DHARAMSALA, India, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The Netherlands brought on a shocking upset by beating South Africa by 38 runs in a rain-shortened match to inflict a primary defeat on the Proteas within the ongoing 50-overs World Cup in Dharamsala on Tuesday.
Overwhelmed of their earlier two matches, the plucky Dutch aspect overcame a top-order collapse to put up a aggressive 245-8 within the 43-overs-a-side contest.
Scott Edwards smashed a captain’s knock of 78 not out to rescue the Netherlands, who have been reeling at 82-5 within the twenty first over however went on to put up a good whole.
South Africa suffered a collapse of their very own after they started their chase and Temba Bavuma’s aspect have been finally bundled out for 207 en path to their first defeat of their opening three matches.
David Miller (43) and Keshav Maharaj (40) supplied some resistance however the Netherlands, the one non-test enjoying nation within the event, couldn’t be denied.
“Happy with the group. Placing in that efficiency and having the ability to play my half is good,” mentioned Edwards, who was named participant of the match.
“Within the final couple of video games our challenge has been too a lot of our center order being out earlier than the top of the sport.
“So I wished to take it deep and hope a pair guys round me would chip in.”
Two days after Afghanistan humbled defending champions England in New Delhi, the Netherlands earned their second of glory although there have been no early indicators that it was on the playing cards.
South Africa had swept apart Sri Lanka and Australia of their first two matches and their bowlers blew away the Netherlands high order after Temba Bavuma gained the toss and elected to discipline.
Kagiso Rabada dismissed Vikramjit Singh for 2 and South Africa made sensible use of evaluations to do away with Max O’Dowd (18) and Bas de Leede (two).
The Netherlands misplaced the highest half of their batting order by the twenty first over earlier than Edwards mixed with Roelof van der Merwe to plunder 64 runs off 37 balls and take his aspect previous the 200-mark.
Aryan Dutt smacked three sixes in his 23 not out to supply the late flourish.
After the spirited fightback within the second half of their innings, the Netherlands gamers had a spring of their step after they returned to defend the overall.
From 35 for no loss within the eighth over, South Africa slumped to 44-4 within the twelfth over and the dearth of partnerships damage Bavuma’s group who finally folded for 207 with one ball left of their innings.
Miller was South Africa’s final hope and his dismissal within the thirty first over successfully sealed the match within the Netherlands’ favour.
Down the order, Maharaj threw his bat round however the match had slipped away from South Africa by then.
“At 112-6 we did not wish to allow them to recover from 200 and we undoubtedly dropped the ball there,” Bavuma mentioned after the loss.
“We have been nonetheless assured that we might chase down the rating however we did not get partnerships and we did not adapt to the double spin within the powerplay.”
Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; modifying by Toby Davis
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