South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023 Updates: Can Proteas continue their dominant run?
South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023 Updates: Temba Bavuma’s South Africa take on the Netherlands at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala. The Africans will be looking to join the likes of India and New Zealand in this edition of the World Cup with 3 wins each, while also finding a place at the top of the World Cup points table with their high net run rate.
In their two matches so far, South Africa have dominated their opponents, beating Sri Lanka by 102 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in their first encounter, and handing five-time champions Australia a 134-run defeat at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow in their second.
The African side have looked in exceptional form with both bat and bowl. While the Proteas scored more than 300 runs in both matches, they made a statement in the second match by restricting the mighty Australians to 177.
The Netherlands, on the other hand, looked good in their first match against Pakistan, where they had many key moments in the game, but couldn’t hold on to them and eventually lost by 81 runs.
Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.
SA vs NED Live: Dharamshala pitch report
If the past few matches at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala are anything to go by, this one could be a high-scoring affair with the pacers and spinners getting some help. The team bowling second may have a slight advantage with the ball likely to do more under lights.
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SA vs NED Live: ‘Won’t take them lightly’, Temba Bavuma on playing against Netherlands
South African skipper Temba Bavuma has said he will not take his Dutch opponents lightly. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Bavuma said, “We definitely won’t be taking them lightly. There was a T20 World Cup last year, so 50 over World Cup now, different format, different ask in terms of your skills, being able to do your skills for a longer period of time. So, I think that’s something that I think we all need to appreciate,”
“Like I said, we played them in South Africa and I think our victories there were emphatic in my view. So, I think in terms of the confidence and belief within the team without us being arrogant or loud about it I think it’s still up there. We still respect opposition, not just Netherlands, but any opposition that you come up with against an international level. But we’ll be coming up, we’ll be coming into the game with the same mindset that we had against Sri Lanka and that we had against Australia,” Bavuma added
SA vs NED Live: Who will win the match today?
According to Google’s win probability, there is a 93% chance that South Africa will emerge victorious in the clash at Dharamshala.
According to CricTracker, South Africa are overwhelming favourites in this match and will be looking for a hat-trick of wins today. MyKhel predicts that the match will be a routine affair with the Proteas picking up the two points with ease. Given the excellent batting and bowling form the South Africans have shown in their last two meetings, we predict an easy win for them at the HPCA stadium.
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SA vs NED Live: Will weather play a role today?
According to Accuweather, there is a 55% chance of rain during the day, with a 33% chance of thunderstorms. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover between 10 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius.
SA vs NED Live: Probable XI for both sides
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi
Sri Lanka: Kusal-Mendis, Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana
SA vs NED Live: When and where to watch the match?
South Africa vs Sri Lanka match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. The match starts at 2 pm (IST).
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