India will take on the Netherlands in their second warm-up fixture on 3rd October at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
After their first warm-up match got abandoned due to persistent rain on 30th September in Guwahati, India now have one last chance to try out different strategies and settle on their perfect XI before heading to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which begins on 5th October.
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On the other hand, the Netherlands team, which played their first rain-affected warm-up match against Australia at the same venue, will be disappointed with their performance. Australia exposed weaknesses in the Netherlands batting lineup, reducing them to 84/6 in 14.2 overs, and were moving towards an easy victory before incessant rain caused the match to end in a no-result
India vs Netherlands: Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami.
Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Wesley Barresi, Scott Edwards (c/wk), Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Roelof van der Merwe, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Logan van Beek, Ryan Klein, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Colin Ackermann, Saqib Zulfiqar, Bas de Leede.
Note - As it's a warm-up fixture, all 15 players in the squads of both the teams can feature in the match.
India vs Netherlands Head-to-Head in ODIs
India and the Netherlands have faced each other in only two One Day Internationals. India have won both of these matches, while the Netherlands are yet to open their account. The last time the Men in Blue crossed swords with the Netherlands in an ODI was coincidentally during the 2011 World Cup, which was also held in India. India won that game comfortably by five wickets.
| Team | Win | Loss |
| India | 2 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 2 |
India vs Netherlands: Weather forecast in Thiruvananthapuram
It seems like the rain is following Team India as the weather forecast for 3rd October in Trivandrum doesn't look good. There is rain predicted throughout the day, with 96% precipitation expected. The weather forecast indicates a high temperature of 30 degrees and a low of 27 degrees during the game.
India vs Netherlands: Predictions for warm-up match
Thiruvananthapuram has hosted only two ODI games so far, and looking at the record at this ground, it appears to be good for batting. The team winning the toss will likely choose to bat first and aim to post a healthy total on the scoreboard.
India's last ODI match at this stadium was earlier this year in January against Sri Lanka, in which they scored 390 runs while batting first and then bundled out Sri Lanka for a mere 73 runs with their brilliant bowling. The match saw centuries from Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli.
India will enjoy a clear edge over the Netherlands as it will be difficult for the Dutch players to stand a chance against the lethal bowling of the hosts.
India vs Netherlands: Betting odds for warm-up match
As expected, the Dafabet odds indicate a one-sided victory for India.
| Team | Betting odds |
| India | 1.01 |
| Netherlands | 18.50 |
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