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India vs Netherlands: In the ODI World Cup 2023, Team India will play its 9th match against Netherlands. This match will be played on 12th November at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Team India has not lost a single match in the league stage yet, so it would like to continue its winning streak. At the same time, Netherlands will be eyeing to end their journey in the tournament with a win. This match is also going to be very special for Indian cricket fans.
Something like this will happen in the World Cup after 36 years
Diwali is on India-Netherlands day i.e. 12th November in 2023. This festival is celebrated with great pomp and joy all over India. Let us tell you that after about 36 years, the Indian team will play an ODI World Cup match against any team on the day of Diwali. Earlier, Team India had played a match against Australia in the 1987 World Cup on Diwali. 23 October 1987 was Diwali and this match between India and Australia was played in Delhi.
Who won between India and Australia?
In the match played between India and Australia during the 1987 World Cup, India, batting first, scored 288 runs. While chasing this target, the Australian team could score only 233 runs. In this match, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Navjot Singh Sidhu played half-century innings. Whereas, Maninder Singh had taken 3 wickets. Mohammad Azharuddin also took 3 wickets in his name in the match.
Match played on Diwali in 1992 also
In 1992, Team India played a match against Zimbabwe on Diwali. This was the last time when Team India came to play a match on Diwali. This time also India was successful in registering victory. In this match, India, batting first, was successful in scoring 239 runs on the board. In response, Zimbabwe was bundled out for 209 runs.
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