South Africa will lock horns against the Netherlands at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on Tuesday. The Proteas have got off to a promising start as they have won both of their matches whereas the Netherlands have lost both of their games in the tournament.
The Rainbow Nation has ticked the right boxes as a unit and they have shown that they are serious title contenders in the ongoing showpiece. The Temba Bavuma-led defeated Australia by a mammoth margin of 134 runs in their last game.
Quinton de Kock has scored two back-to-back centuries and he is going to hold the key at the top of the order. The left-hander has shown his class in both matches whereas the middle-order has also done a fine job for the team. Aiden Markram had also scored a fine half-century against the Aussies after scoring a century against Afghanistan in the opening game.
Furthermore, Kagiso Rabada scalped three wickets in the previous game against Australia and the ace fast bowler will look to keep up the good show.
On the other hand, the Netherlands lost their last game against New Zealand by 99 runs and they will need a collective effort if they are to cause any kind of an upset.
Match Prediction: South Africa will definitely enter the contest as favorites against 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.
