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South Africa (145/8) crash out of T20 World Cup 2022 after shock defeat to Netherlands (158/4)

i feeel so sorry for SA
they really deserve to win eventually
 
Over to you Pakistan, don't let us down, you will never get a greater opportunity.
 
Lol lol lol imagine uf pak lost now. Would be the most anti climatic scene lol
 
I am shocked to see the SA losing it. I can't believe it. Just read the scoreboard now to check as I was more focused on India Zimbabwe match and here we have Netherlands doing a miracle.
 
Bas De Leede born and brought up in NED 22 yr old does it for the real Dutch.

What a win.. what an upset
 
I cannot believe what I have just witnessed.

I said all eyes should be on this game but I never really believed it would happen...


Pakistan India Finald is still on the cards
 
I cannot believe what I have just witnessed.

I said all eyes should be on this game but I never really believed it would happen...


Pakistan India Finald is still on the cards
 
Some Pak fan is dancing along with a Dutch elderly man in the stands ... :)))

There are some BD fans jumping in joy in the background... great scenes
 
My good Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What am I getting up to look at? How did this happen?
 
You got a line up that has QDK, Russow, Miller, Klassen, Markram and managed to make a mess of smallish total. I think chasing is going to be harder here during day game. During night chasing will be easier.
 
IMMY69 said:
I cannot believe what I have just witnessed.

I said all eyes should be on this game but I never really believed it would happen...


Pakistan India Finald is still on the cards
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Your Duas are working. Please do dua for Ind vs Pak final!!
 
Saffers are perennial chokers....in a decisive match almost any team can chance their luck by asking them to chase .
 
Now its not BCCI conspiracy, BCCI wanted India Pakistan final for revenues. Right now its all fair and squre
 
Stumper said:
Now its not BCCI conspiracy, BCCI wanted India Pakistan final for revenues. Right now its all fair and squre
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Was there a point where there was cheating or umpires favoring Netherlands?

Atlanta make some.logic before postinf
 
ezhil said:
Saffers are perennial chokers....in a decisive match almost any team can chance their luck by asking them to chase .
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Vander merwe stopped playing for SA in 2010. Against joined Netherlands in 2015 lol That guy helped Netherlands beat South Africa. He was part of SA team in 2009 world T20 which played exactly like this chasing a meagre total against Pakistan. Now he is out of SA system.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...-match-group-e-412697/ball-by-ball-commentary
 
Stumper said:
Now its not BCCI conspiracy, BCCI wanted India Pakistan final for revenues. Right now its all fair and squre
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Was there a point where there was cheating or umpires favoring Netherlands?

Atlanta make some.logic before postinf
 
Saffers tend to find shocking ways of exiting from World Cup events.
 
ezhil said:
Saffers are perennial chokers....in a decisive match almost any team can chance their luck by asking them to chase .
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Vander merwe stopped playing for SA in 2010. Against joined Netherlands in 2015 lol That guy helped Netherlands beat South Africa. He was part of SA team in 2009 world T20 which played exactly like this chasing a meagre total against Pakistan. Now he is out of SA system.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...-match-group-e-412697/ball-by-ball-commentary
 
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This is unbelievable.
 
Utterly incredible. What a magnificent victory for the Dutch!

A miracle!
 
Ned is 4th on the table and will remain so if BD is beaten, does it mean they automatically qualify for next WC?
 
Embarrassing from SA, how can you bottle it against Netherlands of all team in a 158 run chase?
 
Man, Netherlands bowling wasnt threatning, it was there fielding. There fielding was just marvelous, they plucked out catches that other teams would not had been able to take.

Bowling wise they just bowled simple and SA couldn't hit due to the pitch.

Netherlands deserve alot off praise here man.

Even there coach said before the game, we will win it fo r Pakistan as we know there qualifications rely on us
 
The Netherlands have pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and sent South Africa tumbling out of semi-final contention at the tournament with an impressive 13-run victory over the Proteas in Adelaide on Sunday.

