IND vs NED Weather Report: After the first warm-up match being called-off, rain continues to be a threat in team India’s second World Cup warm-up match against the Netherlands. To note, the Men in Blue will face the Dutch side in their second practice match to be played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on October 3 (Monday). To note, at present there are around 94% chances of rain making its presence felt during the match.
Weather Report:
According to weather reports, heavy rain is predicted during the match time in Thiruvananthapuram. The humidity level will be around 94% which will also increase the chances of rain with absolutely no wind blowing around. The current weather conditions in the city are also not bright either and it seems the rain trend is set to continue in India’s second warm-up match against the Netherlands.
Pitch Report:
The wicket at Greenfield International Stadium is good for bowling. The spinners have proved to be affective on the wicket as compared to the pace bowling. However, the overcast conditions during the match might help the pacers to extract to some movement from the pitch. The skipper winning the toss might opt to have a bat first and have some hits before the rain might playing the spoilsport.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c & wk), Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Wesley Barresi, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Roelof van der Merwe, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Logan van Beek, Ryan Klein, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Colin Ackermann, Saqib Zulfiqar, Bas de Leede