South Africa vs Netherlands, 40th Match, Super 12 Group 2 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2022 Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Date & Time: Nov 06, 10:30 AM LOCAL

Netherlands kept striking regularly with the ball. © AFP

What next?

Pakistan vs Bangladesh in a virtual quarterfinal. The winner will join India, England and New Zealand. Pakistan will be absolutely chuffed and will fancy their chances. But we have said this in the past as well. This tournament is crazy!! You never know what's going to unfold in the next few hours.

Best T20 World Cup ever?

Zimbabwe beat Pakistan, Ireland beat England and now South Africa lose to Netherlands. Three crazy results coupled with West Indies getting eliminated in the previous round. This just has to be the best T20 WC ever.

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Toss -South Africa opt to bowl

The surface is very dry underneath says Shaun Pollock. South Africa have opted to bowl first. Their pacers are expected to dominate proceedings against this jittery batting lineup. While the Netherlands are unchanged, South Africa have brought back David Miller and Keshav Maharaj for this contest.

Teams:

Netherlands (Playing XI): Stephan Myburgh, Max ODowd, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards(w/c), Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren, Brandon Glover

South Africa (Playing XI): Temba Bavuma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

Build up

D-day in Group 2 as we are all set for a triple-header blockbuster Super Sunday. By the end of the day, we will know the other two semifinalists of the 2022 T20 World Cup. On paper, it's straightforward. India and South Africa are tipped to join England and New Zealand in the final four. But this tournament has reminded us over and over again that games are not won on paper every time.

Netherlands have come up with a few impressive performances and South Africa just cannot afford to take them lightly. But then again, the batting hasn't really clicked for the Netherlands so far. Max O'Dowd has looked impressive but the rest haven't been consistent enough. How will they fare against an intimidating pace attack is the question today.

For South Africa, it's all about getting their campaign back on track after that defeat to Pakistan. Not many saw that coming given the fortunes of these two sides in the tournament but the unpredictable Asian side gave South Africa a proper hiding. If they can put that defeat behind them and come up with a clinical effort today, they will certainly become contenders to go all the way. Welcome to the live blog for this first game of Super Sunday. It's indeed quite early in the morning so not many might tune up from this part of the world. But fans from Pakistan and Bangladesh will definitely be keeping an eye.