The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 continues today i.e. 9th October 2023 as it will be New Zealand cricket team taking on the Netherlands cricket team in their 2nd match of the tournament in the 2023 World Cup.
The 5th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was played on the 8th of October between the hosts Indian cricket team and the Australian cricket team. In the clash of the two of the favourite teams to win the whole thing, it is the hosts who eventually walked out victorious thanks a brilliant bowling performance that reduced Australia for just 199 runs and then Virat Kohli and KL Rahul forged a 165 runs partnership after India lost 3 quick wickets.
The match number 6 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will see the New Zealand cricket team take on the Netherlands cricket team in their 2nd match of the tournament. Both the teams had a opposite result to each other in their opening match.
New Zealand completely dominated the defending champions England on the opening day, winning the match by 9 wickets. Meanwhile, Netherlands put up a tough fight against the Pakistan cricket team, but eventually lost the match by 81 runs while chasing a target of 287 runs.
This will be a crucial match for the teams. While New Zealand would love to continue its winning run in the tournament, Netherlands would look to bounce back from their defeat in the first match. Meanwhile, there are 2 players in the Netherlands squad who were born in New Zealand, let’s take a look.
Max O’Dowd
The Netherlands cricket team’s opening batsman Max O’Dowd is one of the New Zealand born player who will represent Netherlands in their World Cup 2023 match vs New Zealand. The 29-years-old Dutch cricketer was born in New Zealand’s Auckland city on the 4th of March, 1994. O’Dowd holds a Netherlands passport as because of his Dutch mother and eventually made his debut for the Orange army in the year 2015.
Logan Van Beek
Logan Van Beek, who had a great performance with the bat and ball against Pakistan, is another Netherlands player who was born in New Zealand. Van Beek was born in Christchurch in Canterbury of New Zealand on the 7th September 1990. Van Beek holds a Netherlands passport through his grandparents who later moved to the New Zealand. Logan was also part of the New Zealand U19 team for the 2010 U19 World Cup. He made his debut for the Netherlands cricket team in the year 2012.
