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Today there will be double-headers with Pat Cummins-led Australia facing Tom Latham-led New Zealand in the first match followed by Scott Edwards-led Netherlands vs Mehidy Hasan Miraj-led Bangladesh World Cup 2023 match
Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell are some big players from Team Australia to watch out for. On the other side, the New Zealand team has Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Will Young and Rachin Ravindra as some of its key players
Netherlands have key players like Scott Edwards, Logan van Beek and Paul van Meekeren in their dugout while Team Bangladesh has Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mustafizur Rahman among its top players
The Australia vs New Zealand match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala. Here, the pitch is more favourable to pitchers and fast bowlers are likely to play a big role early on
The Netherlands vs Bangladesh match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Wickets at this World Cup venue have been prepared with black cotton soil for it to retain the bounce. The pitch here offers spinners a chance to dominate but will also likely favour batters as the game progresses
The Australia vs New Zealand match will begin at 10:30 am. The toss will take place at 10 am. The second match of the day, i.e. Netherlands vs Bangladesh, will start at 2 pm. The toss will take place at 1:30 pm
Google predicts that Australia has a 60% chance of winning the match against New Zealand while Bangladesh has a 71% probability of beating Netherlands
Both matches can be live streamed for free on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. The Australia vs New Zealand and Netherlands vs Bangladesh matches will be telecast on Star Sports Network channels
India is set to take on England in the big World Cup match coming up on Sunday. The India vs England match will take place at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow