Netherlands completed another thrilling win over South Africa in the World Cup. Chasing a total of 246 runs in 43 overs. The Proteas batting-order collapsed big time as the Dutch completed their second successive win over SA in WC affair. To note, Netherlands defeated South Africa in the last T20 World Cup in Australia.
Netherlands were asked to bat first
Earlier in the match, South Africa won the toss and opted to have a bowl first. Netherlands openers Vikramjit Singh and Max O’Dowd tried to form a partnership before the South African pacers hit their mark. The wickets fell at regular intervals, and Netherlands were struggling at 140/7 in the 34th over. A few of the Dutch batters got to starts, but none of them failed to trouble the African nation until Roelof van der Merwe walked out to bat number 9.
The former South African played a few unbelievable strokes and built confidence in Scott Edwards, who joined hands together to change the complexion of the game. The duo added 64 runs for the 8th wicket, which was followed by another excellent partnership (unbeaten 41 runs) for the 9th wicket between skipper Edwards and Aryan Dutt. The Dutch skipper hit a magnificent half-century and remained unbeaten at 78 off 69 balls, while van der Merwe scored 29 off 19 balls, and Dutt was unbeaten at 23 off just 9 balls, shifting the momentum completely in the Orange camp.
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