South Africa will face the Netherlands at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on Tuesday. While the Proteas will aim to continue the winning impetus after winning their first two matches, the Netherlands will seek their maiden win of the ongoing ODI showpiece.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for South Africa: W W W W W
South Africa have won all of their last five matches and they seem to be on a roll. The Proteas are clicking in all three departments of the game, which are positive sign for them. They will aim to continue the good show against the Netherlands in their third game.
Current form for Netherlands: L L L W W
The Netherlands needs to come up with a better performance with both bat and ball to challenge potent teams in the ongoing tournament. Colin Ackermann scored a fine knock of 69 runs against the Kiwis in the previous game but apart from him none of the other batters could show any resistance.
Head to Head: Matches: 7, Won by South Africa: 6, Won by Netherlands: 0, NR:1.
South Africa are yet to be beaten by the Netherlands in ODI format.
Players to look out for: Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, and Keshav Maharaj will be important players for the Proteas.
Scott Edwards, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, and Logan van Beek will hold the key for the Netherlands.
Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.
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