Preview: South Africa, the top-ranked team in Group D, will take on the Netherlands, the second-place team, in the 2024 T20 World Cup on Saturday at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. The Netherlands has won their last two World Cup encounters against South Africa, a historically difficult foe.
Thanks to Max O’Dowd’s undefeated 54, the Dutch squad, which is supported by players from cricketing nations like Australia and New Zealand, recently defeated Nepal in their T20 World Cup opening. They have won big in previous World Cups and recent tri-series, but 2023 will see fewer T20 matches because of ODI commitments.
South Africa, looking to revenge their previous World Cup defeat to the Netherlands, opened their 2024 campaign with a dominant victory over Sri Lanka, highlighted by Anrich Nortje’s career-best 4/7. However, the top-order performance remains a problem, aided by the dependable Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. Klaasen’s outstanding run in the IPL highlights the Proteas’ potential, but they are acutely aware of the need to take the Dutch challenge seriously.
T20 World Cup 2024, 16th Match, NED vs RSA
Venue: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
Date & Time: Saturday, June 08, 08:00 PM
Pitch Report: It has proven to be extremely challenging to bat on the drop-in pitch at Nassau County Stadium. The venue has hosted three T20 World Cup 2024 matches so far, with an average first innings score of 127. Chasing teams prevailed in all three games. The bounce has been inconsistent and the pitch has been a little slower. In order to score runs, batters will need to exert themselves.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Netherlands (NED): Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards(w/c), Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma.
South Africa (RSA): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman.
