The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will host England and the Netherlands on Wednesday in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Both teams are now out of the running for a semifinal spot and will instead be vying for a Champions Trophy 2025 spot. The Dutch are ranked ninth in the 10-team standings with two victories in seven games. While the reigning champion England is languishing in last place with just one victory in seven games.
Gus Atkinson or Brydon Carse may play because of Pacer Mark Wood’s niggle. Harry Brook might be able to make a comeback to the starting lineup. If Ben Stokes is sidelined by injury.
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson.
Netherlands: Wesley Barresi, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (c) (wk), Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar/Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Aryan Dutt.
