The ongoing 2nd leg of the Netherlands tour of Thailand will see both sides take the field on the 3rd of December at 8:30 AM IST for the series decider during the 4th and final Twenty20 International (T20I) match of the series at the Royal Chiangmai Golf Club, Chiang Mai.
The 3rd T20I saw the Netherlands batting first lose openers early on and skipper, Sterre Kalis (17) and Robine Rijke (17) proved to be the highest individual scorers from the side. Late handy runs from Iris Zwilling (9) and Frederique Overdijk (10*) pushed the sides’ total to 73/7 in the 19-over per side affair. Thailand in reply had openers, Nannapat Koncharoenkai and Natthakan Chantham top score with respective and identical, 21 off 32. The pair of Suleeporn Laomi (13) and Rosenan Kanoh (12) closed out on the required with valuable contributions and Sornnarin Tippoch then, remaining unbeaten on 2(2), closed the game out for the side with 5 balls and 5 wickets to spare.
Head-to-Head
The two sides, Thailand and the Netherlands have played against each other on 6 occasions and Thailand with wins on 5 of those holds the upper hand over the Netherlands who got their first win against Thailand in the 2nd T20I of the series.
Squads :
Thailand – Naruemol Chaiwai (C), Natthakan Chantham, Rosenan Kanoh, Sornnarin Tippoch, Phannita Maya, Chanida Sutthiruang, Suwanan Khiaoto, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Nattaya Boochatham, Suleeporn Laomi, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Thipatcha Putthawong, Nanthita Boonsukham, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi
Netherlands – Gwen Bloemen, Jolien van Vliet, Sterre Kalis, Iris Zwilling, Eva Lynch, Annemijn Thomson, Heather Siegers, Babette de Leede, Caroline de Lange, Hannah Landheer, Frederique Overdijk, Robine Rijke, Silver Siegers, Annemijn van Beuge, Robyn van Oosterom
Players to watch :
Natthakan Chantham
The 26-year-old opener, in the format, has scored 1243 runs in 58 innings at an average of 26.44, a strike rate of 89.74 and with 6 fifties to her name, has got to the highest score of 88*. She happens to be the joint 2nd highest run-scorer in the series with 78 runs coming off 3 innings.
Thipatcha Putthawong
The 18-year-old, left-arm orthodox, in 21 innings has picked up 21 wickets at an average of 18.52, a strike rate of 22.2 and an economy rate of 4.95 with the best figures of 2/7. In the series, she’s picked up 5 wickets in 3 innings at an average of 11.00.
Frederique Overdijk
The 21-year-old, in 11 innings with the bat has got to 49 runs with the highest being a 19 and with the ball, in 15 innings, has picked up 17 wickets with the best figures of 7/3 at an economy rate of 6.30. In the series, she played a couple of games and scored 10 runs in both outings and bagged a wicket as well.
Hannah Landheer
The 20-year-old, in 11 innings has bagged 8 wickets and has registered the best figures of 3/14 to her name at an economy rate of 5.47. In the 3 T20I’s she’s played so far, she bettered herself in each outing having finished on figures of 0/9, 0/25 and 3/14 respectively.
Pitch :
With 7 games, 3 T20Is and 4 One Day Internationals (ODIs) previously played in the same venue, the upcoming, 4th T20I, could well turn out to be yet another low-scoring affair. The 22-yards presented thus far have been good for batting, but with the surface not holding up to its best, spinners and pacers with variations will find themselves in the game a lot more now.
Weather :
For the series decider, the temperature on the radar isn’t a disappointing one for a good game of cricket with the temperature hovering around the mid-20s to early 30s.
Fantasy playing XI :
Sterre Kalis, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Nattakan Chantam, Naruemol Chaiwai, Heather Siegers, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Iris Zwilling, Silver Siegers, Thipatcha Putthawong, Suleeporn Laomi, Eva Lynch
Match details :
Date – December 3, 2022
Time – 8:00 AM
Venue – Royal Chiangmai Golf Club, Chiang Mai