The Netherlands is ready to face South Africa in the 16th match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup, which will be played in Nassau County Cricket Stadium, New York.
Team Overview:
Protease faced Sri Lanka in the first match of the T20 World Cup in the same venue. South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in this match, but both teams struggled in batting. This match set a record for dot balls: both teams played 127 dot balls in a single T20 match.
South Africa has the best batting lineup, including Quinton De Cock, Aiden Markram, Reza Hendricks, and Heinrich Klassen, while David Miller is also a good striker of the ball.
On the other hand, the Netherlands has a good history against South Africa, having outclassed South Africa in the last two ICC events.
If you remember, in the T20 World Cup 2022, the Netherlands defeated South Africa, keeping Pakistan’s hopes alive of reaching the top four.
The Netherlands’ batting lineup includes Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, and captain Scott Adward, while the bowling lineup includes all-rounder Bas de Lede, Spinner Aryan Dutt, and Logan Van Beek.
Key Players:
South Africa: Quinton De Cock, Aiden Markram, Reza Hendricks, and Heinrich Klassen are the batting strength, while Keashav Majaraj, Marco Janson, and Kagiso Rabada are in bowling.
Netherlands: Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, and captain Scott Adward are the team’s batting strength, while Bas de Lede and Aryan Dutt are their best bowlers.
Head to Head:
South Africa and the Netherlands have faced each other twice; each team has won once.
Nassau County Cricket Stadium pitch:
The pitch of Nassau County Cricket Stadium is extremely slow, which makes it difficult for batters to score easily. The outfield of this pitch is also slow.
Spinners can get some extra advantage from this pitch, while fast bowlers can make their impact in early overs.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
Netherlands playing XI:
Scott Edwards (captain), Max O’Dowd, Vikram Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Ndamanuru, Bas de Leyde, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Daniel Durham, Fredrik Klaasen
South Africa playing XI:
Aiden Markram (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reza Hendricks, Marco Johnson, Henrik Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Enrich Noortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabriz Shamsi
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (On TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match Details:
The 16th match of the ICC T20 World Cup between South Africa and the Netherlands will be played in Nassau County Cricket Stadium on June 8. The match will start at 7:30 pm (PKT), 8:00 pm (IST), and 2:30 pm (GMT).
Match predictions:
Although South Africa and the Netherlands have faced each other in just two games, they have given each other challenging times. Keeping an eye on stats, South Africa is in good rhythm and can win against the Netherlands.
Possible Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
SA won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 45-50 runs
First-inning Total: 150-155
SA won the match
Scenario 2:
SA won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 40-45 runs
First inning total: 135-140
SA won the match