World Cup 2011 India Vs Netherlands live: Will NED decision to bat first makes to win?

The most anticipated match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 between India Vs Netherlands (IND Vs NED), which will be took place at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on March 9, at 14:30 IST. Both the teams ready to begin the interesting match with their unique strategy. Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat first.

Team India has not had simple outings until now in the tournament. They triumph against Bangladesh in their opener by 87 runs. After that in spite of scoring 338 against England they could not preserve well and the match ended in a tie. They triumph against Ireland on Sunday.

On the other side, Netherlands didn’t capable to triumph any matches until now. They opened their World Cup journey against England and later on they met up West Indies and South Africa.

The possible squad of India: MS Dhoni, V Sehwag, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, and Yuvraj Singh.

The possible squad of Netherlands: PW Borren, Adeel Raja, W Barresi†, Mudassar Bukhari, AF Buurman, TLW Cooper, TN de Grooth, AN Kervezee, BP Kruger, BP Loots, PM Seelaar, ES Szwarczynski, RN ten Doeschate, BA Westdijk, and  B Zuiderent.

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India Vs Netherlands live score update: NED scored 100 for 4

Today’s 25th ODI match of the ICC World Cup 2011 is being played between India and Netherlands. The match is hosting by Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, New Delhi. It would be Day/Night and played under flood light condition.

Netherlands won the toss and opted to bat first against India in today’s match. Currently, Netherlands is batting on 100 runs with the loss of 4 wickets in 29.1 over’s.

Netherlands opened the match in a cool way. The team lost its first wicket in 15.2 over’s and lost their second wicket in 19 over’s. The opener Eric Swarczynski contributed only 28 runs of 42 deliveries and Wesley Barresi lost his wicket by contributing only 26 runs of 58 balls.

Piyush Chawla and Yuvraj Singh have taken 1 and 2 wicket respectively. Bas Zuiderent is batting on 0 runs of 2 balls and Alexei Kervezee is batting on 0 runs 1 deliveries.

So far, India has played three matches, in which they won 2 matches and draw one match against England, whereas Netherlands didn’t able to won any matches so far.

Ind vs Ned: Yuvraj scalps Barresi, Netherlands lose two quick wickets

NEW DELHI: Wesley Barresi became Yuvraj Singh's 100th ODI victim as Netherlands lost two wickets in quick succession against India in their World Cup clash at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi on Wednesday.

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Barresi contributed 26 runs off 58 balls, which included two fours.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla dismissed Eric Szwarczynski (28) to give India their first breakthrough after the Netherlands started slowly but confidently.

Szwarczynski hit four boundaries in his patient 42 balls inning and put on 56-run opening stand with Wesley Barresi for the Netherlands. He was foxed by Chawla's wrong one and was clean bowled in the 16th over.

Even though the runs were hard to come by for the Dutch, both Szwarczynski and Barresi negotiated the hosts' bowlers well as the Indian captain MS Dhoni tried as many as four bowlers in the first ten overs without success.

Earlier, Netherlands captain Peter Borren won the toss and chose to bat.

India have rested Munaf Patel and brought in Ashish Nehra.

Indian captain MS Dhoni said they would have batted first as the track is expected to go slow. But quickly added it is nice to get exposure for chasing runs. Regarding team change, he informed Nehra is back in the side in place of Munaf. Further he said that they would look to improve on their fielding and also added that they have to bowl well initially and in the Powerplay overs.

Dutch skipper Borren said that chasing has not been good for them and they will try to do the same thing that they did against England. Added they need to be disciplined in their bowling against the powerful Indian batting.

This match affords India just about the last chance to hammer out strategies and gameplans before big battles become the order of the day. After this tie, India play South Africa and West Indies, two formidable opponents, in their final group matches before the knock-outs begin.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.

Netherlands: Peter Borren (Capt.), Eric Szwarczynski, Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Alexei Kervezee, Bas Zuiderent, Tom de Grooth, Bradley Kruger, Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar.

Ind vs Ned: Netherlands hope to get Tendulkar, Yuvraj early

NEW DELHI: Mindful of Sachin Tendulkar's ability and having watched Yuvraj Singh's all-round show, the Netherlands skipper Peter Borren says his bowlers would look to get the two India batsmen out early when they face off in a group B match of the cricket World Cup on Wednesday.

Borren conceded that it would be quite an uphill task for the European nation to beat the world number two side.

"Sachin is a legend and on top of his game in the World Cup, and he is someone everyone around here in the tournament and people like us look to play against. He is a great player," Borren said on the eve of the match at the Ferozeshah Kotla.

"But at the same time he is a batsman who can be dismissed like other batsmen and we are looking forward to that. Any of our bowlers having the opportunity to dismiss him and that will be a great entertainment. You need to take your chances against these guys and we are hoping that tomorrow it's going to be the case," he added.

"About Yuvraj he is a dangerous player. He got a few runs the other night. He also picked up five wickets. So you need to create plans for these guys. You need to get them out early," Borren told reporters at the pre-match media interaction on Tuesday.

The Netherlands suffered their third consecutive defeat in the tournament, against South Africa, by a massive 231-run margin in Mohali last week, but Borren said his side still harbours hopes of advancing to the knockout stage, and is looking forward to playing an "exciting" game against the co-hosts.

"This sort of attention and excitement around the match is something very new to us and we are not used to it. Absolutely we have not seen this much interest generating for a particular game. We are looking for an exciting game tomorrow. It's going to be pretty unique experience for us," he said.

"Realistically, we need to take the opposition on. It's a big challenge. Playing these guys in their conditions is going to be a task but we will try to create a surprise. We are a good side. We need to bowl a disciplined line and do some extraordinary catching and fielding. Cricket is a funny game and talented team is capable of creating an upset.

