Dharamshala (India) : Oct 17 :In another upset of ODI World Cup 2023. Netherlands beat South Africa by 38 runs.
Thanks to the excellent bowling of the Netherlands, the entire South African team was bowled out for 207 runs in 42.5 overs. Earlier, Afghanistan defeated the defending champion England in the last few days.
The South African team was able to score 207 runs in 42.5 overs in pursuit of the target of 246 runs by the Netherlands. David Miller scored 43 runs.
The match between South Africa and Netherlands was played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium in Dharamshala, where rain continued intermittently since morning.
South Africa won the toss of the match and chose to bowl, however due to the weather the match was restricted to 43 overs per innings.
Batting first, Netherlands scored 245 for 8 in the allotted overs, with captain Scott Edwards not out on 78.
Apart from this, van der Merwe scored 29 runs, Teja Neida Munro scored 20 runs and Aryan Dutt scored 23 runs.
Lungi Ngiti, Marco Johnson and Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets each for South Africa.
Chasing target of 246, South African team struggled from the start, with five bowlers out for a total score of 89.
Captain Bavuma scored 16, De Kock 20, Vander Dussen 4, Markram 1 and Klaasen scored 28 runs.
Apart from this, Johnson 9, David Miller 43, Quayze 22 and Rabada left the team after scoring 9 runs while Maharaj scored 40 runs.
Both the teams were playing their third match in the event today, South Africa had won 2 consecutive matches while the Netherlands had faced defeat.
Netherlands set South Africa a target of 246 runs to win. Batting first, the Netherlands scored 245 for 8 in the allotted overs at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium in Dharamshala, with captain Scott Edwards not out on 78.
Apart from this, van der Merwe scored 29 runs, Teja Neida Munro scored 20 runs and Aryan Dutt scored 23 runs.
Lungi Ngiti, Marco Johnson and Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets each for South Africa.
