ODI World Cup 2023: South Africa vs Netherland, Match 15- Who Said What?

The Netherlands caused the second upset in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as they beat South Africa by 38 runs in Match 12 on Tuesday, October 17 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. After being put in to bat first, the Dutch were left reeling at 50/4 after 15.1 overs. However, a valiant captain’s knock from Scott Edwards took them to a total of 245/8 in the rain-curtailed 43-over game.

In reply, the Proteas didn’t get off to a great start as they were reduced to 89/5 after 18.5 overs. David Miller (43 off 52) and Keshav Maharaj (40 off 37) tried their best to take their team home but their efforts weren’t enough as South Africa were finally bundled out for 207 in 42.5 overs. As a result, the Netherlands registered just their third win in ODI World Cup history and their first against a Test-playing nation.

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Here are the Talking Points from the match:

1. Scott Edwards’ valiant knock

Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards played a magnificent knock of 78* (69) with the help of ten fours and a six in his innings. Edwards bailed his team out of trouble after they were 82/5 after 20.2 overs and took them to a good score of 245/8.

2. Roelof van der Merwe’s all round show

The former South African cricketer was on show during the match against the country of his birth. Van der Merwe first played a brilliant cameo of 29 (19) with the bat and later picked up 2/34 in nine overs which included scalps of Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen. The spin all-rounder was also a live wire in the field as he made several stops inside the 30-year circle.

3. South Africa’s second consecutive loss against the Netherlands in World Cups

The Proteas were once again left undone by the Dutch after they were knocked out of the T20 World Cup 2022 after a loss against the same opposition. South Africa’s chase never got going as they were left reeling at 89/5 after 18.5 overs as the Dutch bowlers hunted in pairs. They were eventually bundled out for 207 in 42.5 overs and were handed a surprising defeat.

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Losing Captain, Temba Bavuma, South Africa said:

I think we had them at 112 for 6. We shouldn't have allowed them to go past 200. We dropped the ball there. Still we were confident with the chase. But they were able to extract some deficiencies in our batting department. We were clinical against Australia. We could have controlled the extras. The fielding wasn't up to the standard. Not the same standard we had against Australia. We need to have some conversations with the boys. You got to let the emotion to seep in. It will hurt. Our campaign is not over by any stretch of the imagination. That was a proper display from them. They put us under pressure throughout. Good luck to them.

Winning Captain and Player of the Match, Scott Edwards, Netherlands said: