Protecting the winners, England faces the Netherlands, an underdog, in a match that England must win to go to the Champions Trophy.
Even if the match today may not have an impact on either team’s chances of winning the current World Cup in 2023, England still has to qualify for the Champions Trophy in 2025.
At the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, the 40th game of the premier ICC tournament will take place. Captain Buttler and the team are aiming for their second victory of CWC 23.
Despite their dismal World Cup performance, defending champion England aim to end their two matches in the Cricket World Cup 2023 with grace since they are already out of the running for the semi-finals.
They will be able to qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, which will be hosted in Pakistan, with the help of the last two games.
The Netherlands hopes to qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy, although their prospects of making it to the semi-finals are slim.
World Cup squads for England versus the Netherlands
England: Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, and Joe Root.
In the Netherlands: Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, and Sybrand Engelbrecht; Scott Edwards (captain).
