The Netherlands is under a lot of pressure at the moment. As the pitch is bowling friendly, the batsmen of Netherlands are not able to do much. At the end of 6 overs of the power play, Netherlands collected only 20 runs. However, Netherlands lost three wickets. A target of more than 120 is highly unlikely.
Netherlands team managed to collect 103 runs in 20 overs. The Netherlands team has given a target of only 104 runs. The interesting fact is that in the last over, Netherlands managed to collect only 1 run and lost three wickets. However, I would say that the Netherlands managed to stay at the crease for 20 overs, which is their biggest achievement. I thought Netherlands team will lose all wickets before 20 overs.
Sybrand Engelbrecht batted responsibly and scored 40 runs while Logan van Beek scored 23 runs. South African bowler Ottneil Baartman conceded just 11 runs in 4 overs and took 4 wickets. This is probably the best bowling of this World Cup so far.
It is no longer said that South Africa will win easily. If South Africa are defeated at a target of just 104 runs, it will be a huge shame for South Africa. I expected a responsible performance from South Africa's top order. But the South African batsmen started their innings very badly.
South Africa lost three wickets to collect only 3 runs. South Africa needed to average around 5 runs per over to win. There was no need to rush the South African batsmen. South Africa could easily have won the match if they had stayed at the crease. Experienced batsmen like Hendricks got out with 3 runs from 10 balls. Two experienced batsmen like de Kock and Marakram could not add any runs to the scoreboard. If Tristan Stubbs, Klassen and Miller fail to bat responsibly, South Africa will lose today.