The Netherlands win toss, elect to field first against West Indies in ICC World Cup 2011 match
In the 13th game of the ICC World Cup, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 have won the toss and offered West Indies to bat first.
At the pitch report, expert Tom Moody said the track was expected to spin and the team winning the toss would bat first. Dutch skipper Peter Borren said that there was chance of some dew later in the night and for that reason they decided to bowl first.
The day-and-night clash is being played at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on the same track where South Africa defeated West Indies in a Group-B clash.
The Netherlands is playing with an unchanged side. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 captain Darren Sammy said that they were forced to replace the injured Dwayne Bravo with Nikita Miller. He hinted that the batting line-up would be shuffled as Bravo had been sent back home after
his injury.
After the defeat against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, West Indies will be hoping to put up a better show against the minnow team Netherlands. West Indies will be relying on their ace champion, Chris Gayle, and they will be hoping that he produces a trademark innings. Darren
Bravo had a decent game against South Africa and can be an important unit in the team. Their ever-dependent pair of Ramnaresh Sarwan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shivnarine-Chanderpaul-c90073 will be looking to gain some form to carry ahead against the stronger teams. Kieron Pollard is like
a ticking bomb and can explode at any time. The tracks and the conditions will certainly suit his kind of game and he will be one of the players to watch.
In the bowling department, West Indies will like their strike bowler Kemar Roach to rattle the Netherlands top order. The lanky spinner Sulieman Benn will be a tall test for the minnow team and he can strangle the opposition. The other part-time bowlers
can also be helpful in the conditions to contain runs and to produce breakthroughs.
The man in form for the Netherlands is Ryan ten Doeschate and a lot will rely on his all-round ability. He can pace his innings well and he can hit massive shots at will. He will be a handy bowler once the ball gets old and he will maintain his line and
length. Pieter Seelaar will be an important player as his slow left-arm orthodox spin option can be useful on the spinning track.
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