Another thrilling match of the day ended on an exciting note. The 16th match of the tournament witnessed a clash between South Africa and the Netherlands. The match was intense as both teams locked horns with all their strength. The Netherlands had a tough time on the field and ended up being on the losing side. After the tough defeat, the Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards reflected on that.
The Netherland’s Poor Performance:
The 16th match of the T20 World Cup witnessed a thrilling clash between South Africa and the Netherlands. It was not the Netherlands’ day. The team struggled since the beginning. While batting first, their first wicket got down in the third delivery of the first innings. Vikramjit Singh was dismissed 12 runs. Max O’Dowd lost his wicket on 2 runs.
Standing on that crucial point, Sybrand Engelbrecht played an impactful innings of 40 runs in 45 deliveries. Skipper Scott Edwards walked away after scoring only 10 runs. Nidamanuru walked away on a duck. Logan van Beek added 23 runs. They scored 103/9 in 20 overs.
Even after starting the second innings with some exciting bowling performances, they lost their flow in the midway. In the second over Logan van Beek dismissed Reeza Hendricks. Vivian Kingma secured two crucial wickets. Bas de Lede dismissed Tristan Stubbs. But the effort fell short and David Miller played a match-winning knock from South Africa’s end. They faced a defeat of 4 wickets.
Scott Edwards’ View:
In that intense match, the Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards talked about the tough loss. While praising the opponent, he said, “ In a score of 100 it changed the game, credit to South Africa they bowled well, credit to their batters how they batted in the end.”
The match was tough as they faced a 4-wicket defeat against South Africa. While talking about this, the Netherlands skipper said, “Probably hard to tell. We were just getting an understanding of the slow outfield and the way that wicket played. I think we pride ourselves playing in tournament cricket, we find our ways of playing (well) in such (pressure) games. I back our guys, it was a tough wicket to start.”
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