Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday as the Dutch stunned the Proteas for the second time in a year.
Chasing 246 to win from a rain-reduced 43 overs after captain Scott Edwards made a crucial 78 not out, South Africa, one of the tournament favourites, were bowled out for 207 in the shadow of the Himalayas.
In November last year, the Netherlands sent South Africa crashing out of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
The victory was the World Cup’s second major shock in three days after Afghanistan defeated defending champions England on Sunday.
There was no hint of drama to come as South Africa eased comfortably to 36-0 in their pursuit. However, four wickets then fell for the addition of just eight runs.
Quinton de Kock had cracked back-to-back centuries in South Africa’s impressive opening wins over Sri Lanka and Australia. But he was caught behind for 20 off Colin Ackermann, one of three South African-born players in the Dutch starting line-up.
Ackermann had been man-of-the match when the Netherlands shocked South Africa in Adelaide last year.
Skipper Temba Bavuma (16) fell three runs later, clean bowled by Roelof van der Merwe who played 13 ODIs for South Africa before moving to the Netherlands.
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