NED vs ZIM Dream11 1st ODI | The Netherlands vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe will be touring to the Netherlands for a proposed 2 ODIs and 2 T20Is series which will kick-start from June 19. The two ODIs will be played first at the Sportpark Het Schootsveld in Deventer followed by the two T20Is which will be played at the Hazelaarweg in Rotterdam.
Zimbabwean side is boosted with the return of their premier players in Hamilton Mazsakadza and Brendan Taylor for this tour. The last time these two sides met in an ODI it was the 2003 World Cup where Zimbabwe paved their way with a 99 runs victory.
Match Schedule
The Netherlands vs Zimbabwe
Venue: Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer
Time: June 19, 02:30 PM
Head to Head in ODIs
There only previous meeting happened in the 2003 World Cup where Zimbabwe registered a cruising 99 runs win.
NED vs ZIM Team News:
- Pieter Seelaar will be leading the Netherlands, whereas, Hamilton Masakadza who has returned from injury will lead the Zimbabwean side.
- Brendan Taylor has also returned to the Zimbabwean squad for the whole tour.
- Uncapped left-arm spinner Ainsley Ndlovu is the only spin option in Zimbabwe’s line-up.
- Viv Kingma finally gets his opportunity in the Netherlands squad after a long injury lay-off.
- Bas de Leeds also returns to the squad for the Netherlands.
- Brendan Glover is the only debutant in the Netherlands 13-member squad.
- After his impressive performances in Oman T20s, Tobias Visee is set to play ODI cricket as he has been named in the squad of 13.
The Netherlands squad to face Zimbabwe:
Pieter Seelaar (c), Max O’Dowd, Tobias Visée, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Wesley Barresi, Roelof van der Merwe, Scott Edwards, Paul van Meekeren, Fred Klaassen, Vivian Kingma, Brandon Glover, Saqib Zulfiqar.
Zimbabwe squad to face The Netherlands:
Hamilton Masakadza (c), Ainsley Ndlovu, Brendan Taylor, Peter Moor, Solomon Mire, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Donal Tiripano, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Chris Mpofu, Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura, Richmond Mutumbami, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Ryan Burl.
NED vs ZIM Playing11 (Expected)
The Netherlands: Toby Visee, Wesley Barresi, Ben Cooper, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Roelof van der Merwe, Saqib Zulfiqar, Pieter Seelaar, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren, V Kingma.
Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Elton Chigumbura, Ryan Burl, Solomon Mire, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Tendai Chatara, Kyle Jarvis, Donald Tiripano.
Players in focus
- The Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza is definitely the key pick here. He has got 34 fifties and 5 hundreds against his name from 203 innings.
- With scores of 40, 5, 75 and 75 in his last 4 ODI innings, Brendan Taylor is looking in good touch at an average of 48.35.
- All-rounder Sean Williams has scored two hundreds in his last 5 ODI innings. He has 280 runs in his last 5 innings at a blistering average of 93.33.
- Donald Tiripano has scalped 6 wickets in his last three ODIs.
- Wesley Barresi has outmuscled all his teammates when it comes to scoring big runs. With scores of 137*, 28, 12 and 71 in his last 4 ODI innings, he has amassed 248 runs at an average of 82.66.
- The Netherlands skipper Pieter Seelaar has been in terrific form lately as he has scalped 11 wickets from his last 5 ODIs.
NED vs ZIM Dream11 Team