New York [US], A brilliant bowling effort from Marco Jensen, Anrich Nortje and Otniel Baartman helped South Africa restrict Netherlands to 103/9 in the 16th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
From the beginning of the match, the Proteas team maintained its dominance over the match and gave less chances to Netherlands to score runs in the first innings.
After winning the toss, Aiden Markram-led South Africa asked Netherlands to bat first and the decision to field first went in their favour.
Michael Levitt (0 runs off 3 balls) and Max O'Dowd (2 runs off 6 balls) opened for Duth and could manage only a one-run partnership as fast bowler Marco Jensen provided the first breakthrough of the game in the very first over. Succeeded in. He removed Levitt.It became difficult for the Netherlands to survive against the Proteas fast bowlers. In the fourth over, Otniel Bartman removed another opener O'Dowd from the crease.
After the second dismissal of the game, the Netherlands continued to lose wickets at a rapid pace and by the end of the 12th over the Dutch team was at 48/6. It was difficult for Scott Edwards to cross the 50-run mark, but Sibrand Engelbrecht (40 runs in 45 balls, 2 fours and 1 six) and Logan Van Beek (23 runs in 22 balls, 3 fours) scored some important runs. Pair. Made important partnerships and put them on the scoreboard.
After the end of the 12th over, Engelbrecht and Van Beek put on a partnership of 54 runs as South Africa struggled to take wickets in the middle overs. However, in the final over of the first innings, the Netherlands lost three wickets as Otniel Baartman dismissed Engelbrecht, Tim Pringle and Van Beek in the same over.Baartman led the Proteas bowling attack by taking four wickets and restricted the Dutch to 103/9. While Johnson and Nortje took two wickets each in their respective spells.
Proteas have to score 104 runs to win the match.
Brief scores: Netherlands 103/9 (Sybrand Engelbrecht 40, Logan van Beek 23, Vikramjit Singh 12; Otniel Baartman 4/11) vs South Africa.
From the beginning of the match, the Proteas team maintained its dominance over the match and gave less chances to Netherlands to score runs in the first innings.
After winning the toss, Aiden Markram-led South Africa asked Netherlands to bat first and the decision to field first went in their favour.
Michael Levitt (0 runs off 3 balls) and Max O'Dowd (2 runs off 6 balls) opened for Duth and could manage only a one-run partnership as fast bowler Marco Jensen provided the first breakthrough of the game in the very first over. Succeeded in. He removed Levitt.It became difficult for the Netherlands to survive against the Proteas fast bowlers. In the fourth over, Otniel Bartman removed another opener O'Dowd from the crease.
After the second dismissal of the game, the Netherlands continued to lose wickets at a rapid pace and by the end of the 12th over the Dutch team was at 48/6. It was difficult for Scott Edwards to cross the 50-run mark, but Sibrand Engelbrecht (40 runs in 45 balls, 2 fours and 1 six) and Logan Van Beek (23 runs in 22 balls, 3 fours) scored some important runs. Pair. Made important partnerships and put them on the scoreboard.
After the end of the 12th over, Engelbrecht and Van Beek put on a partnership of 54 runs as South Africa struggled to take wickets in the middle overs. However, in the final over of the first innings, the Netherlands lost three wickets as Otniel Baartman dismissed Engelbrecht, Tim Pringle and Van Beek in the same over.Baartman led the Proteas bowling attack by taking four wickets and restricted the Dutch to 103/9. While Johnson and Nortje took two wickets each in their respective spells.
Proteas have to score 104 runs to win the match.
Brief scores: Netherlands 103/9 (Sybrand Engelbrecht 40, Logan van Beek 23, Vikramjit Singh 12; Otniel Baartman 4/11) vs South Africa.
