Dharamsala: South Africa is taking on the Netherlands in the league fixture of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The toss for this match has been delayed.
While South Africa have so far won both their games in the marquee tournament - against Sri Lanka in New Delhi and against Australia in Lucknow, the Netherlands have lost both their games - against Pakistan and New Zealand - at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Albeit in a different format, the Netherlands had knocked out South Africa from the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, 2022.
- 11.02 pm
Logan van Beek concluded the game with the dismissal of Keshav Maharaj and the Netherlands script upset by 38 runs. - 10.50 pm
Looks like the last South African pair is aiming to play out all the remaining balls and lose with a better net run rate. - 10.42 pm
Paul van Meekeren has conceded only one run from his three deliveries and the Netherlands are now heading towards a Worl Cup upset. - 10.35 pm
Keshav Maharaj has hit two boundaries in the last two overs and the last pair is taking their chances to take South Africa to a miracle win. - 10.25 pm
The Dutch pacers are on fire today and Bas de Leede dismisses Kagiso Rabada with a short ball. He sliced a delivery to the fielder placed at point and South Africa are now only one end away from suffering an upset. - 10.22 pm
A six from Kagiso Rabada over long-on and he has breathed some life into the chase. The tail-ender is trying his best to pull of the chase. - 10.13 pm
Gerald Coetzee joins his teammates as he walks back to the pavilion after trying to pull a back-off length delivery from Bas de Leede. He tried to pull the delivery but the top edge went straight into the air and the wicketkeeper grabbed it with ease. - 10.06 pm
Just when it looked like Miller will take the game away from the Dutch side, Logan van Beek has struck with a delivery nipping back in. Miller tried to attack the ball but it deceived him and the stumps were shattered. - 10:00 pm
The Netherlands are clearly the favourites in this game but it is still not curtains for South Africa. They need 117 of the last 90 deliveries. David Miller is still there and with him are his team's hopes that SA can still win this. The Netherlands would not want that drop catch to hurt that a bit too much. - 9:40 pm
The Netherlands have picked another SA wicket. van Meekeren cleans up Marco Jansen. Is this the second upset of this World Cup? 117 off 90 balls. SA aren't favorites here. But till the time Miller is there, you have to believe they can achieve this. - 9:32 pm
100-up for South Africa but half of the team is back in the pavillion. It would have been six down had Bas de Leede not dropped David Millar. How costly would that be for the Dutch? - 9.13 pm
One more bites the dust and South Africa are in deep trouble now. van Beek bowled a short delivery to Klaasen and the batter pulled it towards the fielder at fine leg. - 9.05 pm
Both the batters are now trying to build the innings and take the attack slowly to the opposition. - 8.57 pm
Klaasen has provided some solidarity and the fifth-wicket partnership is past the 20-run mark now. - 8.47 pm
Netherland bowlers are now trying to attack with short balls. But one such delivery from Paul van Meekeren was pulled towards mid-wicket by Klaasen and four runs added to the team scoreboard. - 8.37 pm
South Africa's worries deepen as Rassie van der Dussen's pursuit of scoring runs in an innovative way cost him his wicket. The South African batter played a reverse sweep straight in the hands of Aryan Dutt who was at point. - 8.32 pm
Paul van Meekeren also joins the party as he gets rid of Aiden Markram with a ball that sharply came back in from good length and the Dutch fans are jumping and hollering in joy now - 8.27 pm
Roelof van der Merwe bowled an arm ball to Temba Bavuma and the ball went straight through his defence bating the batter all hands up. the bails are dislodged and the South African skipper walks back to the pavilion. - 8.19 pm
A much-needed breakthrough for the Netherlands considering Quinton de Kock's recent form. Ackermann bowls a delivery towards leg-side and the batter attempted to play a sweep but skid and some extra bounce took the edge straight into the wicketkeeper's gloves. - 8.12 pm
One six and one four from Bavuma against Ackermann and the South African openers are looking to set their foot on the pedestal. - 8.06 pm
Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma have started in an aggressive manner with two boundaries in the first couple of overs and the Proteas will look to hunt down the target as early as possible. - 7.16 pm
Aryan Dutt (23 not out off 9 balls) playing a useful cameo as he has taken Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi to task. Courtesy of his brisk hitting, Netherlands has crossed the 240-run mark. Scott Edwards remained unbeaten on 78 off 9 balls, hitting 10 boundaries and a six. It was courtesy of Edwards's knock, that the Netherlands made a strong recovery after they were reeling at 82 for five at one stage. Marco Jansen conceded only 28 runs from eight overs. The other bowlers leaked plenty. - 7.07 pm
Pacer Lungi Ngidi sent back Roelof van der Merwe (29 off 19 balls). He gloved to wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock. During his cameo, he hammered three boundaries and a six. - 7.01 pm
Scott Edwards notched up his individual fifty even as he and Roelof van der Merwe continued to take the South African attack to task. Their unbeaten knocks have ensured that the team crossed the 200-run mark. - 6.44 pm
