Match Details
Date: October 17, 2023
Time : 2:00 PM IST
Venue : Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
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Preview
South Africa will take on Netherlands in the 15th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. With two wins in their first two matches of the flagship tournament, the Proteas are flying high, but at the same time, the Dutch are in the bottom half of the table with two straight losses. In their two previous ODI matches earlier this year, South Africa had defeated Netherlands in one-sided contests, a trend which might continue in their upcoming clash.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala have been very good for batting in the tournament, allowing the batters to score big runs at an accelerated rate. The average first innings score at this venue is 207, but this total could get easily breached if South Africa get the chance to bat first against Netherlands.
Team Analysis
South Africa
South Africa’s batting lineup is in scintillating form in the ODI World Cup 2023, with the likes of Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, and Aiden Markram amongst the runs. The bowling attack for the Proteas has been spearheaded by Kagiso Rabada, while the contributions from other bowlers, including Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen has made them quite formidable in the flagship tournament.
SportsTiger Playing XI of South Africa
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Netherlands
During the first two matches of the ODI World Cup 2023, Netherlands were short of runs as a batting unit, with just Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, and Bas de Leede not converting their starts to something substantial. The Dutch bowlers have also conceded a lot of runs at a higher economy rate to start off the quadrennial spectacle, which hasn’t helped the cause for the team one bit.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Netherlands
Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c)/(wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
Match Prediction
Conclusion
South Africa are clear cut favourites to defeat Netherlands in their upcoming match of the ODI World Cup 2023, as per the recent form of both the teams. But, last year, the Dutch caused a massive upset in the T20 World Cup, defeating the Proteas, which is why they can’t be taken for granted on October 17.
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