The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will play their second and final warm-up match against Netherlands on October 3 at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The first warm-up match between England and India ended due to persistent rain after the hosts won the toss and decided to bat first.

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The Netherlands faced Australia in their first warm-up game at the same venue on September 30, with the game being marred by rain. Despite failing to achieve a result, Australia scored 166 for the loss of 3 wickets in their 23 overs, while the Netherlands could only score 84 runs and lost 6 wickets before the game was eventually abandoned.

Virat Kohli will be missing:

According to a Cricbuzz report, former India captain Virat Kohli did not join the Indian squad on the flight from Guwahati to Thiruvananthapuram due to a “personal emergency” and instead flew to Mumbai.

The outlet reported that additional members of the Indian squad arrived on Sunday evening for the match against Netherlands on October 3.

When and where can you watch the Netherlands vs England game?

The warm-up match between India and Netherlands will be telecast live on Indian television through Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also live stream these games for free on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. The game starts at 2 p.m.

Indian squad for ODI World Cup:

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(f), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami .

India vs Netherlands Warm-up Match: Weather Update at Greenfield Stadium

According to Accuweather, Thiruvananthapuram has a 97% chance of rain during the day on October 3 and a 46% chance of rain. Additionally, there is a 91% chance of rain overnight and the maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to fluctuate between 25-30 degrees Celsius.

Report on the pitch at Green Field Stadium:

Not much is known about the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram as only two 50-over international matches have been played so far and the last two warm-up matches were canceled due to persistent rain. In one of the two international matches, India posted an impressive score of 390 runs, suggesting that the stadium could be a high-scoring venue. However, the pitch in the greenfield stadium should also offer support and maneuverability to the spinners.