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'Lgta h Kuch Out of syllabus aagya' - Fans react as Netherlands' players read plans on field during World Cup match against New Zealand

The Netherlands gave a tough time to Pakistan in their ODI World Cup 2023 match at the same ground in Hyderabad, where they lost by 81 runs eventually.

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Netherlands vs New Zealand (File Photo, Twitter)

Netherlands vs Netherlands (File Photo, Twitter)

New Zealand and Netherlands are locking horns in the sixth match of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The Dutch skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and asked the Blackcaps to bat first. Batting first, the Kiwis couldn’t get off the mark for the first three overs owing to the brilliantly controlled bowling from the Netherlands.

However, the batters increased their pace of scoring runs and scored 67 runs in 12.1 overs at the time of losing their first wicket in Devon Conway. Meanwhile, the Netherlands players also attracted the headlines for something apart from the game. It all happened when they were seen reading the plans on paper during the ongoing match against New Zealand.

The players, who can be seen in the viral picture on social media, are skipper Scott Edwards, vice-captain Max O’Dowd, star all-rounder Bas de Leede, and veteran pacer Paul Van Meekeren. The picture of this moment is now making rounds on social media as soon as it was shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter), attracting a lot of reactions from the fans.

New Zealand show control after slow start against Netherlands 

Speaking of the current action of the match between the Netherlands and New Zealand, Tom Latham’s men have scored 231 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 39 overs, having Daryl Mitchell and skipper Tom Latham there in the middle on the individual scores of 42 and 26 runs, respectively.  

Senior spinner Roelof van der Merwe has scalped 2 wickets so far for the Dutch side, alongside one wicket picked by the star pacer Paul van Meekeren.

Notably, the Netherlands are coming off with a defeat of 81 runs in their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign opener against Pakistan at the same ground in Hyderabad. On the other hand, New Zealand registered a convincing victory by 9 wickets in their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign opener against the defending champions, England.

Here’s how fans reacted to the Netherlands’ players reading plans during the match against New Zealand:

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