ENG Vs NED, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: England Thrash Netherlands To Revive Champions Trophy 2025 Qualification Hopes - As It Happened

Ben Stokes' attacking century was well complemented by bowlers as England thrashed the Netherlands by a 160-run margin and stay in the hunt for a place in the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan. All-rounder Stokes, who missed the initial part of the tournament through injury, made sure that he left his mark as he scored a fiery knock (108). He was well complemented by Dawid Malan (87) and Chris Woakes (51) as the Lions posted a mammoth 339/9 in their 50 overs. In reply, the Dutch batters never got going as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Teja Nidamanuru was the top-scorer for the Dutch with 41 in what was a sorry looking scorecard. For England, David Willey scalped two wickets (2/19) whereas Moeen Ali (3/42) and Adil Rashid (3/54) too contributed with the ball. Get all highlights and updates for ENG vs NED match here. (Scorecard | Report | Full Coverage) 

10:17 PM: Parting Note
England have finally got a win under their belts, a win that took them nearly a month. The win tonight was special as it boosts their Champions Trophy 2025 qualification. One game left for them (vs Pakistan) whereas for the Netherlands, they have been good but just could not show promise against top quality sides. That's all from us here. Tomorrow's match - NZ Vs SL should be a good one too! Until then, its goodbye!

10:11 PM: Player Of The Match - Ben Stokes
"I'm more pleased for us to get a victory over the line, it's been a tough World Cup and it's nice to get back to winning ways. I use the scoreboard as my friend a lot. Whenever pressure feels like it's building or if it is, I just look up and you realise you've got more time than you think. We (Woakes and himself) built a good partnership, whenever there was pressure building I had a look at the scoreboard and reminded myself there was a lot of time remaining (in the innings). Tried to take it deep and cash in later. He (Woakes) is a genuine all-rounder for us, he has been a great cricketer for England over the last 2-3 years and today he proved it."

9:36 PM: Captain Speak (Post-game)
Jos Buttler: "Absolutely desperate for the win. Malan got us off to a flier. Partnership between Stokes and Woakes was fantastic. Anytime you need someone to stand up, he (Stokes) seems to be the guy to do that. Smart cricket between him and Woakes. Thought it was a good score. But everyone who batted said it was a good pitch. The toss - you got to play good cricket as well. Can look back and say might've done different but you have to play good cricket too. He's a class cricketer (Woakes), been a brilliant performer for us. It was high-class swing bowling, deserved more than one wicket that he got. Huge game (Pakistan). At the end of a disappointing tournament it means a lot."

Scott Edwards: "We didn't start well with the ball, let them get away from us. Bowlers did well to drag them back, but they got away again towards the end for a slightly above par total. Then same old story with the bat. Was a pretty good wicket. We held them well till the 43rd over. Maybe we could've tried a couple of different plans. But credit to them, they batted well. Need to find a balance chasing a 340 score. We'll talk about it and figure it out what we could've done better. Like you said we've been good in patches. Just got to do it for longer. Going to be an amazing atmosphere there (in Bangalore), boys are looking forward to it."

9:14 PM: ENG Win, NED - 179/10; Overs 31-40 Highlights

The Netherlands lost five wickets as they ended up on the losing side with a 160-runs defeat at the hands of England. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid grabbed three wickets each as the Dutch batters could not handle the spinning duo. For the Netherlands, Teja Nidamanuru (41) was the only one who shone with the bat whereas others around him faltered.

8:37 PM: NED - 140/5; Overs 21-30 Highlights

David Willey picked up the wicket of Sybrand Engelbrecht (33) who looked set at the crease and was playing exceptionally for the Dutch. Bas de Leede (10) was castled by Adil Rashid. Captain Scott Edwards was joined by Teja Nidamanuru who are looking to solidify things after seeing a flurry of wickets fall in this session.

7:53 PM: NED - 77/3; Overs 11-20 Highlights

Wesley Barresi (37) got run out while taking a run. Moeen Ali's excellence on the field was enough for Barresi to walk back to the pavilion. His knock of 37 included three fours and one maximum. Sybrand Engelbrecht and Captain Scott Edwards were at the crease to pull the team out of trouble as they looked to chase down a mammoth total.

7:10 PM: NED - 23/2; Overs 1-10 Highlights

England pulled up two quick wickets of Max O'Dowd (5) and Colin Ackermann (0) which gave them a leading edge in the powerplay. Chris Woakes and David Willey got the wickets respectively. Sybrand Engelbrecht joins Wesley Barresi at the crease and aims to build the partnership to chase the target.

