Netherlands Women vs Scotland Women , NOT, Today Match Prediction 08 August 2024

NEDW vs SCT-W Match Prediction & Analysis

There are four games remaining in this Netherlands WODI Tri-Series and this match is expected to be one of two top level clashes between Netherlands Women and Scotland Women who will also meet in Match 6.

There can be no doubt that they are both much stronger than Papua New Guinea Women and this fixture will certainly see a huge improvement of opposition for both sides!

Scotland Women are a team on the rise but after defeats by four wickets with 22 balls remaining and 209 runs (DLS) in their only two previous head to heads against Netherlands women, this will be a tough assignment.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

NEDW

W

NEDW

149/7 in 37.1 4.01

NOT

Netherlands Women beat Papua New Guinea Women by 3 wickets 05 Aug 2024

PNG-W

148/10 in 35.3 4.17

SCT-W

W

PNG-W

196/10 in 46.1 4.25

NOT

Scotland Women beat Papua New Guinea Women by 62 runs 06 Aug 2024

SCT-W

258/6 in 50.0 5.16

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Netherlands Women Preview

Netherlands Women got over the line with 77 balls remaining against Papua New Guinea in the opening game of this series but they lost seven wickets along the way which will be a concern for the team management ahead of this clash against a much stronger opposition.

Top order runs will be required and there can be no repeat of the collapse from the top three which saw skipper Babette de Leede dismissed first ball and Phebe Molkenboer dismissed before the end of the fourth over with only 14 runs on the board.

There is more confidence in the bowling unit and the opening pair of Iris Zwilling and Hannah Landheer will be keen to get their hands on the new ball once again after taking three wicket hauls in the victory over Papua New Guinea.

Netherlands Women Predicted Playing XI:

Babette de Leede (c) (wk), Phebe Molkenboer, Annemijn van Beuge, Robine Rijke, Iris Zwilling, Annemijn Thomson, Frederique Overdijk, Caroline de Lange, Eva Lynch, Hannah Landheer, Silver Siegers

Netherlands Women Actual Playing XI:

Carlijn Van Koolwijk, Phebe Molkenboer, Iris Zwilling, Eva Lynch, Robine Rijke, Babette De Leede, Annemijn Van Beuge, Caroline de Lange, Frederique Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Silver Siegers

Scotland Women Preview

There will be no shortage of confidence in the Scotland Women camp ahead of this match after they brushed aside Papua New Guinea Women by 62 runs in Match 2 of the series on Tuesday.

In that game, 174 of their 258 runs came from opener Saskia Horley (100 runs from 121 balls) and Katherine Fraser (74 not out from 75 balls), with Fraser's runs coming from number seven she could well be pushed up the order in this match.

With the ball, captain Abtaha Maqsood led from the front on Tuesday with 4/37 and Horley also took a four-wicket haul to complete one of the all-time great WODI performances. Fraser also starred with the ball and she is likely to be key once again in this clash.

Scotland Women Predicted Playing XI:

Saskia Horley, Abbo Aitken-Drummond, Darcey Carter, Priyanaz Chatterji, Megan McColl, Lorna Jack, Katherine Fraser, Ellen Watson (wk), Chloe Abel, Abtaha Maqsood (c), Gabriella Fontenla

Scotland Women Actual Playing XI:

Abbi Aitken Drummond, Ellen Watson, Megan McColl, Saskia Horley, Darcey Carter, Katherine Fraser, Olivia Bell, Priyanaz Chatterji, Lorna Jack, Abtaha Maqsood, Chloe Abel

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There will be plenty of sunshine in Amstelveen on Thursday although it will be mixed in with some cloudy spells. Humidity levels will not be too high and there is no danger of rain interrupting proceedings.

NEDW vs SCT-W Pitch Report

The pitch in Amstelveen is expected to offer assistance particularly for the seam bowlers and may also turn for the spinners. The surface will provide consistent bounce but not necessarily a huge amount of pace.

Toss: To Bat

Five of the last six WODIs in Amstelveen have been won by the team batting first which leaves us making a strong prediction that both teams will choose to bat first if they win the toss ahead of this game.