The Dutch side was all over the Proteas in the SA vs NED World Cup clash. Chasing a total of 246 runs, the South African side made a meal of it. However, the credit should be given to the Netherlands as they bowled exceptionally well up front to bamboozle the African batting line-up. It must be noted that the Men in Orange recently handed a defeat to SA in the T20 World Cup last year.
“I think over the last couple of games, our issue has been losing wickets before the innings ends. So I just thought of sticking around and I was supported nicely from the other end,” said Netherlands skipper and POTM Scott Edwards.
It’s good fun to bat with Roelof. He hits in some strange areas and runs hard between the wickets, which is always challenging. I just tried to get him on strike and he was clearing the ropes. Certainly one of the best hitting I have seen in a while, especially from a number 10 batter. Really proud of the boys. We came into the tournament and hoped to play in the semi-finals. To do so, we have to beat the top teams and South Africa are certainly favorites in this tournament. So happy to get over the line,” he added.
Credit to them for bowling well: Temba Bavuma
“I think we got them to 112/6, we should have restricted them below 200. But while batting, we were confident of chasing down the total. But we didn’t get any partnerships. Credit to them for bowling well. We were clinical against Australia. But the challenge is always to come back and replicate the same performance. Bowling 32 extras is not good. It should have been controlled and that will be spoken about. Fielding wasn’t up to the mark. The way we fielded against Australia, it was good but today we were not to the standard,” said South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma.
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