The United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands will play each other in the first game of the T20 World Cup 2022. Each team has an uphill battle just to reach the main draw, making a victory here that much more important. It’s fair to assume that whichever club loses this game has virtually eliminated itself from playoff contention.
For the T20 World Cup in 2022, the United Arab Emirates will take on the Netherlands. The contest is scheduled for October 16, 2022, at Geelong’s Simonds Stadium.
UAE vs NL Team Previews
United Arab Emirates
As for the first round of the T20 World Cup, the United Arab Emirates has been placed in Group A, the easier of the two groups. Despite its recent success in Twenty20 internationals versus the Netherlands, it will be the underdog in this match. There’s a straightforward explanation for why this is the case. Players from the United Arab Emirates have never played in Australia, and the conditions here are significantly different from what they are used to in the UAE, where they have found success.
Chirag Suri, Vriitya Aravind, and Muhammad Waseem are the three batters the UAE will look to for the bulk of their runs. C Rizwan, the captain, can also hit fairly well, although he has only appeared in four T20 matches for the UAE in the past three years.
There needs to be more batsmen on the bench. As an additional note, we don’t see any heavy hitters in this group.
When it comes to bowling, the UAE’s top performers in the run-up to the T20 World Cup are Junaid Siddique, Karthik Meiyappan, and Zahoor Khan. However, we don’t anticipate any of them having much of an impact on the competition as a whole.
United Arab Emirates Playing 11
Mohammad Waseem, Chirag Suri, Vriitya Aravind, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Basil Hameed, Zawar Farid, Aayan Khan, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan.
Netherlands
The Dutch should feel very secure about finishing in second place in their group and advancing to the next round. This match against UAE is one that is anticipated to be won. Namibia will be the main rival. The Netherlands have an upper hand because to the availability of some good quick bowlers and hitters who capitalize on bounce.
In the past three seasons, the Netherlands’ top run scorers have been Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, and Tom Cooper. Tom Cooper’s extensive BBL cricket playing history may also prove useful.
When it comes to batting, they unquestionably have more options than the UAE.
The left-handed pace of Fred Klaassen will be a challenge for the UAE batting lineup. If you look at the last three years of Dutch cricket, he has more wickets than anybody else combined. Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek, the second and third most prolific wicket-takers, will assist Klaassen.
Netherlands Playing 11
Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards, RE Van Der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Fred Klaassen, Paul Van Meekeren.
UAE vs NED Betting Tips
You should bet on the Netherland to win.