ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019: Playoff 1, Netherlands vs UAE, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 1st Playoff of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 will be played between the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

The match starts at 02:10 PM local time (03:40 PM IST) (10:10 AM GMT). The match will be live on Star Sports 3. Live streaming will be available on Hotstar.

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy

We are down to the business end of the 2019 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers.  With table-toppers from each group- Papua New Guinea and Ireland- having already booked their place for the main event in Australia next year, the focus now shifts to the playoffs, the first of which will be played between 2nd placed (in Group A) Netherlands and the third-placed (in Group B) the United Arab Emirates.

The winner of the playoff will join Ireland and PNG as the third team to qualify for the quadrennial event besides booking their place as one of the semi-finalists, while the loser will have to square off against Scotland in the 3rd Playoff on Wednesday.

The Netherlands come into this playoff after having secured a four-wicket win against the Scotts thanks to Pieter Seelaar’s economical bowling effort (2-12) and Ryan ten Doeschate unbeaten 35-ball 51. UAE, on the other hand, comes into this game on the back of a 14-run-win over Canada; a victory that was set-up by Muhammad Usman’s 63-ball 89 and ably backed up by Waheed Ahmed’s 3-21.

Weather Report

It is expected to be another bright and sunny day in Dubai. According to the weather report, the humidity is expected to be around 38% while the max-min temperatures will be in the range of 27-37 degree celsius.

Pitch Condition/Report

The pitch at the Dubai International Stadium has seen high-scoring games thus far. In the past six completed games, teams batting first have scored in excess of 180 on four instances. Much of the same should be expected tomorrow.

Average first innings score: 167 (In six completed matches in the tournament )

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 1; Lost – 5

Injury and Availability News:

(It will be added once there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs for Dream11 Fantasy

Netherlands

Tobias Visee, Max O’Dowd, Ben Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Pieter Seelaar (c), Ryan ten Doeschate, Roelof van der Merwe, Scott Edwards (wk), Brandon Glover, Paul van Meekeren, Timm van der Gugten.

Bench: Shane Snater, Antonious Staal, Philippe Boissevain, Fred Klaassen.

UAE:

Chirag Suri, Rohan Mustafa, Rameez Shahzad, Muhammad Usman, Darius D’Silva, Sultan Ahmed,  Waheed Ahmed, Mohammad Boota (WK), Ahmed Raza (C), Junaid Siddiqui, Zahoor Khan.

Bench: Zawar Farid, Imran Haider.

Top Picks:

Netherlands: The onus will once again be on the trio of Max O’Dowd (185 runs at 30.83), Ben Cooper (127 runs at 21.16) and Ryan ten Doeschate (145 runs at 29.00) to spearhead the batting unit in the all-important playoff. The bowling unit, as usual, will be led by Paul van Meekeren (12 wickets), Roelof van der Merve (10 wickets) and Brandon Glover (8 wickets) while Pieter Seelaar (4 wickets) will serve as the all-rounder.

United Arab Emirates: Muhummad Usman stonewalling 89 not-out against Canada took UAE to the playoffs. Usman has racked up 172 runs at an average of 57.33  and a strike-rate of 135.43 will once again be the key alongside Rameez Shahzad (105 runs at 21.00) and Rohan Mustafa (115 runs at 19.16).  The bowling unit will be led by Rohan Mustafa (8 wickets), Junaid Siddique (6 wickets) and Waheed Ahmed, who claimed 3-21 in the last game.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options: Paul van Meekeren, Max O’Dowd, Ryan ten Doeschate, Rohan Mustafa

Vice-Captain Options: Tim van der Gugten, Waheed Ahmed, Muhammad Usman

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Dream11 Fantasy:

Keeper – Scott Edwards

Batters – Max O’Dowd (VC), Rameez Shahzad, Muhammad Usman 

All-Rounders –  Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Rohan Mustafa (C), Waheed Ahmed

Bowlers – Ahmed Raza, Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Dream11 Fantasy:

Keeper – Mohammad Boota

Batters – Ryan ten Doeschate, Ben Cooper, Max O’Dowd, Muhammad Usman (C), Chirag Suri

All-Rounders –  Pieter Seelaar, Rohan Mustafa

Bowlers –  Timm van der Gugten (VC), Paul van Meekeren, Brandon Glover

Expert Advice:

It will be a battle between the Netherlands bowlers and the UAE top-order. Hence opting for either of these two facets as captain/vice-captain in your Dream11 Fantasy will be a crucial punt.

Probable Winners:

It will be a close encounter but given the all-round strength of the Dutch, they’ll start as favourites.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and the instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.