Oman Pentangular T20I series, 2019: Match 5, Netherlands vs Nepal: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 5th game of the Oman Pentangular T20I Series, 2019 will be played between Netherlands and Nepal at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) in Al Amarat.

The match starts at 9:30 AM local time (5:30 AM GMT) (11:00 PM IST).

This game can be viewed on the YouTube channel of Oman.

Preview:

Nepal made a satisfactory beginning to their campaign in the Oman Pentangular T20I series. They registered a 4-wicket over Hong Kong in what turned to be a low-scoring match. Nepal were good enough to keep the opponent down to 125/6 but lost four wickets in the chase for 7th over without only 34 runs on the board. Binod Bhandari’s unbeaten fifty rescued Nepal and took them over the line in 19 overs.

They will now face the Netherlands in their 2nd match who began with a defeat against Ireland. The Netherlands team are no short of resources but are repeatedly failing at converting it into wins. The previous game was an example of their issues. The total wasn’t that big in the suitable conditions for the batsmen.

Weather Condition/Report:

Clear and sunny weather is to be seen on Monday in Al Amarat without causing any trouble to the match.

Pitch Condition/Report:

A total of 170+ was expected to win games in the morning at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground. Oman were successful at posting 173 in their 20 overs and later winning the game. However, it had nothing to do with the pitch as the spin bowlers of Oman were effective while defending the total.

Average first innings score: 151 (Last 6 T20Is played in the morning)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 1

Team News:

Ben Cooper has been ruled out of the game with ankle injury.

Probable Playing XIs:

Netherlands:

Pieter Seelaar (c), Scott Edwards (wk), Brandon Glover, Roelof van der Merwe, Colin Ackermann, Shane Snater, Max O’Dowd, Tonny Staal, Tobias Visée, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren

Bench – Philippe Boissevain, Timm van der Gugten, Ryan Ten Doeschate

Nepal:

Paras Khadka (C), Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Sushan Bhari, Avinash Bohara, Sundeep Jora, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pawan Sarraf, Aarif Sheikh.

Bench – Kushal Malla, Ishan Pandey, Rohit Paudel, Lalit Rajbanshi.

Top Picks:

Colin Ackermann will be hoping to score more than routine 30s for the Netherlands. Nepal would expect more consistency from their skipper Paras Khadka to solve the batting troubles. Max O’Dowd is a handy addition at the top to the XI of Netherlands. Sandeep Lamichhane had a quite first game. He will be looking to pick a good number of wickets.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Karan KC, Colin Ackermann, Paras Khadka

Vice-Captain – Max O’Dowd, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pieter Seelaar, Dipendra Singh Airee.

Colin Ackermann has the best fantasy potential among all players in the match. He bats in the top four and opens the bowling for the Dutch team.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Binod Bhandari

Batters – Max O’Dowd, Dipendra Singh Airee, Paras Khadka (C)

All-Rounders – Pieter Seelaar, Roelof van der Merwe, Colin Ackermann (VC), Aarif Sheikh

Bowlers – Shane Snater, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Tobias Visée

Batters – Max O’Dowd, Dipendra Singh Airee, Paras Khadka (VC)

All-Rounders – Colin Ackermann (C), Sompal Kami, Pieter Seelaar

Bowlers – Paul van Meekeren, Karan KC, Avinash Bohara, S Snater

Expert Advice:

Ryan ten Doeschate was the only major name that went missing from Netherlands XI. The experienced player is often known to come directly into the XI of major games and hence he might not play this fixture as well.

Probable Winners:

The Netherlands line-up looks pretty strong compared to that of Nepal.

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