6:23 PM: NED begins the run chase

Netherlands batsmen Wesley Barresi and Max ODowd are on the crease.

5:52 PM: ENG - 339/9 Overs; 41-50 Highlights

England have set a formidable target of 340 runs for Netherlands. Ben Stokes reached his ODI ton as England crossed the 300-run barrier and was well supported by Chris Woakes (51). But Netherlands's bowlers finished on a good note as they struck late to avoid England cross the 350-mark.

4:53 PM: ENG - 215/6; Overs 31-40 Highlights

England lose two precious wickets of Jos Buttler (5) and Moeen Ali (4). However, the total score crossed the 200-Mark. Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are at the crease. Aryan Dutt is turning out to be a key bowler for Netherlands.

4:07 PM: ENG - 178/4; Overs 21-30 Highlights

England loses quick wicket. Dawid Malan (87) missed his ton, Joe Root (28) and Harry Brook (11) walked back to the Pavilion. Logan van Beek and Bas de Leede gets one wicket each. Defending champions are heading to 200 runs.

3:28 PM: ENG - 132/1; Overs 11-20 Highlights

Dawid Malan hitting wonderful boundaries and sixes, nearing to ton. Joe Root on the crease building a strong partnership with Malan taking the total score to a formidable high. Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann bowl econimically, however, bowlers struggle to get a wicket.

2:44 PM: ENG - 70/1; Overs 6-10 Highlights

Jonny Bairstow's shot caught by Paul van Meekeren on the delivery of Aryan Dutt. Dawid Malan stays on the crease hitting his fifty and gave s trong start to the team. Joe Root walks in to join him on the crease. Aryan Dutt and Logan van Beek have a good spell in the powerplay.

2:22 PM: ENG - 42/0; Overs 1-5 Highlights

Dawid Malan hitting some beautiful boundaries to Aryan Dutt and Logan van Beek. Jonny Bairstow on the other end help to build a partnership. The defending champions are looking to set a bigger target for Netherlands.

2:00 PM: Match Begins

Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow to open for England. Aryan Dutt to go for first over.

1:40 PM: Playing XIs

England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(W/C), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid

Netherlands (Playing XI): Wesley Barresi, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards(W/C), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

1:35 PM: Captain Speak

Scott Edwards: "We have spoken about it as a group, need to play good cricket. Proud of the way the guys have played. Two more games for to show more improvement. We have shown good signs as a batting group. Teja Nidamanuru comes in for Zulfiqar."

Jos Buttler: "We will have a bat. Looks a good wicket, need to post a good score. Crucial matches for us, we need to win these games. Huge room for improvement. Need to play a good game of cricket. We need to trust in ourselves. Desperate to do things right. Wood and Livingstone are out, Brook and Atkinson are in."

1:30 PM: Toss Update!

England won the toss and decided to bat first. There are two changes in the England playing XI; Wood and Livingstone have been replaced by Brook and Atkinson.From the Netherlands playing XI, Teja Nidamanuru replaced Zulfiqar.

12:52pm: Weather Conditions    
The weather in Pune is expected to be hot, with a maximum temperature of around 32 degree Celsius with 51% humidity and no chance of rain.  

12:30pm: Head-to-head Record    
England have faced the Netherlands in six matches, and all of them have been won by England. In the ODI World Cup, Netherlands have played England thrice, and all three games were won by England.

12pm: Preview
Though England are out and Netherlands almost out of contention for semi-final progression, their clash assumes importance because the top seven teams in the 2023 Cricket World Cup will qualify for Champions Trophy 2025, to be held in Pakistan. For that, England will need to win both their remaining games, and so will Netherlands. That renders this match as a must-win for both, and gives the European rivalry some added flavour.

Unlike England, Netherlands have put up a relatively good show in the tournament so far. Despite possessing the 'ICC Associate Member' tag, the Scott Edwards-led side have beaten Bangladesh and South Africa with gutsy performances and are more than capable of trouncing England, whom they have beaten in T20 Internationals earlier.

Squads    
England: Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.  
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (C), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Vikram Singh, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren,  Saqib Zulfiqar.  

Ben Stokes finally made his mark in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with a special hundred (108) as his innings along with a three-wicket haul from Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali led England to a 160-run win against the Netherlands in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Wednesday. Chasing a mammoth total of 340, the Dutch never looked comfortable at the crease as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Spin duo of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid scalped three wickets each with David Willey taking two in his final ODI for the Lions as the Dutch were bowled out for 179. Earlier, Ben Stokes scored 108 runs while Dawid Malan amassed 87 runs as England posted 339/9 in 50 overs