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Sa vs NED World Cup 2023 Live Score: South Africa will take on Netherlands on Tuesday.

South Africa vs Netherlands World Cup 2023 Live Score: Netherlands will take on an in-form South Africa in Dharamsala at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Tuesday.

Our reporter Rahul Pandey is at the venue to cover the South Africa vs Netherlands match. Click here to check our ODI World Cup stories.

South Africa has emerged as one of the teams to watch out for after their thumping victories against Sri Lanka and Australia. If South Africa’s batsmen are scoring heavy runs, they have been brilliantly backed by their bowlers, who have been picking up wickets with ease.

Netherlands on the other hand, has shown fight in their two outings. Against South Africa, they can take inspiration from their performance from the 2022 T20 World Cup, when they South Africa, which ousted the Proteas from the tournament.

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Rain puts Dharamsala outfield in more strife ahead of South Africa-Netherlands game

Pitch covered due to rain ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match between South Africa and Netherlands, at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, Monday. (AP)

On the eve of the South Africa-Netherlands World Cup game, the hill town witnessed rain throughout the day, starting early in the morning. The surrounding mountains had their first snowfall of the season and as a result, Dharamsala saw heavy showers from well before dawn. Not a ray of sunshine graced the HPCA Stadium throughout the day and the groundstaff were hard at work with super-soppers. It remains to be seen how an already ‘average’ outfield fares during Tuesday’s match. (READ MORE)

Former South Africa & RCB player Roelof van der Merwe aims for star turn for Netherlands against his former team

Left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe has played both for South Africa and Netherlands.

Even though the Dutch have lost their first two games of the tournament, van der Merwe believes a favourable result is possible on Tuesday. Not just because Afghanistan have managed to topple world champions England, but also because of the recent history between the two teams. Van der Merwe remembers the afternoon in Adelaide less than a year ago when he pouched a spectacular catch of David Miller to set in motion a T20 World Cup knockout punch to the Proteas. Any texts from former South Africa teammates afterwards? (READ MORE)

Squads

South Africa: 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: 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.

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First published on: 17-10-2023 at 12:00 IST