The Netherlands stun South Africa at World Cup
South Africa succumbed to a Dutch double as the Netherlands claimed another monumental upset victory over the Proteas at a World Cup in less than 12 months.
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South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score, World Cup 2023: Proteas Look To Continue Unbeaten Run
South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: With two wins in two matches, South Africa take on Netherlands in their third ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday. Having beaten the likes of Sri Lanka and Australia in their first two matches, the Proteas head into the Netherlands showdown as firm favourites. With a healthy Net Run Rate of +2.360, South Africa would go on top of the points table if they manage to beat the Netherlands today. For the Dutch, who are winless after their first two matches in the campaign, it would take a gigantic effort to beat the Proteas. (Live Scorecard)
South Africa take inspiration from Springboks as they hunt Cricket World Cup glory
South Africa cricket captain Temba Bavuma says his team were deeply inspired by the Springboks' thrilling victory over France as they chase some World Cup glory of their own.
Cricket World Cup 2023: No More Under Radar, South Africa Look Too Strong For Netherlands
South Africa are making quite a statement at the Cricket World Cup, playing entertaining cricket and plundering tons of runs as they steamroll rival teams. As the Proteas take on the Netherlands in this hilly paradise on Tuesday, the perennial under-performers and 'chokers' have shown in the last two games their determination to go the distance in the tournament. Their 102-run win against Sri Lanka in the opener in New Delhi after putting a record 428/5 on the board, followed by 134-run victory against five-time champions Australia in Lucknow, have made South Africa the team to beat in the competition.
De Kock finds peak form at World Cup ahead of 50-overs retirement
Quinton de Kock will retire from the 50-overs format after the Cricket World Cup but he looks to be going out at the peak of his powers after back-to-back centuries in India fuelled belief that South Africa can be trophy contenders.
Watch: Australia's Embarrassing Fielding Display With 5 Missed Catches Against South Africa
Quinton de Kock hit his second successive century at the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday as South Africa made 311-7 in their group game against sloppy five-time champions Australia who dropped five catches. The 30-year-old De Kock reached his 19th ODI hundred off 90 balls with eight fours and five sixes having also made a century in South Africa's opening win over Sri Lanka. De Kock, who will retire from international cricket at the end of the tournament, was batting in familiar surroundings at the Ekana Stadium where he plays in the IPL for the Lucknow Super Giants.
Watch: Steve Smith Left Dumbfounded After Unusual LBW Decision In Cricket World Cup 2023
Steve Smith was left completely dumbstruck after a DRS review resulted in a rather unusual LBW dismissal during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between Australia and South Africa in Lucknow on Thursday. A delivery from Kagiso Rabada struck Smith on the pads as he tried to shuffle across the stumps and to the naked eye, it looked like the ball was missing the leg stump. However, South Africa went for the review and the replay showed that the ball was actually hitting the stumps. There was some confusion about the decision as the ball tracker showed the end result directly and not the journey of the ball resulting in Smith being quite unhappy with the whole process. Even the on-field umpire Joel Wilson looked surprised at the third umpire overturning his not-out decision.
South Africa thump Australia to stay unbeaten at World Cup
LUCKNOW, India :South Africa crushed Australia by 134 runs to cruise to their second victory at the World Cup, as Quinton de Kock struck back-to-back tons and Aiden Markram made a half-century before the bowlers ripped through the five-times champions on Thursday.