YASH MITTAL ∙ 3 June 2022
NED vs WI | 3rd ODI | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI
The third and final ODI between hosts the Netherlands and the West Indies will take place on Saturday, June 4, at the VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen. West Indies might have already taken an unassailable 2-0 in the three-match affair, but with valuable ICC ODI Super League points up for grabs, the final ODI is by no means a dead rubber. The tourists rode on an unbeaten 90-ball 91 from Brandon King and a valuable 43* from lower-order batter Keacy Carty, which helped them chase down the total of 215. But it was not before they were given a mighty scare by the Dutch pace attack, led by Bas De Leede. With the centurion from the 1st ODI, Shai Hope, falling cheap, none of the top four, including skipper Nicholas Pooran could stem the slide. The visitors will look to improve their performance with the bat in the final ODI. As for the home side, the Pieter Seelaar-led team would be disappointed that they couldn't seize the advantage with both bat and ball. Twice in the last game, the Dutch had the chance to nail the former champions on the floor, but the inability of the middle-order to back up the good work done by the openers as well as the failure by their bowlers to close the innings off after they had reduced WI to 99/5. The result of the series has been decided, but the home side will look to claim 10 valuable super league points and, in the process, break their losing streak of 8 consecutive ODIs. Match Details: Match: Netherlands vs West Indies, 3rd ODI Date: June 4 2022 Time: 02:30 PM IST Venue: VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen. Live Streaming: Fancode Pitch Report: The surface at the VRA Academy has proved to be a balanced one so far, with batters finding a way to get big scores and fast bowlers as well as spinners also chipping in. The tweakers have proved to be quite a handful, as was evident in the last game where Akeal Hosein took a four-fer. One can expect more of the same in the final match. Head-To-Head: Matches played: 4 Won by Netherlands: 0 Won by the West Indies: 4 Squads: Netherlands Pieter Seelaar (c), Scott Edwards (wk), Vikramjit Singh, Fred Klaassen, Vivian Kingma, Ryan Klein, Bas de Leede, Musa Nadeem Ahmad, Teja Nidamanuru, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Philippe Boissevain, Aryan Dutt, Clayton Floyd, Max O'Dowd, Tonny Staal. West Indies Nicholas Pooran (c), Shai Hope (wk), Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh Jr, Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Shermon Lewis, Anderson Phillip Probable Playing XI: Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Scott Edwards (WK), Musa Ahmed, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (c), Teja Nidamanuru, Logan Van Beek, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Vivian Kingma West Indies: Shai Hope (WK), Shamarh Brooks, Nkrumah Bonner, Brandon King, Shermon Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (c), Keacy Carty, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip/Jayden Seales, Akeal Hosein, Hayden Walsh Jr Prediction: West Indies likely to win the game and take the series 3-0 CREX XI Suggestion: Wicket-Keeper: Shai Hope, Vikramjit Singh Batters: Brandon King, Max O'Dowd, Nicholas Pooran All-Rounders: Logan van Beek, Kyle Mayers Bowlers: Bas de Leede, Akeal Hosein, Hayden Walsh Jr, Alzarri Joseph Captain: Shai Hope Vice-captain: Max O'Dowd
