Netherlands Women vs United Arab Emirates Women, ICCWT20_WCQ, Today Match Prediction 29 April 2024

NEDW vs UAE-W Match Prediction & Analysis

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 is underway in Abu Dhabi and the hosts are at the bottom of the Group B points table with 2 losses in 2 matches so far. 

The Netherlands have started on a winning note with a huge victory against Vanuatu in their opening match. Though they didn’t put up a big total after opting to bat first, they surely delivered an exceptional performance with the ball.

UAE on the other hand, haven’t been in the best form so far. They scored 105 for 9 batting first in both their outings. There have been no significant partnerships in their innings and no batter has looked promising for the UAE Women.

The Netherlands Women will be confident coming into this game as they take on a weak batting lineup. Silver Siegers and Caroline de Lange will be the key bowlers in this bowling attack.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

NEDW

W L L L

VAN-W

54/10 in 19.5 2.72

ICCWT20_WCQ

Netherlands Women beat Vanuatu Women by 100 runs 27 Apr 2024

NEDW

154/6 in 20.0 7.7

NEDW

116/6 in 20.0 5.8

NLW vs IREW

Ireland Women won by 6 wkts 17 Aug 2023

IREW

119/4 in 19.1 6.21

NEDW

82/10 in 15.5 5.18

NLW vs IREW

16 Aug 2023

IREW

148/6 in 20.0 7.4

NEDW

92/9 in 20.0 4.6

NLW vs IREW

IRE-W Won By 10 wickets

14 Aug 2023

IREW

96/0 in 13.1 7.29

UAE-W

L L

UAE-W

105/9 in 20.0 5.25

ICCWT20_WCQ

Zimbabwe beat United Arab Emirates by 8 wickets 27 Apr 2024

ZIM-W

106/2 in 15.3 6.84

IREW

106/4 in 16.1 6.56

ICCWT20_WCQ

Ireland beat United Arab Emirates by 6 wickets

25 Apr 2024

UAE-W

105/9 in 20.0 5.25

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Netherlands Women Preview

The Netherlands are off to a winning start and should be looking to make it two in two and strengthen their position in the Group B points table. They need to address batting concerns as they come to the Sheikh Zayed Stadium for their second match of the tournament.

It was a one-woman show against Vanuatu as far as batting is concerned. Opening batter Sterre Kallis scored 70 off 51 balls while no other player in this lineup could even reach the 20-run mark.

Captain Heather Siegers needs to step up and make significant contribution at the top to get her team off to a good start. The two openers will play a key role in the Netherlands’ batting success.

Babette de Leede and Robine Rijke got starts in the middle order but failed to convert them into something bigger. The Sheikh Zayed Stadium offers help for the batters and these two should look to play with an intent to score big.

The batting lineup is quite deep but the top 4 will make or break their chances of victory here in Abu Dhabi. Along with Silver Siegers and Caroline de Lange, the likes of Eva Lynch and Iris Zwilling will also be the key players in this bowling attack.

Netherlands Women Predicted Playing XI:

Heather Siegers (c), Sterre Kalis, Iris Zwilling, Babette de Leede (wk), Robine Rijke, Eva Lynch, Frederique Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Caroline de Lange, Silver Siegers, Merel Dekeling

Netherlands Women Actual Playing XI:

Babette De Leede, Caroline de Lange, Eva Lynch, Frederique Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Heather Siegers, Iris Zwilling, Robine Rijke, Silver Siegers, Merel Dekeling, Sterre Kalis

United Arab Emirates Women Preview

The hosts haven’t had any home advantage by the looks of it. Their scores do not reflect any particular advantage they might have playing in Dubai.

The bowlers also failed to put the opposition under pressure but we don’t think they are to blame when the batters haven’t even crossed the 120-run mark after batting first.

Esha Rohit Oza and Theertha Satish scored 14 and 20 runs for the opening partnership in the last two matches. However, the skipper was quite impressive with the ball against Ireland as she picked up 3 wickets for 13 runs from 4 Overs.

That definitely tested the Irish batting lineup. Oza will be crucial with the ball in this game. The opposition also had some struggles with the bat and the skipper should look to capitalize on that.

However, the hosts need their middle-order to bounce back and build crucial partnerships to help them post a competitive score. Khushi Sharma, Kavisha Egodage, and H Hotchandani are the ones to watch out for in the middle-order.

In the bowling department, Vaishnave Mahesh and Kavisha Egodage are other key players expected to Oza.

United Arab Emirates Women Predicted Playing XI:

Esha Rohit Oza (c), Theertha Satish (wk), Khushi Sharma, Kavisha Egodage, Heena Hotchandani, Samaira Dharnidharka, Lavanya Keny, Vaishnave Mahesh, Rinitha Rajith, Siya Gokhale, Suraksha Kotte

United Arab Emirates Women Actual Playing XI:

Esha Oza, Lavanya Keny, Rinitha Rajith, Theertha Satish, Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Siya Gokhale, Vaishnave Mahesh, Kavisha Egodage, Khushi Sharma, Samaira Dharnidharka

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It is a balanced surface which has helped both batters and bowlers in the past. However, in recent outings we could see the bowlers having the upperhand on this surface. The weather will be sunny with a high of 34 degrees Celsius in Abu Dhabi on the match day.

NEDW vs UAE-W Pitch Report

Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will be the venue for the UAE vs Netherlands, 12th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024. It has been a great venue for T20 cricket and has even hosted many IPL games. We reckon a 150+ 1st innings score should be a match-winning total in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

UAE have struggled to post a decent total after batting first on this ground twice and we reckon both the hosts and the Netherlands will be looking to bowl first in this match.