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CWC League 2: Can USA Overcome Dutch Challenge?

August 20, 2024

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We’re down to the last fixture of the ongoing CWC League 2 tri-series with the Netherlands set to square off against the United States of America (USA) at the Sportpark Duivesteyn, Voorburg.

The Dutch have played seven games in the CWC League 2 so far with five wins from seven games. They have accumulated ten points and are crowned at the top of the table. Meanwhile, the American side faced off in three games with a couple of wins and a loss. They have gathered four points and are ranked fifth in the points table.

The last game between both sides in the ensuing CWC League 2 tri-series resulted in a Dutch triumph by 19 runs. With a couple of crucial points at stake, let’s dive straightaway into the Pitch Report, Head-to-head, match prediction, and top players for the encounter.

Sportpark Duivesteyn, Voorburg Pitch Report

The surface suits both the batters and the bowlers as it is a balanced track. The pacers have been getting the ball to swing early in recent games with true bounce on offer. However, to counter the new ball movement, an aggressive technique could be employed. With more matches being played, the spinners are coming into action as well.

NED vs USA Head-to-Head

The Netherlands and the USA have locked horns twice in ODIs with the former winning twice. The American side are yet to win a fifty-over game against the Dutch side.

NED vs USA Squads

Netherlands Squad: Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Musa Ahmed, Scott Edwards(w/c), Noah Croes, Shariz Ahmad, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma, Clayton Floyd, Ryan Klein, Olivier Elenbaas, Wesley Barresi

USA squad: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Smit Patel, Abhishek Paradkar, Harmeet Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Jasdeep Singh, Milind Kumar, Nosthusha Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Utkarsh Srivastava, Yasir Mohammad

NED vs USA Top Players Predictions

Paul van Meekeren (NED): The tall pacer has been wreaking havoc in the ongoing CWC League 2 Tri-series. Van Meekeren claimed a fifty against Canada in the recent clash and have an aggregate of ten wickets in the ongoing series. He is generally an old ball bowler but tends to get adequate seam movement to challenge the bat’s edges with the new hard ball too.

Vivian Kingma (NED): Yet another Netherlands pacer who have been a force to reckon in the bowling department is Vivain Kingma. He scalped back-to-back three-fers in the CWC League 2.

Monank Patel (USA): Monank, the American team’s captain, has been batting well lately. He hit a century in the opening game of the current tri-series event, despite having a dismal performance with the MI New York in the recently finished Major League Trophy. Monank is known for his steadiness with the willow and should perform well even if he had a duck in one of the previous games.

CWC League 2: Monank Patel smoked his third ODI ton against Canada — @Twitter

NED vs USA Key Players To Watch Out For

Jasdeep Singh (USA)- the role of the fast bowler who is good with the new ball.
Aaron Jones (USA)- the role of middle-order batter who is known to switch gears quickly.
Scott Edwards (NED)- the role of middle-order batter and captain of Netherlands.

NED vs USA Match Predictions

As per the betting odds, the Netherlands have a solid opening pair in Michael Levitt and Max O’Dowd and are likely to build an opening stand over 22.5 runs (1.85). However, the similar feat might seem an uphill task for the USA openers and are likely to lose a wicket before (1.85) 22.5 runs. In a similar manner, the Dutch are likely to have a better opening partnership (1.88)

NED vs USA Winner Prediction

The Netherlands have been unbeaten in the ongoing Tri-series with three wins so far. While USA have been impressive, they would need to go the extra mile to beat the table-toppers of the CWC League 2.