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South Africa vs Netherlands: South Africa has a chance to become table topper
Published - 17-OCT-2023 6:17 IST | Updated - 10-APR-2024 1:5 IST

South Africa vs Netherlands: South Africa has a chance to become table topper; Netherlands looking for first win
In the ODI World Cup 2023, the match will be played between Netherlands and South Africa today on Tuesday 17 October. The match will take place at 2 pm at HPCA Stadium located in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The toss will take place half an hour earlier at 1:30 pm.
This will be the third match in this World Cup for both the teams. Where Netherlands lost to Pakistan and New Zealand. Whereas South Africa defeated Australia and Sri Lanka. If South Africa wins today, the team has a chance to top the points table due to its better run rate than India.
Head-to-head and recent records
Overall, there have been a total of 7 ODIs between Netherlands and South Africa. South Africa won 6 times, while one match remained inconclusive. There were matches between the two in the ODI World Cup in 1996, 2007 and 2011.
Bas de Leede Top Allrounder
Netherlands' Bas De Leede is looking in great form in this World Cup. In the 2 matches played so far in the World Cup, Leede has taken a total of 5 wickets and also scored 85 runs. The highest score of 86 runs is in the name of Colin Ackerman.
De Kock 2 consecutive centuries
South Africa's excellent performance continues in the World Cup. The team's wicketkeeper-opener Quinton de Kock is looking in great form this year. He has centuries to his name in both the matches played so far. Whereas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has taken maximum 5 wickets.
pitch report
The pitch of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium Dharamshala is excellent for the batsmen. However, as the game progresses the fast bowlers will find pace and bounce. The match will be high scoring and the team winning the toss may prefer to bowl first.
weather forecast
According to Accuweather, the temperature in Dharamshala will be around 17 degrees Celsius. It will be sunny, but it may become cloudy in the afternoon.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
South Africa:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Netherlands:
Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c)/(wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.
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