Netherland vs Scotland Super Sixes Match 8, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Pitch Report, Match Preview, Probable XI and Fantasy Predictions
Netherland vs Scotland Match Details
The Super Sixes round of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 is about to get over and it will be clear after this match which team is going to qualify for the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 in India. Match 8 will be played between the NED vs SCO at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on 6 July. This is the last match of this round and a must-win game for both sides and whichever team wins, they will join Sri Lanka to go to India to play the ODI World Cup 2023. Both teams are in tremendous form and this is a must-watch match and it is going to be yet another thriller.
Pitch Report
As the tournament is going on, the surface has become sluggish in nature. It will help the bowlers more than the batters. The last match between Zimbabwe and Scotland was a low-scoring one and the captains would look to bat first and take advantage as much as they can. The spinners will make batting difficult at the later stages of the game as we saw in the last match how Mark Watt, Chris Greaves and Michael Leask put pressure on Zimbabwe.
NED vs SCO Super Sixes Match 8 Preview
Team Netherlands
The Netherlands would be pleased with their outing in this tournament so far. They need to win this contest by some margin to better their NRR than Scotland. They finished the group stages with some good performances and then entered the Super Sixes round. They lost their 1st Super Six match against Sri Lanka by just 21 runs. It was a gutsy effort against a much stronger opponent. However, they thrashed Oman in the 2nd Super Six match. Rain interrupted the play and the Scots won it by 74 runs (DLS method).
Oman opted to bowl first and the Netherlands smashed them all over the park and posted a mammoth score of 362 runs. Vikramjit Singh hit a fabulous hundred while Wesley Barresi scored 97 and missed his well-deserved century. The all-rounders Bas de Leede and Saqib Zulfiqar chipped in with good contributions. In bowling, they didn’t allow Oman to play big strokes and restricted them to 246. Aryan Dutt and Ryan Klein picked up 3 and 2 wickets respectively.
The openers Vikramjit Singh and Max O’Dowd are in good form while the skipper Scott Edwards has been brilliant with the bat so far. Their in-form all-rounders Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek are amongst the top wicket-takers. They just need one more similar performance to win here.
Team Scotland
They are in red-hot form at the moment. In the group stages, they won three matches on a trot and became the potential side to qualify for the World Cup 2023. After losing just a single game against Sri Lanka, they bounced back again with two back-to-back wins in the Super Sixes round. First, they stunned West Indies and knocked them out of the World Cup contention and then a magnificent bowling performance against the host Zimbabwe, which shattered their hopes of qualification.
In the 2nd match against Zimbabwe, they batted first and it felt like 234 was a below-par score. Michael Leask and Mark Watt stitched a fine partnership and their late surge pushed the total to 234. In reply, their bowlers stole the show and it was Chris Sole, who later adjudged the Man of the Match, dismantled Zimbabwe’s top order. Brandon McMullen and Michael Leask picked up 2 crucial wickets each and Safyaan Sharif in the end finished the innings with his maiden wicket.
Brandon McMullen is their top run-getter as well as a bowler. Chris Greaves is picking up wickets in bulk while Chris Sole has been brilliant with his fiery spells at the start of the innings. Mark Watt is also doing a fine job in the middle overs to put pressure on the opposition. Undoubtedly, their masterclass bowling would be a delight to watch in this match.
NED vs SCO Head-to-Head Records
Both teams have played each other 11 times. The Scots have dominated the Dutch side and have won 7 matches while the Scots managed to win only 3 matches.
| Matches Played | ZIM won | SCO won | Tie | No Result |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
NED vs SCO Key Players To Watch
Team Netherlands
| Player | Matches | Runs | Bat. Avg. | Bat. SR | Wickets | Bowl. Avg. |
| S Edwards | 6 | 288 | 96 | 113.3 | ||
| V Singh | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 88.6 | 4 | 24.7 |
| M O’Dowd | 6 | 246 | 41 | 90.7 | ||
| W Barresi | 6 | 212 | 35.3 | 104.4 | ||
| B de Leede | 6 | 162 | 32.4 | 85.2 | 10 | 28 |
| L van Beek | 6 | 9 | 30.3 |
Team Scotland
| Player | Matches | Runs | Bat. Avg. | Bat. SR | Wickets | Bowl. Avg. |
| B McMullen | 6 | 258 | 43 | 86 | 12 | 13.4 |
| R Berrington | 6 | 227 | 45.4 | 85 | ||
| M Leask | 6 | 196 | 49 | 123.2 | 3 | 35.6 |
| C Greaves | 6 | 99 | 24.7 | 101 | 13 | 15.9 |
| M Watt | 6 | 151 | 50.3 | 119.8 | 9 | 26.1 |
| C Sole | 6 | 11 | 21.4 |
NED vs SCO Squads
Team Netherlands
Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Scott Edwards(c & wk), Teja Nidamanuru, Bas de Leede, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek, Vivian Kingma, Saqib Zulfiqar, Clayton Floyd, Ryan Klein, Michael Levitt, Noah Croes
Team Scotland
Matthew Cross(wk), Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Richie Berrington(c), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Tomas Mackintosh, Jack Jarvis, Christopher McBride, Alasdair Evans, Mark Watt, Hamza Tahir, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole
NED vs SCO Probable Playing XI
Team Netherlands
Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards(c & wk), Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Clayton Floyd, Ryan Klein
Team Scotland
Matthew Cross(wk), Christopher McBride, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), George Munsey, Tomas Mackintosh, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole
NED vs SCO Super Sixes Match 8 Fantasy Predictions
Team Netherlands
Team Scotland
NED vs SCO Fantasy Team XI
Based on the stats above, this could be the fantasy playing XI.
NED vs SCO Betting Tips- Who Will Win?
Both teams are in superb form. Scotland’s bowling prowess is just unbelievable at the moment while the Netherlands’ batters are in good touch. Scotland might win this contest as they have overpowered the Dutch side in ODIs in the past. Also, on this pitch, Scotland has played 3 matches out of which they won 2 matches while the Netherlands had played a single match here and lost it against Sri Lanka.
Conclusion
This cricket match could be a cracker of a game. A loss here will send them out of the World Cup 2023 but a win will confirm their trip to India. The Netherlands have a slightly bigger job to do as they have to win it by a reasonable margin to better their NRR than Scotland. The Scots just need to win this match irrespective of their NRR. Can Scotland confirm their ticket to India or is it the Netherlands which would prevail? Let’s just wait for the results to come since we have an enthralling contest in our hands.
