Netherlands look to continue tournament dominance over UAE

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The UAE will be looking to better their record against Netherlands in ICC events when they lock horns in the second match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Geelong today.
The Group A pair will take to the field at Kardinia Park in Geelong after the tournament opener at the same ground between Sri Lanka and Namibia.
The UAE will be hoping to deliver a memorable performance as they gear up for only their second appearance in the history of the T20 World Cup. 2014 was the last time they qualified for the mega event and they will be looking to make up for their absence in the last two editions with some eye-catching performances in Australia.
Sparks are expected to fly when CP Rizwan and his men face Scott Edwards’ Netherlands in their first match of the competition. The two sides have met eight times in T20 internationals previously, with each team winning an equal number of matches. The Dutch, however, have a better record when it comes to ICC tournaments. Three of their four wins over the UAE have come in either Qualifiers or the World Cup.
But the UAE can take heart from their spirited performance against West Indies in the warm-up encounter. Even though they lost the match, Junaid Siddique and Muhammad Waseem delivered stellar performances. Siddique claimed a five-for while Waseem scored an unbeaten 69 to keep his team in the chase. They lost by 17 runs in the end but it was an excellent performance against a side that is considered to be superior in terms of experience and quality.
Netherlands also lost their warm-up match but they faced Scotland, a side on par with their quality and experience. Their bowlers did a good job to restrict Scotland to 151/7, with Brandon Glover and Bas de Leede picking up three wickets each. But the batting unit failed miserably as there was hardly anyone other than Max O’Dowd who troubled the Scotland bowling attack.
The Dutch had a disappointing outing in the last edition as well. They bowed out from the tournament in the group stage itself as they lost all of their three matches. Edwards will be expecting a much better performance from his side this time but the batting needs to step up.