Netherlands vs Ireland 2nd ODI Prediction & Betting Tips
Netherlands host Ireland in the second of three ODIs at the Sportpark Maarschalkerweed, Utrecht. The home side won a thrilling first ODI by one run when Ireland, who needed three for victory, could only scramble one bye from the final ball of the game. Read on as we preview this first ODI. The game will get underway at 10:30 local time on June 4.
After falling to 53-5 inside 14 overs, the 1st ODI win for Netherlands was nothing short of miraculous. The crucial runs from Timm van der Gugten show that they can bat right down the order and are a team full of courageous characters. Furthermore, all of their front line bowlers took wickets.
Ireland will be looking to make their superior experience pay in the 2nd ODI. They had winning positions in both innings and only have themselves to blame for not getting over the line on Wednesday. They surely won’t let similar situations slip on Friday.
Netherlands vs Ireland 2nd ODI Live Streaming
The match can be watched live on Fox Sports in Australia, SuperSport in South Africa and Willow TV in USA.
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on FanCode.
NED vs IRE Toss Prediction
Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat first in the first ODI. We expect whichever captain to call correctly to choose to bat first and set an imposing total.
Pitch Report
Runs were hard to come by on Wednesday with only William Porterfield and Andrew Balbirnine able to post a score with a strike-rate over 100.
Weather Report
High of 26 with a good chance of some showers as the afternoon progresses.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Netherlands vs Ireland 2nd ODI
Netherlands Team News & Playing 11
NED Team News
Although they posted a below par score, Netherlands will be elated that they managed to keep Ireland’s score to one run less than their total. There were no major weaknesses in the home side XI and we expect them to keep faith with the same players in this game.
NED Key Players
- Max O’Dowd - The opener was going along nicely with 23 from 25 balls before being trapped lbw by Simi Singh. He won’t be content with that score and we can expect more runs on Friday.
- Timm van der Gugten - the fast-medium bowler sent down 3 maidens and took the crucial wicket of Paul Striling. He was also Netherlands’ top scorer with the bat.
- Pieter Seelar - the captain led by example with the ball after contributing a 2-ball duck with the bat. His 2 wickets in the 47th over swung the game in his team’s favour.
NED Team Form
Two wins from their three ODIs this year shows decent form from the hosts. Another win in this game and we can begin to speak of them as a genuine contender for qualification for the 2023 World Cup
Netherlands Predicted Playing 11
Max O’Dowd, Stephan Myburgh, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (c) , Scott Edwards (wk), Fred Klassen, Brandon Glover, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Tim van der Gutgen
Ireland Team News & Playing 11
IRE Team News
With a team packed with experience, Ireland will have been bitterly disappointed to lose the first ODI from a very winnable position. However, this makes this second ODI even more important and we expect to see them keep faith with the same group of players.
IRE Key Players
- Paul Stirling - only three other players made double figure scores for Ireland so his 69 stood out. Although his strike-rate could improve, don’t expect him to change his approach too much in this match.
- William Porterfield - after being recalled to the side, the opener contributed only 5 runs from as many balls. This is a time for experience and we expect to see a healthy score from Porterfield in this fixture.
- Joshua Little - Wednesday’s game was only his 8th ODI but he still chipped in with 3 important wickets and came within a whisker of batting his side to victory. He can contribute with bat and ball.
IRE Team Form
Ireland have now lost 4 consecutive ODIs and need to halt this poor run of form as soon as possible. However, the showed they are not far away from turning a defeat into a win.
Ireland Predicted Playing 11
Paul Stirling, William Porterfield, Andy Balbirnie (c) , Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Simi Singh, George Dockrell, Craig Young, Andy McBrine, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy
Netherlands vs Ireland Head to Head
After 11 games in this format, Ireland still have a clear lead although the gap is closing.
NED vs IRE Head to Head Stats in ODI
| Matches Played |
NED Won |
IRE Won |
Tie |
NR |
| 11 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
Netherlands vs Ireland Betting Odds
Ireland are favourites to win the 2nd ODI and level the series at 1-1
Who will win Netherlands vs Ireland 2nd ODI?
Max O’Dowd and Paul Stirling both showed their abilities on Wednesday and are expected to be top scorers on Friday.
Netherlands vs Ireland Betting Rate
🏆 Netherlands vs Ireland Prediction
It looked for large parts of Wednesday’s game that Ireland would go 1-0 up in the series , however Netherlands were able to rebuild their innings and take wickets at crucial moments. Ireland must win to stay alive in the series and we are predicting them to do so.
Jun 04, 2021
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd - Utrecht, Netherlands
NED vs IRE 2nd ODI 
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