England will lock horns with the Netherlands in the 40th ODI ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Wednesday 8th November 2023.
England lost their last 36th World Cup ODI match against Australia, who won the match by 33 runs. And with this loss, England is out of the 2023 World Cup race. From seven matches in the World Cup 2023, England lost six matches in a row.
Talking about their rival Netherlands, who also lost their last match against Afghanistan at the Ekana stadium. The Afghani players made it difficult for the flying Dutchmen as their upcoming match is against already eliminated England and first semifinalist India.
If the Netherlands loses any of these two matches they will be disqualified from the 2023 World Cup semi-final.
Let’s get into details for the England vs Netherlands previous match records and MCA Stadium in Pune records.
England vs Netherlands Head-to-Head ODI Records:
England and Australia face each other in 6 International ODI matches and all are won by England. The last match of ENG vs NED in 2022, which England won by 8 wickets.
The table below shows the record of ENG vs NED head-to-head records
| Matches | England Won | Netherlands Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
MCA International Stadium Pitch Report
MCA Stadium in Pune is one of the highest-scoring pitches in India. The batsmen get the full advantage of this balanced surface pitch. So the team with bat first has a higher chance of winning.
The weather forecast for the England vs Netherlands match is partly cloudy, rain could be possible and the temperature will oscillate between 30° to 32°c.
MCA International Stadium ODI Records
MCA International Stadium had witnessed 10 ODI matches from which 5 matches were won by the team who batted first and 5 matches were won by the team bowling first.
The table below shows all the ODI records for MCA Stadium-
| Matches Played | 10 |
| Won Batting First | 5 |
| Won Bowling First | 5 |
| No Result | 0 |
| Average First Innings Score | 300 |
| Average Second Innings Score | 278 |
| Highest Team Totals | 357/4 by South Africa vs New Zealand |
| Lowest team Totals | 167/10 by New Zealand vs South Africa |
World Cup Squad for England vs Australia
England Squad
England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
Netherlands Squad
Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.
The ENG vs NED match is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesday 8th November.
