In last year’s T20 World Cup, the Netherlands lost all three of their group-stage games against Ireland, Namibia, and Sri Lanka, and failed to reach the Super 12 stage of the tournament. Meanwhile, the UAE failed to qualify for the T20 Asia Cup this year, losing games against Kuwait and eventual qualifiers Hong Kong.

Head-to-head record

Overall: UAE 4 – 5 Netherlands
Since 2019: UAE 4 – 1 Netherlands

UAE NED Dream11 fantasy tips

• UAE captain CP Rizwan, Muhammad Waseem, and Netherlands’ Bas de Leede have all been in form, all scoring 50+ runs within their last two games. Don’t rule out the Netherlands’ all-time T20I run scorer, Max O’Dowd, from performing well either.
• In terms of pace bowlers, Junaid Siddique bagged a five-wicket haul in the UAE’s most recent game against the West Indies and Zahoor Khan has taken 41 wickets in T20Is. Logan van Beek and Brandon Glover took three wickets apiece for the Netherlands against Scotland and New Zealand respectively.
• The UAE will be looking to the leg-break bowling of Palaniapan Meiyappan and 16-year-old Aayan Azfal Khan’s left-arm orthodox. The Netherlands, on the other hand, will be hoping Shariz Ahmad can do some damage with his tricky to face googlies.

Probable XI for UAE v Netherlands

UAE: Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind (WK), CP Rizwan (C), Aayan Azfal Khan, Basil Hameed, Kashif Daud, Zawar Farid, Juanid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Palaniapan Meiyappan

Netherlands: Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards (C, WK), Bas de Leede, Roelof van der Merwe, Brandon Glover, Logan van Beek, Fred Klaassen, Shariz Ahmad

Rewind

ICC World T20 qualifier 2019: The Netherlands won by 8 wickets with 29 balls remaining.

2019 four-match series: the Netherlands won all four games

UAE NED Dream11 Team

Potential swaps

K Meiyappan for Junaid Siddique

Captaincy options

Bas de Leede, Muhammad Waseem, Junaid Siddique, Brandon Glover