Paul Stirling (52) ensured an emphatic victory. In the decider, Netherlands need to shift their focus on their batting again to put decent runs on the board
Match Details
Netherlands vs Ireland, 3rd ODI
Venue: Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Date & Time: 7th June at 2:00 PM IST and 10:30 AM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report
The pacers will get some movement initially in both the innings but the batters need to negate the initial phase then the batting team can put good runs on the board. The team winning the toss should bat first in the decider match.
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Probable Playing XIs for NED vs IRE
Netherlands
Stephan Myburgh, Max O’ Dowd, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (c), Scott Edwards, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Brandon Glover
Ireland
Paul Stirling, William Porterfield, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Simi Singh, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little, Craig Young
Top Picks for NED vs IRE Dream 11 match:
Top Picks – Netherlands
Max O’Dowd is the lone batsman who has shown consistency with the bat for the Netherlands in both games. Although he has scored only 59 runs in the two matches, we can expect him to give good starts like the previous games. He is an attacking opener and scores almost at run a ball.
Logan Van Beek has looked very consistent with the ball for the Netherlands. In the first two ODIs, he picked up 3 wickets in total with an economy of 4.20. Also, with the bat, he has proved to be very handy. He scored 29 and 22 respectively in the first two games.
Top Picks – Ireland
Paul Stirling is in excellent form in this series. In the previous two outings, he scored 69 and 52 respectively to ensure a positive start at the top of the order.
Craig Young is the pick of the bowlers in this series. He has picked up 7 wickets in the last two games at an economy of 3.40. Expect him to pick early wickets for Ireland and put the opposition on the backfoot.
NED v IRE Must Picks for Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (In this tournament) | Dream 11 Points |
| Max ODowd | 59 runs | 84 |
| Logan Van Beek | 51 runs and 3 wickets | 169 |
| Paul Stirling | 121 runs | 151 |
| Craig Young | 7 wickets | 176 |
| Andre Balbirnie | 67 runs | 84 |
Suggested Playing XI No. 1 for NED vs IRE Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket
Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Stephan Myburgh,William Porterfield, Max O’ Dowd (vc), Pieter Seelar, Timm van der Gugten, Craig Young, Logan van Beek
Suggested Playing XI No. 2 for NED vs IREDream 11 Fantasy Cricket
Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Stephan Myburgh, Max O’ Dowd, Pieter Seelar, Simi Singh, Timm van der Gugten, Craig Young (vc), Logan van Beek, Josh Little
NED vs IRE Risky Captain Choices:
Pieter Seelaar had ordinary outings in the last two games both with bat and ball, but with the series decider up for stakes, the Netherlands captain might come in handy with both bat and ball and inspire his team to a series win.
Joshua Little was impressive with the ball in both the games picking up 7 wickets at an economy of 3.20. Another impressive spell from him could be on the cards.
Player you should avoid:
Ben Cooper hasn’t looked in good touch in the last two games. He scored only 6 runs from the first two ODI’s. It is better to avoid him in the 3rd ODI.
