Cricketing world is so famous as it attracted the whole world. If you guys are a cricket lover and just focus on cricket not on the country then here you will get the details about Netherlands National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard. Netherlands and South Africa rivalry is not much famous. They recently played against each other in the T20 world cup.
There is no doubt that South Africa is a lot better team than Netherlands. Netherlands also plays a good cricket but they are not the team which can any strong team in the world cricket. Though they defeated South Africa but exceptions are everywhere. This can be exception for others but a motivation for Netherlands. Let’s go through some of the interesting details and facts about the face offs and the key players and the moments of both these teams through the rest of the article.
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Beginning
The first time when these both the teams faced each other was in the year 1996. Netherlands is not a very good team in the cricket world still they managed many times to qualify for the one day world cup. In the One Day world cup of 1996 South Africa and Netherlands faced each other for the very first time. This game was won by the team South Africa easily. It seemed like an effortless win for South Africa.
Mid Phase: Netherlands National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
In 2003 as well Netherlands managed to qualify for the ODI world cup. Netherlands again faced South Africa in this tournament and again South Africa defeated them. The difference between this defeat and the defeat of 1996 world cup was that South Africa put a lot of effort to win this match. Netherlands performed beyond the expectations and made it a competitive game and a two sided game. It was a close game for both of the team.
Another world cup but this time it was the T20 world cup 2014. This tournament was won by Sri Lanka. Netherlands started as a weak team then fought again in 2003 and failed again. In 2014 world cup Netherlands defeated South Africa in a group stage match. Through this match Netherlands showed to the world that they can also compete and defeat any of the team.
Recent and Current Phase: Netherlands National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
ODI world cup rivalry between both the teams are well known and Netherlands is not standing even close to the team South Africa. In 2015 world cup South African team was one of the strongest team. They smashed almost every team very badly. In this tournament they defeated Netherlands again and that win was very easy for them.
In the One Day world cup 2023 they again faced each other. This time Netherlands broke the streak of losing against South Africa in ODI world cup. Netherlands won this game by 38 runs. This was the first time when Netherlands defeated South Africa in ODI world cup.
Last Series: Netherlands National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
The last series was an ODI series played between both the teams. In this series South Africa won all the series with 2-0. It was series of 2 matches only and South Africa won both of them. This was a Netherlands tour of South Africa. In both the matches South Africa defeated Netherlands with a great margin. The first one was an eight wickets win for South Africa. In the second one they defeated Netherlands by 146 runs. Then in the same year Netherlands took the revenge and it was in the match of World Cup.
Last Match
The last match played between them was the match of T20 world cup. It was a group stage match of the tournament. This match was closely contested by both the teams. South Africa won this match but not with a great margin.
Toss: T20 World Cup 2024
Netherlands lost the toss and South Africa decided to field first.
Venue: T20 World Cup 2024
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium was the venue for this match.
Netherlands Batting: Netherlands National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Netherlands batted first and they scored a very low score of 103 only in 20 over. They lost total 9 wickets. Sybrand Engelbrecht scored the highest individual score for the team Netherlands in this match. He cored 40 runs in 45 balls. On such a hard pitch where every batsman failed to score runs Sybrand scored brilliant 40 runs and which was almost half of his team’s total. Netherlands set a target of 104 in 20 overs for South Africa
South Africa Bowling
After seeing the total of Netherlands it seems very obvious that South African bowling was top notch in this match. The best spell was bowled by Ottniel Baartman. He took 4 wickets in 4 overs and conceded only 11 runs.
South Africa Batting: Netherlands National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
South Africa batted ell to win this match and they won as well but the thing is that they did not win this match easily. African batting struggled to score this low target and it took them 18.5 overs to score such a low target with such a strong batting line up. South African team scored 106 runs in 18.5 overs and lost 6 wickets. David Miller was the top scorer in this match for South African team. Miller scored brilliant 59 runs in 51 balls which led them to the victory.
Netherlands Bowling
Netherlands bowling was appreciable in this match. They did not let African team win the match easily. Vivian Kingma was the best bowler from Netherlands in this match. He took 2 wickets in his 4 overs spell and conceded only 12 runs.
Conclusion
Lastly, we want to say that both the teams plays very well. Still South Africa is more dominant than Netherlands in the world cricket. South Africa is the oldest team in the world cricket and they are laying this sport from a long time. This rivalry of South Africa against Netherlands is very special. These both the teams faced each other in world cup most of the time. We hope to enjoy more matches between both these teams in the future.
FAQ’S
How many ODI matches both the teams had played together?
These both the teams played 8 matches in ODI till date.
How many matches South Africa and Netherlands played together?
These both teams faced each other 3 times in T20 internationals till date.
Who won more matches in ODI?
South Africa won maximum number of matches against Netherlands and that is 7 out of 8 matches.
Which team out of both won more matches in T20I?
South Africa won 2 matches out of 3 against Netherlands in T20I.