South Africa vs The Netherlands, 1st ODI, Match Preview, Playing XI and broadcast details

South Africa will surely start as the favourites in their own den.

Published - 25 Nov 2021, 22:43 IST | Updated - 25 Nov 2021, 22:43 IST

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South Africa will start their ‘post 2021 T20 World Cup’ campaign with a short three-match ODI series against The Netherlands that will begin on 26th November 2021. This series will conclude on 1st December 2021.

Even though the Proteas were knocked out of the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in the Super 12 stages, they were extremely impressive in the tournament, winning 4 out of their 5 matches. And as expected, after a long-drawn high octane tournament like the T20 World Cup, South Africa have rested several of their marquee players for the series.

Their regular skipper Temba Bavuma will not take part in this series, along with the likes of wicketkeeper Quinton De Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Aiden Markram. Keshav Maharaj will don the skipper’s hat for this assignment.

On the other hand, the Netherlands played the qualifiers of the 2021 T20 World Cup, but could not qualify for the Super 12 stages of the competition. In fact, the Netherlands produced an abysmal performance in the qualifiers, losing all their 3 matches.

South Africa will surely start as the favourites in their own den. But The Netherlands will be looking to pull off a surprise when the two sides clash in the 1st ODI.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch is a good one for batting, and we can expect a high-scoring rubber when these two sides clash in the 1st ODI. The margin for error for the bowlers will be minimal on this surface.

Playing Combinations for South Africa vs The Netherlands

South Africa

Janneman Malan will open the batting alongside Ryan Rickelton. Newbie Zubayr Hamza will come in at No.3, with Reeza Hendricks and David Miller occupying the next 2 slots. Kyle Verreynne and Dwaine Pretorius will come in at No.6 and No.7.

The 4 bowlers who will complete the lineup are Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, and Sisanda Magala.

Predicted XI: Janneman Malan, Ryan Rickelton, Zubayr Hamza, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Kyle Verreynne, Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj (C), Sisanda Magala

The Netherlands

Stephan Myburgh and Max O’Dowd will open the batting for the visitors. Scott Edwards, Musa Ahmed, and Bas de Leede will occupy the next 3 spots. Pieter Seelaar, Colin Ackermann and Roelof van der Merwe will come in at No.6, No.7 and No.8 respectively. The final 3 spots in the lineup will be taken by Tim van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, and Vivian Kingma

Predicted XI: Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Scott Edwards, Musa Ahmed, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (C), Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Vivian Kingma