SA vs NED / Again a big upset in the World Cup - Netherlands defeated South Africa by 38 runs.

SA vs NED: South Africa has faced defeat against Netherlands in the 15th match of the ODI World Cup. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Batting first, Netherlands scored 245 runs. In response, the South African team was able to score 207 runs and lost the match by 38 runs.

This is the second major reversal within the last 3 days. Earlier on October 15, Afghanistan had defeated world champion England by 69 runs in Delhi.

Kagiso Rabada was out after scoring 9 runs. He was caught by Bas de Leede at the hands of Sybrand Engelbrecht. This is Leede's second wicket. He also dismissed Gerald Cootzie (22 runs).

Logan Van Beek dismissed David Miller (43 runs) and Heinrich Klaasen (28 runs).

Paul Van Meekeren dismissed Marco Jansson (9 runs) and Aiden Markram (1 run), while Roelof van der Merwe took the wickets of Rassie van der Dussen (4 runs) and captain Temba Bavuma (16 runs).

Colin Ackerman dismissed Quinton de Kock (20 runs).

Powerplay- Openers returned to the pavilion

The start of the South African team, which came to chase the target of 246 runs, was not special. In the first 9 overs the team scored 39 runs for one wicket.

This is how South Africa's wickets fell

• First: Quinton de Kock - 20 runs: Colin Ackerman got caught by wicketkeeper Scott Edwards on the last ball of the 8th over.
• Second: Temba Bavuma- 16 runs: Roelof van der Merwe bowled the first ball of the 10th over.
• Third: Aiden Markram - 1 run: Paul Van Meekeren bowled the second ball of the 11th over.
• Fourth: Rassie van der Dussen – 4 runs: Roelof van der Merwe got caught by Aryan Dutt on the second ball of the 12th over.
• Fifth: Heinrich Klaasen – 28 runs: Logan Van Beek got caught by Vikramjeet on the 5th ball of the 19th over.
• Sixth: Marco Jansson- 9 runs: Paul Van Meekeren bowled on the last ball of the 25th over.

Edwards' captaincy innings, Netherlands score 245/8

The Netherlands team, after losing the toss and batting first, scored 245 runs for 8 wickets in 43 overs. On behalf of the Dutch team, captain Scott Edwards played an unbeaten inning of 78 runs on the Dharamshala ground, while Roelof van der Merwe contributed 29 runs.

For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Yanson and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets each.

Edwards' captaincy innings

Scott Edwards played the captaincy innings. He scored a half-century at number 7. This is Edwards' 5th half-century of this year. He scored the 14th half-century of his ODI career. Edwards returned unbeaten after scoring 78 runs. He scored runs in an inning of 69 balls at a strike rate of 113.04. Hit 10 fours and one six in this innings.

Edwards-Merv partnership crosses 200

Captain Scott

Powerplay- Bad start for Netherlands

Netherlands, who came to bat first after losing the toss, had a bad start. The team scored 28 runs for two wickets in 9 overs. Vikramjit Singh was out after scoring 2 runs and Max O'Dowd after scoring 18 runs.

This is how Netherlands' wickets fell

• First: Vikramjeet Singh- 2 runs: Kagiso Rabada got caught by Heinrich Klaasen on the first ball of the 7th over.
• Second: Max O'Dowd - 18 runs: Marco Yanson got caught by wicketkeeper de Kock on the first ball of the 8th over.
• Third: Bas de Leede- 2 runs: Rabada made Leede LBW on the 5th ball of the 11th over.
• Fourth: Colin Ackerman- 12 runs: Gerald Cootzie bowled the first ball of the 16th over.
• Fifth: Sybrand Engelbrecht - 19 runs: Lungi Ngidi got caught by Marco Jansson on the second ball of the 21st over.
• Sixth: Teja Nidamanuru – 20 runs: Marco Jansson was LBW on the last ball of the 27th over.
• Seventh: Logan Van Beek – 10 runs: Keshav Maharaj got caught by wicketkeeper De Kock on the 5th ball of the 34th over.
• Eighth: Roelof van der Merwe - 29 runs: Lungi Ngidi got caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock on the 5th ball of the 40th over.

Match started late by 2 hours due to rain

It rained after the toss in Dharamshala. Due to this the match started late by 2 hours. The toss was also delayed due to rain.

Playing-11 of both the teams

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansson, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi.

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain, wk), Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackerman, Bas De Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan Van Beek, Aryan Dutt and Paul Van Meekeren.