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“I Just Heard Someone Singing Dil Dil Netherlands” – Fans React As The Dutch Knock South Africa Out Of The T20 World Cup

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Netherlands knock South Africa out of the T20 World Cup. (Credit: Twitter)

Netherlands created the biggest upset as they defeated South Africa by 13 runs in a low-scoring match played at Adelaide Oval on 6 November 2022.

It was an impressive performance from the Netherlands side as they posted 158 for 4 in 20 overs. African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to field first. Stephen Myburgh and Max O Dowd provided a decent start putting on 58 runs for the opening wicket.

Tom Cooper 35 off 19 balls, Colin Ackermann 41* off 26 balls helped Netherlands post 158 for 4. Anrich Nortje was the pick of bowlers for Africa with 1 for 10 in 4 overs.

African openers de Kock showed intent right from word go. Klassen got the breakthrough dismissing de Kock with a simple catch to the wicketkeeper Edwards. Bavuma struggled to time the ball keeping the momentum going for Africa. Van Meekeren got rid of Bavuma’s round legs.

Rilee Rossouw and Aiden Markram steadied the ship for Africa before the Netherlands kept on picking wickets at regular intervals. Brandon Glover grabbed important wickets of Rossouw, David Miller, and Wayne Parnell in quick succession to leave Africa on the back foot. Keshav Maharaj struggled as he was limping.

Netherlands held onto their nerves in the final over despite de Leede struggling for rhythm. Brandon Glover was the pick of bowlers for the Netherlands with 3 for 9 in 2 overs, Fred Klassen and Leede grabbed 2 wickets each while Meekeren took 1 wicket. Netherlands restricted Africa to 145 for 8.

Fans showered praise on the Netherlands side for producing one of the best performances in the T20 World Cup 2022. Here are some of the reactions:

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Netherlands Colin Ackerman awarded Player of the Match

For his unbeaten 41 off 26 balls, Colin Ackermann was named the player of the match award. Netherlands produced a stunning performance winning 2 matches in the Super 12 stage. Their performance stood out with Myburgh and Van der Merwe grabbing 2 brilliant catches.

Netherlands performed brilliantly in the Super 12 stage winning against Zimbabwe and Africa. It was a remarkable performance by Dutch who won two matches in round 1 matches.


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