ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Netherlands gave a gift to India by defeating South Africa. The excitement is increasing in the ICC World Cup. Two major upheavals have been seen in the last 3 days.
The Victory Of NED Changed The Entire Mathematics Of The Points Table:-
The upset has thrilled the fans so much that it cannot be predicted who will win which match.
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The Netherlands has pulled off another upset by defeating South Africa in the 15th match of the ICC World Cup. The victory of the Netherlands has changed the entire mathematics of the points table. India has also benefited a lot from this.
The victory of the Netherlands has proved to be a gift for India. Due to South Africa’s defeat, India is still at number one in the points table.
South Africa’s Net Run Rate Was Better Than India’s:-
Before this match, South Africa’s net run rate was better than India’s, so if Africa had won this match, India would have been removed from number one.
But the Netherlands has made a big upset and has retained India’s position. At the same time, New Zealand is still in second position. After this, South Africa is still sitting at its third position, while the Pakistan team is at the fourth position.
Let us tell you that South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Opting to bat first, the Netherlands team set a target of 246 runs for Africa in a match played in 43 overs due to rain.
The South Africa Had A Very Bad Start:-
Captain Scott Edwards played a captaincy inning of 78 runs for the Netherlands. After this, South Africa, who came to bat, had a very bad start.
All the batsmen of Africa collapsed in front of the bowling of the Netherlands and lost the match by 38 runs.
In January 2017, Van Meekeren was included in the Netherlands squad for the Inaugural Desert T20 Challenge.
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By scoring 18 runs in 11 balls against Hong Kong, he broke the record for the highest score by a number 11 batsman in T-20 International. He is the only cricketer to hit multiple sixes while batting at number 11 in T20.
