Second upset in 3 days in the World Cup: Netherlands beat South Africa by 38 runs

Second upset in 3 days in the World Cup: Netherlands beat South Africa by 38 runs; All out for 207 runs

Netherlands has defeated South Africa by 38 runs in the World Cup 2023. This is the second major reversal within the last 3 days. Earlier on October 15, Afghanistan had defeated world champion England by 69 runs in Delhi.

On Tuesday, South Africa won the toss and decided to field at Dharamshala ground. Batting first, Netherlands scored 245 runs for 8 wickets in 43 overs. In reply, South Africa was all out for 207 runs in 42.5 overs. The match was reduced to 7 overs due to rain after the toss.

match records

 

First: Netherlands defeated South Africa for the first time in ODI history. This is the first victory of Netherlands over South Africa in the history of ODI cricket. So far 8 matches have been played between the two teams, out of which one was inconclusive, while South Africa has won 6. The first ODI match between the two was played in 1996.

Second: Netherlands won the ODI World Cup after 16 years. This is Netherlands' third overall win in the World Cup. The team has won a match in the ODI World Cup after 16 years. The team's last win was against Scotland in 2007. The team has also defeated Namibia in 2003.

 

Match winners' performance

Points Table: South Africa remains at third place, Netherlands comes at number-9

Following Netherlands' victory, the World Cup is in open mode, meaning teams that lost their opening matches have a chance to make a comeback. This is Netherlands' first victory in the World Cup. In the current season also, the Dutch team achieved its first win. Now the team has 2 points in its account.

On the other hand, South Africa has not suffered any loss due to this defeat. The team has 4 points after 3 matches. At present, the Indian team is on the top of the points table with 6 points.

 

Netherlands score 245/8

The Netherlands team, after losing the toss and batting first, scored 245 runs for 8 wickets in 43 overs. On behalf of the Dutch team, captain Scott Edwards played an unbeaten inning of 78 runs on the Dharamshala ground, while Roelof van der Merwe contributed 29 runs.

For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Yanson and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets each.

14th half-century of Edwards's ODI career

Scott Edwards played the captaincy innings. He scored a half-century at number 7. This is Edwards' 5th half-century of this year. He scored the 14th half-century of his ODI career. Edwards returned unbeaten after scoring 78 runs. He played 69 balls and scored runs at a strike rate of 113.04. Hit 10 fours and one six in this innings.

Edwards-Merv partnership crosses 200

Captain Scott Edwards made a half-century partnership with Roelof van der Merwe, taking Netherlands' score beyond 200. Both of them made a partnership of 64 runs for the 8th wicket. Ngidi broke this partnership.

 

Bad start for Netherlands

Netherlands, who came to bat first after losing the toss, had a bad start. The team scored 28 runs for two wickets in 9 overs. Vikramjit Singh was out after scoring 2 runs and Max O'Dowd after scoring 18 runs.

Match started late by 2 hours due to rain

It rained after the toss in Dharamshala. Due to this the match started late by 2 hours. The toss was also delayed due to rain.