Unfavorite, the Netherlands beat strong and also a contender of the cup beat South Africa by a convincing 38 runs in their group match played at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh of India on Tuesday evening.. The match was delayed due to rain. It was fixed at 43 overs maximum.
Batting first the Netherlands amassed 245 runs in 43 overs with some dazzling batting display by Scott Edwards who scored a brilliant 78 not out from 69 balls.
In reply the nervous South Africans were bowled out for 207 runs who tested their first defeat in this world cup. Scott Edwards of the Dutch team who was adjudged the man of the match who also grabbed 3 catches