England won the toss and elected to bat first against Netherlands in the 40th ODI of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday (Nov. 08).
The teams are set to take each other on at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) International Stadium in Pune, India, at 2.00 p.m. today.
Both England and Netherlands are sitting at the bottom of the World Cup 2023 points table at present. Yet, both teams are out of the reckoning for a semifinal spot.
England have endured the worst campaign ever for a team defending its crown at an ODI World Cup winning just 1 of their 7 matches so far, losing to the likes of Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Jos Buttler’s side lost all hope of reaching the semi-finals when they were beaten by arch-rivals Australia by 33 runs in Ahmedabad.
England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes
Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht
