2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 15 South Africa v Netherlands 17/10 1900hrs @ HPCA Stadium

[Gough]

South Africa from, 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.
Netherlands from, 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.

 

[Nuggetz]

Game of the tournament

 

[NYRB]

Rain delaying start of game.

A washed out result, would be a huge helping hand to other main 5 contenders.

 

[Around the Wicket]

This scheduling is dreadful, shouldn't be dud game after dud game, it's a way people lose interest.

 

[NYRB]

South Africa won toss and will bowl first.

 

[NYRB]

South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi

Netherlands XI: Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

 

[AJ_2000]

Looks like it's raining there again so that start time might get pushed back again.

It's bucketing. It's no Old Trafford, but looks like it could be there for awhile

 

[AJ_2000]

This scheduling is dreadful, shouldn't be dud game after dud game, it's a way people lose interest.

It's everyone playing everyone. But some double headers might help keep the interest and the pace of the tournament moving.

Last group game is in 4 weeks time....

 

[Cleavy]

This scheduling is dreadful, shouldn't be dud game after dud game, it's a way people lose interest.

so then how would you fix it?

 

[PhatBoy]

This scheduling is dreadful, shouldn't be dud game after dud game, it's a way people lose interest.

What do you propose they do, stack the draw so the good sides, or the bad, end up just playing 6 games in 10 days or something to appease people who can’t be f***ed watching a game unless they deem it ‘worthy?’

It’s literally 2 days since a team who didn’t even exist 15 years ago beat the reigning world champions. Should they have shuffled that away where no one could see it too? Fmd.

 

[NYRB]

From Cricbuzz:

"15:35 Local Time, 10:05 GMT, 15:35 IST: We have some positive news! The game is set to begin at 4:00pm local time and it would be a 43-overs-per-side contest. The revised playing conditons are as follows: The first powerplay will be from 1-9 overs, the next one will be from 10-35 overs and the final powerplay will be from 36-43 overs. Three bowlers can bowl a maximum of 9 overs while two bowlers can bowl a maximum of 8."

 

[NYRB]

A shortened game should favour the Dutch a bit.

 

[NYRB]

Dutch battling now, losing 2 inside the powerplay.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Wish SA batted first

 

[NYRB]

dont think the Dutch would have faced a bowler of Rabadas quality much.

 

[MJG14]

Thought that was close live.

 

[NYRB]

Good review by South Africa, Haydos reckons there is plenty in the wicket.

 

[Present Not Past]

Hard to believe the Netherlands are in this tournament and not the West Indies.

 

[NYRB]

Coetzee bowling some garbage early here.

 

[NYRB]

That 2nd ball from Coetzee was lucky not to be a no-ball.

 

[Sammo360]

That ball brushed the top of the pad and went over the stumps yet DRS says hitting half way up middle stump?

 

[010203]

Coetzee bowling some garbage early here.

Jansen started with some wides too.

 

[NYRB]

Klaasen gets a couple of heading his way at 1st slip in the Coetzee over.

 

[NYRB]

And fair play to South Africa for keeping a 1st slip. They are looking for that 4th wicket here.

 

[ioppolo]

Hard to believe the Netherlands are in this tournament and not the West Indies.

The Dutch chased down 370 against them and Scotland destroyed them. They simply do not deserve to be there.