New Zealand and the Netherlands are gearing up for their next match in the 2023 ODI World Cup. They’ll face each other on Monday, October 9, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Both teams have already played a game in this tournament.
The New Zealand team started strong. They defeated the previous champions, England, by a big margin of nine wickets in Ahmedabad. They first kept England’s powerful batsmen to a score of 282/9. Following that, Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway played great innings, making New Zealand win in just 36.2 overs.
On the other side, the Netherlands played well but lost to Pakistan by 81 runs. They showed promise when they put Pakistan on the back foot at 38/3. Pakistan eventually reached 286. The highlight for the Netherlands was Bas de Leede, who both bowled and batted well.
New Zealand vs Netherlands: Past Matches
When it comes to matches between New Zealand and the Netherlands, history favors New Zealand. They have played four times, and New Zealand won all four matches. Here’s a breakdown:
- Total matches: 4
- New Zealand wins: 4
- Netherlands wins: 0
- Ties: 0
- No results: 0
During the World Cups, they faced each other once in 1996. New Zealand scored 307/8 and restricted the Netherlands to 188/7.
In the last four matches they played against each other:
- NZ (333/8) beat NED (218) by 115 runs on Apr 4, 2022.
- NZ (264/9) beat NED (146) by 118 runs on Apr 2, 2022.
- NZ (204/3) defeated NED (202) by 7 wickets on Mar 29, 2022.
- Way back in 1996, NZ (307/8) overcame NED (188/7) by 119 runs.
Stay tuned for more updates on the World Cup 2023!
