Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first - see playing 11

IND vs NED: On the occasion of Diwali, the match between India and Netherlands in the World Cup 2023 is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India has won the toss of the last league match and decided to bat first. The team has entered without any change. Team India has reached the semi-finals after winning 8 consecutive matches in the tournament, the team would like to win 9 consecutive matches for the first time in a World Cup. On the other hand, Netherlands would like to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy by winning today's match.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain & wk), Wegley Baresi, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackerman, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.India won all its 8 matches

Hosts and table topper India are the only unbeaten team in the tournament. The team won 8 out of 8 matches and will now face Netherlands in the 9th match. Team India is on top in the points table with 16 points, but Netherlands is at number 10. The Dutch team could win only 2 out of 8 matches, the team has only 4 points.

Pitch Report

Bengaluru's pitch has always been batting friendly. Even today, a lot of runs can be seen being scored in the match. The fifth and last match of this World Cup will be played here. In the 30 ODIs played so far at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 15 matches have been won by the chasing teams. Out of 12, the teams batting first also won, one match was tied, while 2 matches also remained inconclusive.

The highest score here is 401, which was made by New Zealand against Pakistan in this World Cup. The lowest score is 156 runs, which was made by England against Sri Lanka in the same tournament.

Weather Condition

There will be clouds in Bengaluru today. There is a 3% chance of rain. The temperature will be between 16 to 28 degrees Celsius.