SA Choose to Bowl
Netherlands will meet the red-hot South Africa at Dharamsala the most bizzarre venue of the ICC Men’s CWC23. The whole Worldcup is being played at ten different venue but Dharamsala is the most substandard one among all. SA are the favourites in the match No. 15 of ICC Men’s ODI CWC 2023 but NED are known for their upsetting history in the ICC tournaments.
SA have won both of their opening games while NED yet to add points on the ICC Men’s Cricket Worldcup Pints Table. Proteas have defeated Sri Lanka and AUS by a mile in this ICC CWC23. On the other hand, NED have lost to PAK and NZ therefore stand at bottom of the ICC CWC23 Points Table.
NED vs SA | Head to Head in ICC CWC
SA and NED have met thrice in the ICC CWC with SA winning all 3 matches one sidedly. But Dutch shouldn’t be taken for granted as they have record of upsetting the major teams. The 15th game of ICC CWC 2023 will going to be a cracker as NED might get through SA as they have done it before.
Toss
The Dutch Skipper together with Proteas skipper are down to the middle for the toss. Bavuma after winning the toss decides to bowl first under the humid and overcast conditions. The rain affected match is revised to 43 overs per side.
Dutch openers provides a steady start but Rabada strikes on his in his first over. Vikramjit tries to pull but the top edge which Henrich Klaasen catches nicely. The following over also proves costly for SA as their 2nd opener O’Dowd also goes back to the dugout as a thin edge leads to de Kock who gloves it quite easily. NED are 24 for 2 as O’Dowd departs after scoring 18.
SA seem abridging the gap quickly before rain hits back at Dharamsala. The top dutchman, de Leede is trapped in front of the stumps this time. Rabada picks his second as de Leede is dismissed for his 2 in 11th.