"We are looking at the challenges ahead and a big challenge is tomorrow. If we win rest of our games from here on, we have got a realistic chance of advancing further in the tournament. Ireland and Canada have managed a win in the event and now, we are looking to have one under our belt," he said.

The team was talked about in certain circles after its batsmen dished out a spirited display against England in their opening match, but Borren is disappointed that they could not do well in their last two outings.

"We are disappointed with our last few performances with the bat, especially after the England one, where we were very much near to score a win. We have a strong batting line-up that indicates that we are a good side. We need to up the ante as far as our batting is concerned.

"Our batsmen have got one hundred and a fifty in this tournament. They have not played to their potential so we need to come out tomorrow as a unit," he said.

"We have also not fired as a bowling unit so far and that is one area we need to look at tomorrow. We need to attack new ball bowlers tomorrow," he added.

The Dutch captain didn't divulge the details on what would be their gameplan against India, saying that they need to take several factors into account before preparing any roadmap.

"Gameplan against India is going to be different. We need to look at several factors. It's about facing individuals from the side with regards to both batting and bowling. I think we will be discussing those things later. We have played on this ground before and we know the conditions well. I think the gameplan will be to play to our full potential," he said.

On whether they would like to bat or bowl first, the Dutch captain said, "We will look at the conditions tomorrow and then decide accordingly."

Centurion in the match against England, Ryan Ten Doeschate, when asked about the prospect of playing against his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) captain Gautam Gambhir, said, "I did not get a chance to chat with him or meet him but tomorrow is a big game for us and we are concentrating on that. Every game is a big game for us. I will talk to Gautam after the match."

Ireland's upset win over England has given a boost to all the associate nations, and Borren acknowledged that.

"We take inspiration from the Irish side. In their game against India, Dhoni and Yuvraj had to bat really well against them. Ireland are a very disciplined side. Hope we can learn something from them. They bat, bowl and field well."

ICC CWC Streaming: Ind Vs Neth

Team India has not had easy outings so far in the tournament. They won against Bangladesh in their opener by 87 runs. If the bowling was not out of order, the victory margin could have been a lot bigger. Then despite scoring 338 against England they could not defend well and the match ended in a tie. They won against Ireland on Sunday but it was not exactly a walk in the park.

Naturally, Dhoni wants an easy game against the Orange as India's next two league matches will be against South Africa and the West Indies.

"It's the last easy game for us in this tournament. Hopefully, we will come out of it without any trouble," Dhoni said ahead of the match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Tuesday.

"We have improved as a team in the last three matches. Bowling is a bit of a concern but on the whole I am happy with our performance so far," he added.

Meanwhile¸ Dhoni's counterpart Peter Borren is all revved up and sees the match as an opportunity to show the world what they are capable of doing.

"We need to play our brave cricket against India. Our performance has been a little disappointing in the last couple of games. But Wednesday is the perfect occasion for us to turn it around," said Borren.

Dutchman Ryan Doeschate, who is under the spotlight after a brilliant ton England last month, is too not overawed ahead of the big encounter.

"It indeed is the biggest challenge for us so far. We will try to take on the Indian bowlers head-on," he said.

Ravichandran Ashwin is expected to make his first appearances in the tournament as India would surely want everybody prepared for the tough challenges ahead.

"We do not rule out making changes in the league stages. As of now all 15 are available for selection," Dhoni said.

India have played the Netherlands only once in a World Cup and they won comprehensively at Paarl in South Africa in 2003.

Clearly, India go as favourites but looking at the trend in the tournament, this won't be an easy match against the Dutch who have already played once at Kotla and know the conditions as well as the Indians, if not better. 

The squads:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c/wk), Virender Sehwag (vc), Sachin Tendulkar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, S Sreesanth, Yuvraj Singh.

The Netherlands: Peter Borren (c), Adeel Raja, Wesley Barresi (wk), Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman (wk), Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Szwarczynski, Ryan ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.

Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus).

TV Umpire: Billy Doctrove (West Indies).

Match Referee: RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka).

Match starts at 2.30 pm (IST).

India vs Netherlands in ODIs/World Cup

India and Netherlands have played just one game in ODIs/World Cup.  India had defeated Netherlands by 68 runs at Paarl on February 12, 2003.  Sachin Tendulkar had scored 52 in India's total of 204 (48.5) while Javagal Srinath had claimed four for 30 and Anil Kumble 4 for 32. .

Overall World Cup record

                Played   Won   Lost    NR  Tied    Winning %

India            61      34     25      1    1      57.50
Netherlands      17       2     15      -    -      11.76

India have won 34 and lost 25 out of 61 played (winning % 57.50) - NR 1 and Tied 1

Netherlands have won 2 and lost 15 out of 17 contested (winning % 11.76).

ODIs played in 2011

India's winning % is 56.25 - four wins and three losses apart from one tied game out of eight played.

Netherlands have lost all three games this year - all at the world cup.

Approaching milestones

- Sachin Tendulkar (1982) requires 18 runs to become the first batsman to complete 2,000 runs in the world cup.

- Sachin (19) needs just one hundred to become the first batsman to register 20 centuries at home.

- Yuvraj Singh (99 wickets + 7797) needs just one wicket to complete the double of 7000 runs and 100 wickets.

- Harbhajan Singh (248) needs two wickets to complete his 250 wickets in ODIs.

- Dhoni (5873) requires 127 runs to complete his 6000 runs in ODIs

- Tendulkar (190) requires one six to overtake Sourav Ganguly's tally of 190 sixes.  At present, both share an Indian record for most sixes in ODIs.