The T20 World Cup today will end its Group A matches with the cricket match between India and the Netherlands. The match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as Team India prepares for their Super 8 encounter with South Africa, who have already competed in three group stage matches at this location. The question remains whether India will modify their starting lineup by sitting out particular athletes before entering the Super 8 stage.
India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak confirmed on the eve of the match that the hosts are unlikely to experiment much which rules out the possibility of Jasprit Bumrah or Hardik Pandya being rested. India will replace Kuldeep Yadav with a pacer after he played against Pakistan in Colombo.
The spinners currently playing in the T20 World Cup at Narendra Modi Stadium have produced this result because of their performances.
Ahmedabad has provided favorable conditions for batsmen during the T20 World Cup matches which have taken place so far.
The venue has hosted three matches in the mega event which started at this location to show the highest run-rate of 9.38. The average first innings score here in three matches is 192 and the spinners have borne the brunt of the batters on most occasions. The bowlers have permitted 9.34 runs to be scored against them during World Cup matches which occurred in Ahmedabad and their bowling average stands at 41.1 for these particular matches.
The only reason which supports this decision means that Kuldeep Yadav will lose his position to Arshdeep Singh in the team’s starting lineup. The team selects Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy as their preferred two spinners because one serves as vice-captain and all-rounder while the other possesses mystery skills which enable him to succeed in all match conditions.
India’s probable playing XI vs Netherlands: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakarvarthy
