SA vs NED Live Score, World Cup 2023: The rains have disrupted the toss in HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala. South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma and Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards were preparing for the toss when the rain disrupted the match and let’s see how much long it takes.
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.
In stark contrast to South Africa, the Netherlands endured defeat in their two opening fixtures. In the first game against Pakistan, the Dutch bowled well and took three quick wickets before Saud Shakeel and Fakhar Zaman took the game away from them to help the Asian side post a total of 286. In reply, the Netherlands never looked close to chasing down the total and were eventually bowled out for 205.
In the second match, the Netherlands were bowled out by a strong all-round performance from the Kiwis. New Zealand posted a total of 322 runs in their 50 overs, which the Netherlands were unable to chase down and were eventually bowled out for 223.
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: Time for Quinton de Kock to make history
SA vs NED Live: South Africa wicket-keeper-batsman Quinton de Kock will have the chance to make history when he takes the field today.
De Kock can join Kumar Sangakkara and Rohit Sharma in scoring three consecutive centuries in the ODI World Cup with another century against the Netherlands.
De Kock struck a match-winning 109-run innings against Australia and a 100-run knock against Sri Lanka in the World Cup opener.
SA vs NED Live: Toss delayed again, new time awaited
SA vs NED Live: The toss for South Africa v Netherlands has been delayed again due to rain. After the earlier delay, the toss was expected to take place at 2:00 pm, but it has been postponed again due to rain.
SA vs NED Live: Covers back on, umbrellas out
SA vs NED Live: The covers are back on at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala, while the broadcasters can be seen with their umbrellas out, indicating that the rain may have started again.
SA vs NED Live: David Miller comments about South Africa’s start to the World Cup
SA vs NED Live: Speaking to the broadcasters, Miller said, “We’ve played good cricket for a consistent period of time now. And it’s just about continuing that that blueprint and I think it’s just finding confidence within each other. A lot of individuals are doing well at certain stages of the game… It’s been good to start like we have two big games and hopefully the rain stays away but just really feeling comfortable with each other space at the moment.”
South Africa vs Netherlands Live: Toss expected in next 20 minutes
South Africa vs Netherlands Live: The covers are off the pitch for the first time since morning and Sanjay Manjrekar says the pitch looks white from a distance. Rollers are currently working on the pitch at the HPCA stadium and the toss is expected in another 20 minutes.
South Africa vs Netherlands Live: Covers coming off, toss delayed
South Africa vs Netherlands Live: Covers are coming off at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala but the toss will still be delayed and won’t take place at the scheduled time of 1:30 pm.
South Africa vs Netherlands Live: Less than an hour left for live action
South Africa vs Netherlands Live: Less than an hour is left for live action to begin in the South Africa – Netherlands world cup game. The toss is slated to be held at 1:30 pm while the two teams will start palying from 2pm onwards.
SA vs NED Live: Temba Bavuma says Dharamashala outfield not as bad as it looks
SA vs NED Live: Sepeaking about the outfield at Dharamshala, Bavuma said, “I think the field is a bit patchy,”
He added,”We did have a fielding practice last night and to be honest it didn’t play as bad as it really looked – but I guess we’ll see how it goes within the game… We have spoken about trying to be a bit more cautious. Maybe changing your diving technique, I don’t know how easy that is to do when you are in the heat of the moment.”
SA vs NED Live: Who will play today? Checkout our predicted XI
SA vs NED Live:
South Africa (Possible XI)
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi/Gerald Coetzee
Netherlands (Possible XI)
Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (capt & wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek/Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
SA vs NED Live: Netherlands’ journey so far
SA vs NED Live: In stark contrast to South Africa, the Netherlands went down to defeat in their two opening matches. In the first game against Pakistan, the Dutch bowled well and took three quick wickets before Saud Shakeel and Fakhar Zaman took the game away from them to help the Asian side post a total of 286. In reply, the Netherlands never looked like chasing down the total and were eventually bowled out for 205.
In the second match, the Netherlands were bowled out by a strong all-round performance from the Kiwis. New Zealand posted a total of 322 runs in their 50 overs, which the Netherlands were unable to chase down and were eventually bowled out for 223.
SA vs NED Live: South Africa’s journey in this year’s tournament so far
SA vs NED Live: South Africa posted a mammoth score of 428 runs in their 50 overs during their first ODI encounter of the World Cup on the back of three centuries from the Proteas’ top order. The African side also put up an excellent bowling performance bowling out the Lankans in under 45 overs at the Arun Jaitley cricket stadium.
In their second encounter, South Africa made 311 runs in their 50 overs with contributions from Quinton de Kock (109) and Aiden Markram (56). In reply, the Aussies were bowled out on a score of 177 and the Temba Bavuma-led side secured their second win in the tournament.
SA vs NED Live: Head to head record between both sides
SA vs NED Live: South Africa and Netherlands have met each other on 7 occasions in ODI cricket, with the Proteas winning 6 of those encounters while one match going with no result. The last time these two teams was in Johanessburg in 2023 where Temba Bavuma’s side defeated the visitors by 146 runs.
SA vs NED Live: Fantasy XI for today
SA vs NED Live: Quinton de Kock (c), Bas de Leede, Rassie van der Dussen, Vikramjit Singh, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada (vc), Colin Ackermann, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Aryan Dutt
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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