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A predictable decision from the underdogs – bowling first gives them their best opportunity to make a game out of this. Will the decision pay off for them? Let’s find out!
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Hello and welcome to another match of definitely my favourite World Cup going on right now. Today we have Australia taking on a very unfamiliar foe in the Netherlands, who are playing in their debut T20 World Cup. In fact, the two teams have never met in the T20 format before. They have played five matches in the ODI format, of which the last one was in 2000, three years before Australia’s opening batter Georgia Voll was born.
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So to say the teams are unfamiliar with each other is quite the understatement. Australia is coming off the back of a nine-wicket demolition of Bangladesh, where they chased down the required total in less than 10 overs. Meanwhile, the Netherlands suffered a 95-run loss to India, though there were some bright spots with Babette de Leede scoring a well-made 28 and Caroline de Lange taking two wickets with her off spin.
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I’m looking forward to seeing how all this unfolds – while Australia are the firm favourites, I have seen a fair bit of fight in this Dutch side so far and hopefully we get some of that on show today! So settle in and let’s get into the game.
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major events
The teams are now on the field for the national anthem – not long after the first over!
There are a lot of Orange people in the crowd today – the Dutch will be in great support as they take on a strong Australian team.
There have been a few changes for Australia, with Ash Gardner returning from an ankle injury in place of Grace Harris and Lucy Hamilton replacing Megan Schutt.
Netherlands XI
1. Heather Seegers
2. Phebe Molkenboer
3.Babette De Leede (C) (Wicketkeeper)
4. Sterre Kallis
5. Robin Rizke
6. Frederick Overdijk
7. Iris Zwilling
8. Myrthe van den Raad
9. Silver Scissors
10. Caroline de Lange
11. Isabelle van der Woning
Australia XI
1. Beth Mooney (Wicketkeeper)
2. Georgia Vol.
3. Elise Perry
4. Ashley Gardner
5. Georgia Wareham
6. Nicola Carey
7. Annabel Sutherland
8. Sophie Molineux (C)
9. Kim Garth
10. Alana King
11. Lucy Hamilton
Netherlands won the toss and decided to field
A predictable decision by the weaker team – bowling first gives them the best chance of winning the game. Will they benefit from this decision? Let’s find out!
Today’s match is at the Rose Bowl and the weather forecast for Southampton is “light clouds and light breeze”, which sounds very pleasant.
If you want to refresh your memories about Australia’s last game while you wait for the toss, you can read this great report from the always excellent Geoff Lemon.
Ellyse Perry will play her 5th T20 World Cup match tonight, which is a milestone! He has played all 10 T20 World Cups and missed only two matches during that time – the semi-finals and final of the 2020 edition in Australia.
Don’t forget that you can tell me your thoughts during the game by sending me an email. I’d love to hear from you, whether it’s about this game, another recent game, or any tournament predictions!
Preface
megan morris
Hello and welcome to another one of my favorite World Cup matches going on at the moment. Today Australia face a very unfamiliar foe in the form of the Netherlands, who are playing their first T20 World Cup. Actually, both the teams have never faced each other before in T20 format. He has played five matches in the ODI format, the last of which was in 2000, three years before Australia’s opening batsman Georgia Woll was born.
So to say that the teams are unfamiliar with each other would be a complete misrepresentation. Australia is coming back after defeating Bangladesh by nine wickets, where they chased down the required target in less than 10 overs. Meanwhile, the Netherlands suffered a 95-run loss to India, although Babette de Leede scored 28 runs and Caroline de Lange took two wickets with her off-spin, but there were some good things too.
I’m curious to see how it all unfolds – while Australia are the strong favourites, I’ve seen a lot of fight in this Dutch side so far and hopefully we’ll see some of that on the show today! So calm down and let’s get into the game.