Preview:
Netherlands XI will go head-to-head against Italy in the 4th match of the Championship Week of the European Cricket Championship 2021 on Monday. Netherlands XI have been really professional right throughout this competition and emerged as winners of Group B by beating Austria in the finals by 4 runs. They are the team to beat in this Championship week.
Italy, on the other hand, didn’t disappoint with their performances in this tournament as they reached the finals of Group C and lost to European giants England XI in the finals by 6 wickets. Both the teams are well balanced, and we can expect a cracker of a contest between them.
Match Details:
Netherlands XI vs Italy, Championship Week, Match 4
Venue: Cartama Oval, Cartama
Date & Time: 4th October at 6:30 PM IST and 3:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
It’s a belter of a surface for the batters where they can score runs all day long. Defending the score is a bit of a headache for the bowlers on this surface as the boundaries are way too small.
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Probable Playing XIs for NED XI vs ITA:
Netherlands XI
Sebastiaan Braat (c), Asad Zulfiqar (wk), Musa Ahmad, Boris Gorlee, Navjit Singh, Niels Etman / Victor Lubbers, Olivier Elenbaas, Vivian Kingma, Ryan Klein, Clayton Floyd, Julian De-Mey
Italy
Baljit Singh (c), Amir Sharif, Nisar Ahmed (wk), Irfan Shaikh, Damith Kosala, Ammad Khan, Jaspreet Singh, Simranjit Singh, Ravi Paul, Adnan Muhammad, Janaka Waas
Top Picks for NED XI vs ITA Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Netherlands XI
Clayton Floyd has had a memorable tournament so far. He did really well with both bat and ball. In 10 matches, he has notched 245 runs at an average of 35 and has scalped 12 wickets, with the best figures of 3/10.
Sebastiaan Braat led by an example for Netherlands XI in this tournament. In 10 matches he has picked up 11 wickets with the best figures of 3 for 10 and scored 129 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 234.54.
Top Picks – Italy
Amir Sharif is the second-highest run-scorer and also the leading wicket-taker in this tournament. In 11 matches, he has mustered 324 runs at an average of 36 with a strike rate of 220.4 and scalped 17 wickets at an economy of 9.32.
Baljit Singh deserves equal credit for his tremendous all-round performances in this tournament. He has accumulated 211 runs at an average of 35.16 and bagged 9 wickets with the best figures of 3 for 12.
NED XI vs ITA Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Clayton Floyd | 245 runs and 12 wickets | 813 |
| Musa Ahmad | 196 runs and 2 wickets | 440 |
| Sebastiaan Braat | 129 runs and 11 wickets | 621 |
| Amir Sharif | 324 runs and 17 wickets | 1164 |
| Baljit Singh | 211 runs and 9 wickets | 654 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NED XI vs ITA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Nisar Ahmed, Musa Ahmad, Damith Kosala, Boris Gorlee, Clayton Floyd (vc), Sebastiaan Braat, Baljit Singh, Amir Sharif (c), Julian De-Mey, Ryan Klein, Adnan Muhammad
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NED XI vs ITA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Nisar Ahmed, Damith Kosala, Boris Gorlee, Victor Lubbers, Sebastiaan Braat (vc), Baljit Singh (c), Ravi Paul, Amir Sharif, Vivian Kingma, Jaspreet Singh, Ryan Klein
Today’s NED XI vs ITA Probable Winners:
Netherlands XI are expected to win this match.
