Netherlands will definitely lose this match because they are 84 for 6 wickets down already but this does not mean that everything is good for the Australians. They need to look back on this match and see what were their mistakes and why they lost so many wickets when the opposition was not so strong team.
There is nothing to say anything about the Netherlands batting performance today. Only Colin Ackermann is playing at 33 and the rest of the team was not even able to enter the 2-digit figures. Mitchell Starc bowled three batsmen out and none of them scored even a single run.
The match ended without any result. Netherlands is no way a team that can beat Australia in ODI contest. Netherlands have lost this game if its evaluated by DLS Method. There were only two Netherlands batsmen that were able to make it to double figures i.e. Colin Ackermann and Scott Edwards. From this performance it looks very clear that Netherlands is there to give 2 points to every team.
I am just getting frustrated by these rain-affected matches. Think for a moment that it was not a warm-up but a real match. Australia were 100% winning it and got the two points but the rain interruption let them get only one point. This could have a serious impact on the final top 4 teams to qualify for the finals.
If there are matches with such results in this World Cup, then teams will not only need to perform well on the ground but also need to have a bit of luck with the weather in order to gain match points.
Rain has continuously affected matches since the Asia Cup. Although these are warm-up matches, rain is still spoiling the mood of the World Cup.
Let's hope these rain spells will be over, and we will see a complete 100-over game in the World Cup.
Any of my friends from India please tell us about the weather forecast in India for the next couple of months.