The Proteas World Cup hopes were given a boost after New Zealand beat the Sri Lanka.
Two teams from the qualifying tournament will then progress to the World Cup. The Proteas would receive five points in the case of an abandoned/washed out match at Willowmoore Park. In the case of an abandoned/washed out match at Willowmoore Park the Proteas and the Dutch would receive five points each.
South Africa will take on the Netherlands in the first of the two-match rescheduled ODI series on Friday, March 31 in Benoni. The two matches are crucial to ...
[Latest News](/latest-news) [Temba Bavuma](/topic/temba-bavuma). The two matches are crucial to South Africa's direct qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and hence all the first-choice players stayed for the series instead of going for the IPL early.
The Proteas will play two crucial games against the Netherlands this weekend. Follow the live scoring here for Friday's ODI in Benoni.
The first match of the series was played on 26 November 2021 at SuperSport Park and ended in a no result due to the weather. We know it won’t be easy, but we need to be professional and play the way we know we can. Follow the live scoring here for Friday’s ODI in Benoni.
Live coverage of the 2nd ODI between the Proteas and Netherlands in Benoni.
30.0 - Comment! 18.3 - Catch OUT! 5.4 - 1 LEG BYE! 5.2 - Catch OUT! 1.3 - 2 LEG BYES! 35.5 - Catch OUT! 21.1 - Catch OUT! 18.2 - 1 LEG BYE! 17.2 - Catch OUT! 14.3 - Catch OUT! 7.2 - 1 LEG BYE! 3.2 - 4 LEG BYES!
South African captain Temba Bavuma said the weather influenced his decision.
South African captain Temba Bavuma said the weather influenced his decision. The first encounter in November 2021 was rained off and the remaining two games were postponed because of a Covid scare. Netherlands captain Scott Edwards said his team was “in a good place” despite losing a series in Zimbabwe 2-1.
Temba Bavuma and Sisanda Magala are back for the Proteas in the first ODI against the Netherlands at Willowmore Park in Benoni.
The wicket looks a bit over-prepared. Those dire patches might make the ball stop a bit and hold-up.” It's a little bit cold out here.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first in their key one-day international match against the Netherlands at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday.
Anrich Nortje was his usual reliable self with 2/24 but the unluckiest bowler of the lot was Marco Jansen, who beat the bat time and again during the first powerplay without any luck as his swing and seam proved too good for the Netherlands’ batters. The innings ended with a turbo-charged injection of aggression from the pair after the home team had begun their task relatively conservatively, losing Quinton de Kock early and Rassie van der Dussen for 31. Bavuma struck eight fours and a six in his unbeaten 90 – his third ODI half-century to go with four hundreds – while Markram raced to 51 (7x4s, 1x6) in just 39 balls, his sixth half-century in the format.
The Proteas won the toss and chose to bowl in their crucial ODI against the Netherlands at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday afternoon.
[Proteas v Netherlands – World Cup qualification on the line](https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas-v-netherlands-world-cup-qualification/) [the Proteas](https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas-focus-odi-matches-netherlands/) need to try and force a result to give them the best possible chance of getting through. [The Proteas](https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/slightly-better-proteas-netherlands-odi-challenge/) won the toss and chose to bowl first in their crucial ODI against the Netherlands at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday afternoon.