| Netherlands 245-8 (43 overs): Edwards 78* (69); Jansen 2-27 |
| South Africa 207 (42.5 overs): Miller 43 (52); Van Beek 3-60 |
| Netherlands gained by 38 runs |
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South Africa’s unbeaten run within the World Cup was ended by a shock 38-run defeat by the Netherlands in Dharamsala.
In a match lowered to 43 overs a aspect by rain, the Proteas’ bowling effort unravelled after a dominant begin, permitting the Dutch to put up 245-8.
Captain Scott Edwards’ unbeaten 78 led a outstanding restoration from 82-5.
In reply, Temba Bavuma’s aspect slipped from 36-0 to 44-4 and had been ultimately bundled out for 207 within the final over.
It is the Netherlands’ first win of the match, and the primary time they’ve crushed a Test-playing nation at a 50-over World Cup.
While the South African batting effort was disappointing, it was the bowling efficiency on the finish of the Netherlands’ innings that began their demise.
Their self-discipline slipped as Edwards counter-attacked alongside lower-order batters Roelof van der Merwe, who made a 19-ball 29, and Aryan Dutt, who hit three sixes in his 23 not out, with the Netherlands blitzing 105 runs from the final 9.1 overs.
South Africa had been visibly annoyed as they left the sphere on the midway mark however they had been nonetheless favourites, given their better expertise and kind main in to the sport after thrashing Australia and Sri Lanka.
David Miller was the one Proteas top-order batter to supply any resistance together with his composed 43, however his departure within the thirty first over left his aspect struggling 145-7 earlier than Keshav Maharaj’s entertaining 40 from quantity 9 proved in useless.
While the result’s a shock, South Africa are nonetheless in an honest place to qualify for the knockouts, having crushed Australia and Sri Lanka, and can look to bounce again towards England in Mumbai on Saturday.
England are additionally going into the sport on the again of a surprise defeat after losing to Afghanistan.
Sloppy bowling prices South Africa
Bavuma’s males had began their World Cup in gorgeous trend, hitting a document whole towards Sri Lanka earlier than demolishing Australia to earn themselves an early tag of title contenders.
And they began in the identical method towards the Netherlands, with the elegant Kagiso Rabada impressing with two early wickets, backed up by Lungi Ngidi and the ever-improving Marco Jansen, who additionally added two every to their tally.
The Dutch batters had no solutions to their swing and consistency, and had been tied down by the nagging accuracy of Keshav Maharaj’s spin – he completed with 1-38.
With the Netherlands on the ropes at 82-5 after which 140-7, solely a really woeful show of demise bowling and fielding may have prevented South Africa from profitable – and that’s precisely what materialised.
Edwards, Van der Merwe and Dutt performed aggressively and shifted the momentum, however a bowling assault nearly as good as South Africa’s ought to have been capable of face up to such strain in a recreation by which they had been such overwhelming favourites.
Instead, the physique language slumped increasingly after each broad, no-ball and boundary that was flayed from their inconsistent bowling.
One defeat doesn’t outline such a gifted aspect, nonetheless, and they are going to be hoping that that is only a wobble that they may have wanted to keep away from complacency or strain from expectation later within the match.
Netherlands’ bravery perseveres
Dutch sides have historical past with well-known World Cup upsets within the shortest format.
They beat England in 2009 and final 12 months produced one other South African upset by knocking them out of the T20 competitors in Australia.
But they’d but to make their mark within the 50-over contest, having solely beforehand crushed Associate nations Scotland and Namibia, making their demolition of the Proteas all of the extra outstanding.
With Edwards main from the entrance – his knock from quantity seven included 10 fours and a six – they had been courageous and resilient, refusing to give up to the ability of Rabada or the tempo and bounce of Ngidi and Jansen.
And with the ball their self-discipline embarrassed that of South Africa.
Bavuma and Quinton de Kock had been measured of their opening method, the latter in tremendous kind after back-to-back lots of in earlier outings, however his dismissal by Colin Ackermann sparked the collapse within the eighth over.
The partnership of Heinrich Klaasen and Miller has destroyed many a bowling assault, and the latter was dropped on 23 by Bas de Leede to ship just a few extra nerves into the Dutch camp.
But once more they refused to be intimidated, with seamer Logan van Beek getting each breakthroughs within the center overs as he completed with figures of 3-60. He was effectively supported by De Leede, Van der Merwe and Van Meekeren, who all took two wickets apiece.
This World Cup could also be missing in shut, tense finishes, however its two shocks to England and now South Africa imply the group stage remains to be broad open.
‘The most iconic win in Dutch cricket historical past’ – what they stated
Netherlands captain Scott Edwards: “This is a large enhance for us and I’m clearly extraordinarily proud.
“Putting in that efficiency and having the ability to play my half is good. Obviously South Africa are most likely one of many favourites the way in which they’re taking part in so it’s a huge win for us.”
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma: “At 112-6 we did not wish to allow them to recover from 200 and we positively dropped the ball there.
“We’ll should let the emotion seep in. There isn’t any level attempting to neglect what occurred. It will harm and it ought to harm. Tomorrow we’ll get again on the journey, our marketing campaign is by no means over.”
Former Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell on BBC Test Match Special: “This was a medical efficiency and there have been some heroic particular person performances.
“The Netherlands needed it they usually believed it may occurred. For me, it’s the most iconic and memorable win in Dutch cricket historical past.”