Some brisk hitting by Roelof van der Merwe and skipper Scott Edwards have taken the Netherlands near the 170-run mark. Merve was brutal on Gerald Coetzee, whom he hit two boundaries and a maximum in the 35th over, in which his side fetched 15 runs. Edwards was also hammering the loose balls. - 6.36 pm
Logan van Beek (10 off 27 balls) was stumped by Quinton de Kock on a slower delivery by Keshav Maharaj on the fifth ball of the 34th over. The batter did not even wait for the decision of the third umpire and started walking back to the pavilion. Roelof van der Merwe joined skipper Edwards in the middle. - 6.33 pm
Scott Edwards was waging a lone battler and he along with Logan van Beek would be keen to take the total beyond the 271-run mark. The game is reduced to 43 over. Edwards pulled pacer Kagiso Rabada for a maximum over the deep square leg fence in the 33rd over. - 6.07 pm
Marco Jansen trapped Teja Nidamanuru (20 off the 25 balls) in front of the wickets on the last ball of the 27th over. Teja, who struck three boundaries, unsuccessfully reviewed the decision. He added 20 runs for the sixth wicket with Scott Edwards, who is unbeaten on 18. - 5.53 pm
Scott Edwards smashed a boundary with a sweep against Keshav Maharaj. - 5.47 pm
Ngidi continues to be breathing fire with the ball and is troubling the opposition batters at regular intervals. - 5.37 pm
Another wicket for South Africa as Sybrand plays a hook straight down the throat of the fielder stationed at deep fine leg and Marco Jansen makes no mistake in grabbing the sitter. - 5.32 pm
Teja Nidamanuru pulled a short ball from Coetzee towards mid-wicket and earned a boundary as a result. Four valuable runs were added to the team total. - 5.24 pm
Ngidi went wayward on two deliveries and it resulted in a 10-run over. With the kind of innings collapse they are suffering, all the runs are valuable from here on for the Dutch side. - 5.18 pm
Sybrand goes for a hook against Lungi Ngidi and ends up getting the top edge. However, it flies over the fence due to the pace of the bowler and the end result is a six. - 5.12 pm
Gerald Coetzee dismisses Ackermann as the batter played on his stumps. The Netherlands all-rounder tried to play a cut on the delivery outside off and the inside edge crashed into the stumps. - 5.02 pm
Sybrand Engelbrecht smashed a four and the Dutch batting unit will hope for some recovery from him. - 4.52 pm
Kagiso Rabada took his second wicket of the match when he trapped Bas de Leede in front of the wickets. The on-field umpire gave 'not out' but South Africa once again successfully reviewed it in their favour using the DRS. Sybrand Engelbrecht joined Ackermann in the middle. - 4.46 pm
Netherlands batters Colin Ackermann and Bas de Leede are taking time to settle as they are facing a strong South African pace attack, who are breathing fire. It is important for the duo to pull the team out of trouble. - 4.34 pm
Pacer Marco Jansen sent back Max ODowd (18 off 25 balls) after he edged a fullish delivery to wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock. The on-field umpire gave 'not out' but South Africa overturned the decision in their favour using the DRS. Max ODowd hit four boundaries. - 4.28 pm
Pacer Kagiso Rabada dismissed Vikramjeet Singh on his first ball of the match. The uneven bounce did the trick for Rabada and Singh was caught by Heinrich Klaasen. It was the 150th ODI wicket for Rabada. - 4.18 pm
The Netherlands opener Max O'Dowd has started on a positive note and has hammered three boundaries in the first four overs, while Vikranjit Singh is playing second fiddle. The two are playing with caution. - 3.58 pm
The national anthem of both teams has been played. Netherlands openers Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh have started proceedings, while for South Africa Lungi Ngidi bowled a maiden over. - 3.42 pm
Play to start at 4:00 PM and it will be a 43 overs contest. Also, there is a change in the duration of the powerplay. The first powerplay will be between 1-9 overs while the second will exist between 10-35 overs. The third and final one will be from 36-43 overs. Three bowlers can bowl a maximum of nine overs while two bowlers can bowl a maximum of eight. - 3.05 pm
It is bucketing in Dharamsala as the start of play has been delayed. The pitch and the outfield have been covered. The players of both teams are eagerly waiting for the rain to stop. In case, the match is abandoned, both the teams will share a point each. And there is no reserve day for the stage of the competition. - 2.37 pm
Teams: Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards(wicket-keeper/captain), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Temba Bavuma(captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee.
- 2.33 pm
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to field first. Temba Bavuma says at the toss that the ball may swing due to the overcast conditions. - 2.25 pm
The toss will take place at 2.30 p.m., while play will begin at 3 p.m. There is no loss of overs as of now. Considering the rain, the captain, who wins the toss, is likely to opt to field first, as the bowlers will have an advantage in the first hour. However, the weather is gloomy at the picturesque hill station. - 1.38 pm
The rain has stopped at Dharamsala at the moment. The Super Soppers are busy at work around the outfield at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium. The match officials, including the field umpires, would inspect the pitch and the outfield. - 1.32 pm
The main pitch has been covered as the toss has been delayed due to rain. The South African players are playing football, while players from the Netherlands are doing their warm-up drills.
