How Netherlands ended 16-year wait with shocking South Africa encore in another major World Cup 2023 upset

Netherlands have done it, again! A year after the Dutch shockingly ended South Africa's forgettable stay in Australia in the T20 World Cup, Netherlands scripted another famous win over the Proteas, taking down the seemingly potential title contender by 38 runs in the rain-curtailed World Cup 2023 match in Dharamsala. South Africa's Aiden Markram walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international match between South Africa and Netherlands at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala Netherlands, who made it through to the 2023 World Cup after finishing second behind Sri Lanka in the Qualifiers after having missed the previous two editions, secured only their third World Cup win on Tuesday and first since 2007 when they had defeated Scotland by eight wickets in Basseterre. Rabada picked another in quick time, trapping Bas de Leede in front before Gerald Coetzee joined the party with the dismissal of Colin Ackerman as Netherlands, who are playing their first World Cup since 2011, were reduced to 82/5 in the 21st over, before Edwards and Van der Merwe kicked off their counter-offensive show The Netherlands captain, who had looked off-colour in the first two matches, found his rhythm as evident from the sweeps and reverse sweeps he executed to perfection against Keshav Maharaj before smashing Rabada off a pull shot for a mighty six. Netherlands' captain Scott Edwards celebrates his half century during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match between South Africa and Netherlands Edwards was first ably assisted by Van der Merwe in a 64-run stand which lifted Netherlands from 140/7, before number 10 Aryan Dutt joined him in the party by smashing three sixes in his entertaining 9-ball 23 to provide the final flourish.