South Africa have never been defeated by the Netherlands in one-day-internationals and captain Greame Smith wants to keep it that way.
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The sides have gone head-to-head twice in ODI action and Thursday they will meet each other again in an ICC Cricket World Cup Group B match at Mohali.
What Happened So Far: South Africa beat the West Indies in its opening match and looked comfortable in doing so, while Holland are coming off defeats to England and most recently a crushing loss to the West Indies.
What could happen: After missing the win against West Indies, all-rounder Jacques Kallis he return against the Netherlands where he is expected to join Smith, AB De Villiers, Hashim Amla and JP Duminy in an explosive batting attack.
Problem: Netherlands depends on certain players and fail to respond when those individuals don’t get going.
Form: South Africa have won three of its last five; Netherlands have lost four of its last five.
World Cup Last meeting: Mar 16, 2007 – South Africa 3-353 (40 ov) def Netherlands 9-132 (40 ov) by 221 runs in rain-effected match
Netherlands captain Peter Borren was surprised by the punishment his team received against the West Indies – stating that they were not at their best on the day.
“We certainly have more potential than what we showed against them [West Indies],” he said.
Ryan ten Doeschate, after an impressive inning against England, failed to repeat the effort against the Windies but will be hoping to deliver another super performance to give his side a chance against the South Africans.
South African team (maybe): Graeme Smith (c), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB De Villiers (wk), Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir
Netherlands team (maybe): Alexei Kervezee, Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent, Tom de Grooth, Peter Borren (c), Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots, Berend Westdijk
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The sides have gone head-to-head twice in ODI action and Thursday they will meet each other again in an ICC Cricket World Cup Group B match at Mohali.
What Happened So Far: South Africa beat the West Indies in its opening match and looked comfortable in doing so, while Holland are coming off defeats to England and most recently a crushing loss to the West Indies.
What could happen: After missing the win against West Indies, all-rounder Jacques Kallis he return against the Netherlands where he is expected to join Smith, AB De Villiers, Hashim Amla and JP Duminy in an explosive batting attack.
Problem: Netherlands depends on certain players and fail to respond when those individuals don’t get going.
Form: South Africa have won three of its last five; Netherlands have lost four of its last five.
World Cup Last meeting: Mar 16, 2007 – South Africa 3-353 (40 ov) def Netherlands 9-132 (40 ov) by 221 runs in rain-effected match
Netherlands captain Peter Borren was surprised by the punishment his team received against the West Indies – stating that they were not at their best on the day.
“We certainly have more potential than what we showed against them [West Indies],” he said.
Ryan ten Doeschate, after an impressive inning against England, failed to repeat the effort against the Windies but will be hoping to deliver another super performance to give his side a chance against the South Africans.
South African team (maybe): Graeme Smith (c), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB De Villiers (wk), Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir
Netherlands team (maybe): Alexei Kervezee, Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent, Tom de Grooth, Peter Borren (c), Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots, Berend Westdijk
