Match Details
Date: June 8, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM IST
Venue: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
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Preview
In the Group D match of the T20 World Cup 2024, the Netherlands will take on South Africa at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The Netherlands scrapped past Nepal in a tough opening clash of the tournament, gaining those two valuable points on the standings, which will give them the confidence to aim for bigger and better things in the upcoming matches. On the other side, South Africa were exceptional in all three departments of the game against Sri Lanka in their T20 World Cup 2024 opener, aiming to build on their performance in the coming days and weeks.
Weather Report
Pitch Report
Analysis
Netherlands bowlers were on top of their game during their T20 World Cup opener against Nepal on a spicy pitch, keeping them to under 110 runs in their allotted overs with quality performances from Logan van Beek, Paul van Meekeren, Tom Pringle, and Bas de Leede. In the run chase, the Dutch batting lineup did feel the heat, losing a few wickets in quick succession, but Max O’Dowd batted right throughout the innings to ensure they chased down the paltry score with a few balls to spare.
Meanwhile, the bowling attack of South Africa put on a clinical performance against Sri Lanka in their T20 World Cup 2024 opener, bundling them out for just 77 runs with Anrich Nortje picking up four wickets on his return to the national team. The batters had to toil hard in the run chase on a nasty pitch, but the calmness under pressure from Heinrich Klaasen was more than enough for them to get past the finishing line.
Key Players
Author’s Picks
Probable XIs
Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Malik, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (c)/(wk), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Tom Pringle, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman
Fantasy Teams
Best 14
Wicket-Keepers: Scott Edwards, Quinton de Kock
Batters: Max O’Dowd, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen
All-Rounders: Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
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