The 3rd ODI between Netherlands and Ireland will be held at the Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in Utrecht. The match will be kicked off on 7th June (Monday) at 14:30 (GMT+6).
The second ODI between the Netherlands and Ireland was a one-sided affair. The Netherlands were bundled out for 157, and Ireland chased it down with 7 overs to spare, bringing the series to a 1-1 tie.
After winning the toss, the Netherlands chose to bat first. After a 44-run opening stand, the openers were unable to form a partnership, and the entire side was bundled out for a total of 157. Craig Young and Joshua Little each took 4 wickets for Ireland.
In response, Ireland appeared to be in firm control of the run chase. Captain Andrew Balbirnie (63 points) and Paul Stirling (52) led the team to victory. In the decider game, the Netherlands will need to refocus on their batting in order to get decent runs.
Weather
On Monday, Utrecht had a high of 22 Degrees Celsius with partial clouds throughout the day.
Pitch
In both innings, the pacers will gain some movement at first, but the batters must negate the initial phase then the batting side can put up good runs. In the decider game, the team that wins the toss should bat first.
Probable Playing XIs
Netherlands:
Pieter Seelaar (c), Stephan Myburgh, Max O’ Dowd, Scott Edwards, Ben Cooper, Logan van Beek, Bas de Leede, Fred Klaassen, Saqib Zulfiqar, Timm van der Gugten, Brandon Glover
Ireland:
Lorcan Tucker (wk), Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, William Porterfield, Andrew McBrine, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young
Netherlands vs Ireland – 3rd ODI, Dream 11:
Andrew Balbirnie (c), Craig Young (vc), Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling, Timm van der Gugten, Stephan Myburgh, Logan van Beek, Max O’ Dowd, Pieter Seelar, Simi Singh,Josh Little
This should be an excellent match, with not only the series on the line, but also an extra ten points in the Cricket World Cup Super League for the winner. As predicted, Ireland will continue their great performance on Friday and win the series.