ICC Men’s CWC 2023: Invincible South Africa eyeing their 3rd straight win, play Netherlands next
On October 15, Afghanistan caused an ‘upset’ as they beat the defending champions England by 69 runs. Can Netherlands seek inspiration from Afghanistan and cause another ‘upset’ as they take on South Africa, a team that has been unbeaten in this World Cup so far?
The 15th match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played between South Africa and Netherlands on October 17 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
Head-to-Head
South Africa and Netherlands have played seven ODIs against each other since 1996, of which South Africa have won six, with one match producing no result. In India, they have played just the one ODI against each other, with South Africa winning that match. At the Worlds Cups, South Africa have had an upper hand winning all the three matches against Netherlands between 1996 and 2011.
| Particulars | South Africa | Netherlands |
| ICC ODI Rankings | 3 | 14 |
| Performance in ODIs overall | 6 | 0 |
| ODI wins in India | 1 | 0 |
| At World Cups | 3 | 0 |
Performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 so far…
South Africa and Netherlands will play their third match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Both teams have had contrasting starts to their World Cup campaign. While South Africa have won their first two matches, Netherlands have lost theirs. South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs at Delhi and then defeated Australia by 134 runs at Lucknow. Netherlands, on the other hand, suffered defeats at Hyderabad from Pakistan by 81 runs and New Zealand by 99 runs.
South Africa v Netherlands: Squads, Injury updates, Playing conditions, Weather, and Players to watch out for
Squads
South Africa: 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.
Netherlands: 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.
Injury updates
There are no injury concerns for South Africa and Netherlands going into their upcoming match.
Playing conditions
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala will host the encounter between South Africa and Netherlands. It will be a day night match. Both teams will play their first ODI at this venue. The venue will host its third game of this tournament. The teams batting first and second have won one match each. After the last match that was played here between England and Bangladesh, England’s captain Jos Buttler expressed that the outfield was poor. Fielders will have to be extra careful to avoid injuries while fielding. Otherwise, the conditions will be good for an exciting game of cricket.
Weather
The weather is expected to be mostly cloudy and cool with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The maximum temperature attained during the day will be 15 degrees Celsius. The cloud cover will be 82% and there could be 55% probability of rain with 33% chance of thunderstorms. The wind will blow from the east.
Players to watch out for
For South Africa, their wicket-keeper and opening batter Quinton de Kock has been in great form. He has struck back-to-back centuries in his first two matches. He is the leading run scorer for his side with 209 runs at an average of 105 and strike rate of 110. Among the bowlers, Kagiso Rabada has been the most successful one with five wickets from his last two matches.
For Netherlands, all-rounder Bas de Leede has made useful contributions with bat and ball. The right arm medium pace bowler has claimed five wickets in his last two matches and is the highest wicket-taker for his team. With the bat, he has scored 85 runs, including one half-century. Besides, Colin Ackermann has made handy all-round contributions. He has two wickets and 86 runs to his name.
Match details
Date: October 17, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM IST
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Live streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
All the statistics are sourced from ESPN Cricinfo