South Africa vs Netherlands, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Highlights: India Qualify For Semis As SA Lose To Netherlands

We are back for the chase! The players are out in the middle. Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma are the two openers for South Africa. Fred Klaassen has been given the new ball and is raring to go. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then! Netherlands have put up a competitive total on the board and they will look to give their all to defend it. South Africa, on the other hand knows that they just need to win to qualify for the semi-finals. Will they able to do it? Or will Netherlands cause an upset? We will find out soon. Stay tuned for the second essay.

Stephan Myburgh is up for a chat. He says that South Africa is a good team. Adds that they are happy with 158 runs, but they could have got to 170 runs with the start they got. Mentions that it was a bit diificult to play the slower balls and further says that they have defended these kind of total earlier and they can do it again.

South Africa will be disappointed with their bowling effort, but they have enough quality to chase this total down. Anrich Nortje was the pick of their bowlers with his amazing spell of one for ten in his four overs. If not for him, they would have been chasing something around 175. Kagiso Rabada had a rare off day. South Africa need to get these runs to book their place in semi-finals.

Netherlands have put up a strong batting performance but they know that they could have got 10-15 runs more. However, 158 is still a good total and their bowlers need to be at their best to defend this one against a star-studded South African batting line-up. Stephan Myburgh and Max O'Dowd started really well and scored at a brisk rate. After they got out, Tom Cooper took the responsibilty to control the middle overs and Colin Ackermann finishes things nicley with quick-fire 41 off just 26 balls.

SIX! Colin Ackermann finishes the innigs in style! 15 runs from the over! Wayne Parnell bowls this full again and on the pads, Colin Ackermann flicks it wristily over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie. Netherlands ends on 158 for 4!

Wayne Parnell bowls another good yorker, around off, Colin Ackermann swings at it but misses.

This is pitched up, on leg, Colin Ackermann tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

SIX! BANG! Wayne Parnell goes fuller and on the leg stump line, Colin Ackermann gets his front leg out of the way and whips it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

A slower one, short of a length and on middle, Scott Edwards pulls it towards fine leg for a single.

Wayne Parnell nails the yorker, on off, Scott Edwards is a bit late to get down his bat and misses.

Wayne Parnell is ready to the bowl the last over.

Short again and on middle, Colin Ackermann shuffles across and pulls it towards fine leg for a couple of runs.

Short and on middle, angling in, Scott Edwards nudges it to the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Same shot, same result! Kagiso Rabada bowls this on a good length again, on middle this time, Scott Edwards goes for the reverse scoop again, but gets a top edge over the keeper for a boundary.

FOUR! Innovative and effective! This is on a good length and on off, Scott Edwards reverse scoops it towards the third man fence for a boundary.

Full again and down the leg side, Colin Ackermann flicks it towards fine leg for a run.

FOUR! Up and over! Kagiso Rabada bowls this full and on middle, Colin Ackermann stays there and smashes it over mid on for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl the penultimate over.