South Africa vs Netherlands Highlights, World Cup 2023: Netherlands stun South Africa, win by 38 runs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: A glove and a catch at long last, off the second last ball of the match. Maharaj is the last wicket to fall and South Africa are all out for 207. And perhaps among the great compliments you can give this team is that this result has been obvious for about an hour. The first time Netherlands have beaten a Test-playing nation in the 50-over World Cup. Roelof van der Merwe had said during one of his interviews in this World Cup in a matter-of-fact fashion that the Netherlands want to reach the semis this year. Well, they showed that they have the goods to do that on their day and if a big side take their feet off the pedal against them, as South Africa did today, they will be made to pay. Van der Merwe, who made that statement, has backed that up with a statement performance today. A game-changing 29 off 19 balls and then a fantastic spell with figures of 2/34. Scott Edwards, who seems to be having ice in his veins as he walks off the field after taking the winning catch, was unbeaten on 78 off 69.

Maharaj and Ngidi have been together out there for 40 deliveries now. South Africa need 52 to win off eight balls and so a Netherlands win is confirmed but somehow, South Africa getting a huge clump of luck at this point. These two have heaved at a number of balls, ugly top edges have flown everywhere and they have all landed in safe zones.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: South Africa's final two wickets have lasted far longer than their middle order did. Some resistance from Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Rabada hits it straight to the fielder at point and the Netherlands are now one wicket away. Bas de Leede, the man who had dropped Miller, is the one who takes this wicket. This evening has gone his and the Netherlands' way and how.

Rabada c Engelbrecht b de Leede 9 (6), South Africa 166/9 in 35.1 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Fifth ball of the 35th from Van Beek, Rabada gets under the ball and smashes it over long-on.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: De Leede gets Coetzee with the first ball of the 34th. The batter tries the pull, big top edge and the ball goes high up in the air. Scott Edwards positions himself underneath it and makes no mistake with the match.

Coetzee c Edwards b de Leede 22 (23), South Africa 147/8 in 33.1 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Is that the game? Logan van Beek gets the wicket that might have helped Netherlands take a massive step towards victory. Miller tries to go over the bowler's head, the ball seemed to keep low and it crashes onto the stumps.

Miller b van Beek 43 (52), South Africa 145/7 in 31 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: South Africa have hope as long as David Miller is out there. He is on 30 off 41. Gerald Coetzee has played a few fancy shots and he is on 17 off 11.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Van Meekeren bowls the fourth ball short outside off, Coetzee hangs up his bat and the ball flies off it. All over third man for a six.

South Africa 122/6 in 26.4 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Marco Jansen cleaned up by Van Meekeren. Back of a length from Van Meekeren, Jansen stays leg side and misses it entirely, he ball crashes on to his stumps.

Jansen b van Meekeren 9 (25), South Africa 109/6 in 25 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Oh and it is David Miller who has been given a second lease of life. And moreover, it is Bas de Leede, a brilliant fielder who is so crucial to the Netherlands' cause with bat and ball who drops it. Van der Merwe is the bowler and he is livid. Miller comes down the track to the fourth ball of the 24th and smashes the ball really high up into the sky. De Leede positions himself underneath just in front of the boundary line but he never seemed to have set himself properly, the ball almost slips out of his hands, crashes on to the ground and goes past the boundary. South Africa 107/5 in 24.4 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: They have got there in 22.2 overs. Marco Jansen plays it past backward point to run two. It is all downt to the man at the other end now though. Netherlands would know that getting David Miller out will go a long way in them completing the kind of upset that will make Afghanistan's win over England par for course.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Just as it started looking like South Africa have got a grip on the proceedings, Netherlands get another. Short from Van Beek and Klaasen pulls it straight to fine leg.

Klaasen c Vikramjit Singh b van Beek 28 (28), South Africa 89/5 in 18.5 overs

Klaasen smashes the last ball of the 17th to the cover boundary. Just before that, Miller got off lucky with an inside edge. Some luck going South Africa's way at last. South Africa 80/4 in 17 overs, need 166 to win off 26 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Stability is all South Africa would be hoping for and at the moment, Klaasen and Miller are giving them that. The stand is only 22 balls old though and they have put up 19 runs.

South Africa 63/4 in 15 overs, need 183 to win in 28 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Short from Van Meekeren and Klaasen pulls him over long-on. South Africa move to 62/4 in 14.4 overs.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Normally David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen batting together means some big fireworks. But these two have to hunker down and play the kind of innings they aren't really used to. If not, well, it is glory for the Dutch at the expense of South Africa once again.

South Africa have gone from 36/0 to 44/4 in just over three overs. It is happening folks, the Netherlands might just do a repeat of the 2022 T20 World Cup here. Rassie Van der Dussen goes for the reverse sweep, nails it, and sends it straight to backward point.

Rassie van der Dussen c Dutt b van der Merwe 4 (7), South Africa 44/4 in 11.2 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: What is going on here? Is it going to be a repeat of the 2022 T20 World Cup? The crowd is riled up, they are all there for Netherlands and South Africa seem to be feeling it all now. Short of a length, ball nips back in and crashes through Markram's defence. The bails burst up behind him and Markram takes a couple of seconds before starting to walk back.

Markram b van Meekeren 1 (3), South Africa 42/3 in 10.2 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Netherlands are flying! Van der Merwe brought in for the 10th over and he dismissed the South Africa first ball!

Bavuma b van der Merwe 16 (31), South Africa 39/2 in 9.1 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: The Dutch are a cock-a-hoop and why not, they have got the dangerous De Kock out early. Full and flat on leg, De Kock tries to paddle but it clips the glove, then the shoulder and lobs up for Edwards to catch.

de Kock c Edwards b Ackermann 20 (22), South Africa 36/1 in 8 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: This is pretty much what South Africa needed after they were tonked around towards the end of that Netherlands innings - a good opening stand. Bavuma is on 16 off 26 De Kock on 16 off as many.

SA vs NED Live Score: South Africa 32/0 in 7 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Second ball of the sixth from Ackermann, Bavuma smashes it back over the bowler's head and the first maximum of this innings has come from the South Africa captain. A bit of a surprise though, Bavuma has looked quite circumspect so far. South Africa 26/0 in 5.2 overs.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Second ball of the fifth from Dutt, it is full and just a bit of width. De Kock is not going to let those go, guides it past backward point.

SA vs NED Live Score: South Africa 19/0 in 4.2 overs

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score: Aryan Dutt follows up his sucker punch with the bat with quite a wonderful first over, he keeps Bavuma pinned and South Africa fail to get off the mark in the first over.