Dutch delight as South Africa crash out meekly

There were heroes all round for the Netherlands, as they successfully defended their decent total of 158/4 by restricting the Proteas to just 145/8 in reply.

Inexperienced seamer Brandon Glover (3/9) was superb with the ball, while 37-year-old veteran Roelof van der Merwe pulled in a contender for catch of the tournament to dismiss the dangerous David Miller.

Bas de Leede (2/25) also bowled well and it was the all-rounder that was entrusted to bowl the final over, with South Africa unable to score the 26 required from the last six deliveries to clinch victory.


Questions surround Proteas' tactics

If South Africa though they would cruise through this semi-final match and waltz into the semi-finals they were badly mistaken as the Netherlands took it right up to their more fancied opponent throughout.

Keshav Maharaj (2/27) and Anrich Nortje (1/10) were in good touch with the ball, but some late hitting from Colin Ackermann (41 from just 26 deliveries) gave the Proteas a decent total to try and chase down.

And that total proved too much, with no South Africa batters able to make it past 25 in reply as the Netherlands pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the T20 World Cup.

Catching talent on show in Adelaide

We have already mentioned the screamer van der Merwe pulled in during South Africa's run chase, but there was also a superb grab taken in the crowd during the Netherlands innings.

Ackermann sent two into the stands to propel the Netherlands’ total past 150 in the final over of their innings and it was a volunteer at the ground that showed some magnificent poise to pull in an excellent one-hander.


What it all means?

The victory by the Netherlands makes things even tighter in Group 2, with Pakistan and Bangladesh now moving into contention for a semi-final berth, with the winner of their clash later in the day in Adelade set to catapult past South Africa and into a top two berth.

India will also be buoyed by Netherlands heroics, as Rohit Sharma's side are automatically through to the final four as a result of the upset victory.

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Major said:
Man, Netherlands bowling wasnt threatning, it was there fielding. There fielding was just marvelous, they plucked out catches that other teams would not had been able to take.

Bowling wise they just bowled simple and SA couldn't hit due to the pitch.

Netherlands deserve alot off praise here man.

Even there coach said before the game, we will win it fo r Pakistan as we know there qualifications rely on us
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Bowling was p tight too. Glover was class.

It built the pressure that forced SA to play nothing shots.
 
Suleiman said:
Bowling was p tight too. Glover was class.

It built the pressure that forced SA to play nothing shots.
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it didnt have the pace though, no zing in it.. THe fielding was top notch and they were able to take some crazy catches.

The miller catch was just, no words man..
 
Temba Bavuma | South Africa captain: Very disappointing. We really played well before this game. We knew it was a must-win game and again we faltered when it mattered. Hard one to swallow for the guys. We had the confidence and the belief to get to the knockouts. You can pick out a lot of things when you lose that way. Firstly myself with the toss, winning the toss and bowling first. Wasn't ideal to let them off to a start and let them score 158. With the bat we just got stuck similar to the Pakistan game. We lost wickets at crucial times. The wicket maybe got a bit hard, but they used the dimensions of the ground a lot better than we did. From all us, just wasn't good enough.
 
This is all PCB's influence, the made sure Pakistan reaches final - OMG, the cheating..how can SA lose to ND lOL
 
Well done Netherlands. This T20 WC showed associate teams are much stronger now than ever and getting better and better. Next T20 WC should be 16 teams with 4 groups.
 
Bavuma was disappointed for not being picked in the SA20. Exactly what does he bring to the table? Utterly pathetic that Bavuma plays over the likes of Stubbs and Reza.
 
A blank cheque for whole nederlands team for beating south africa.
Ramiz has signed the cheque already.
 
Just woke up to find SA have choked again. This time to a minnow! What a win by the Dutch.

Lucky lucky Pakistan. Babar and Rizwan certainly don’t deserve to make it to the semi finals.
 
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