SA vs NED: Netherlands beat South Africa by 13 runs to register their second victory of the Super 12 round. It was a must win game for South Africa to make into the semi-finals. South Africa lost their previous match against Pakistan as well which put them into trouble. It was on the cards that the South Africa will go through in the next round by winning their last match against South Africa. It was yet another upset of the T20 World Cup 2022 after Ireland vs England in which Ireland beat England by 5 runs via DLS Method.
Australia and South Africa were the favorites of this T20 World Cup 2022 edition. Now both powerhouse teams are out of the tournament. This tournament will be remembered for the upsets.
SA vs NED: South Africa Won the Toss and Decided to Bowl
SA vs NED: South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Netherlands. Netherlands openers S. Myburgh and Max O’Dowd gave solid opening partnership of 58 runs in 8.3 overs. South African part time bowler Aiden Markram broke the partnership and dismissed S. Myburgh to Rilee Rossouw.
After that Tom Cooper 35(19) and Max O’Dowd 29(31) made a small but vital partnership of 39 runs in just 25 balls. Tom Cooper played the aggressive role in the partnership and smashed quick 35 runs in just 19 balls. He hits couple of fours and sixes in his inning.
Colin Ackermann was the leading run scorer for the Netherlands as he made 41 runs off 26 balls. He provided the finishing touch to his team He hits 3 fours and 2 sixes in his inning. Netherlands finished their innings on 158/4 in 20 overs. It was a fighting total for Netherlands to secure their first win in the Super 12 Round.
Keshav Maharaj was pick of the bowler for South Africa as he dismissed Tom Cooper and Max O’Dowd. Maharaj’s figure was like 2/27. Meanwhile Anrich Nortje has been the most economical bowler as he just conceded 10 runs in his 4 over quota and took 1 wicket of Bas de Leede.
SA vs NED: South Africa Looked Tricky While Chasing
SA vs NED: South Africa has not got the good start as their Star opening wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock got out early. Fred Klassen dismissed Quinton de Kock for just 13 runs. It was a run per ball inning of well known explosive batsman Quinton de Kock.
South African Skipper Temba Bavuma’s struggle continued as he made 20 runs off 20 balls and bowled by Paul van Meekeren. He was never in touch from the start of the tournament. Rilee Rossouw and Aiden Markram provided some pace in the South African innings and took their team to 90/4 in just 12.3 overs before getting out. South Africa was never in the chase as they kept losing wickets at regular interval.
South Africa ended their innings on 145/8 after 20 overs. Brandon Glover was the most successful bowler for the Netherlands. He conceded 9 runs from his 2 overs and took 3 crucial wickets of Rilee Rossouw, David Miller and Wayne Parnell.
SA vs NED: Netherlands Puts and End on South African Campaign
SA vs NED: It was a excellent performance by the Netherlands team. They secured their second victory of the Super 12 Round and that too against the favorites of this T20 World Cup Edition. Putting such courageous and amazing performance against South Africa team was not an easy task. They thrown South Africa out of the World Cup 2022 with their gutsy performance.
South choked yet again in this World Cup. They kept playing their tag of Chokers. World Cup formats could be changed but their performance in every ICC Trophy remains as of Chokers. Nobody could have thought that they will not make into the semi-final of T20 World Cup 2022. It was a huge upset of the Group 2 in the Super 12 Round. South Africa was the favorites to win this World Cup along with Australia but both teams have now disqualified.
Colin Ackermann Awarded as the Player of the Match
Netherlands All-rounder Colin Ackermann has been awarded as the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance against South Africa. He scored 41 runs off 26 balls from his bat and conceded 16 runs from his 3 overs.
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