Today at 9:30 GMT, or 4:30 a.m. ET, the World T20 continues with Group 1 action between the Netherlands and South Africa set to get underway at Chittagong. Live stream the red hot cricket action for free by clicking this link.
The South Africans are facing a must-win situation today in Bangladesh, but the Netherlands' most recent effort was so putrid the South Africans may be brimming with confidence. Sri Lanka dominated the Netherlands their last time out, bowling them out for 39 runs.
That is well and good, but South Africa's bowling depth may be put to the test, with leading man Dale Steyn nursing a sore hamstring and Wayne Parnell dismissed for this matchup due to an impending court appearance. If Steyn can't go, or is given some rest, he will be replaced by Aaron Phangiso and Beuran Hendricks, unproven commodities in such a big spot.
With the bowlers in question, South Africa's slumping batsmen will be put to the test. Stars Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock have not played up to their capability, while David Miller's failed to provide the slugging they need.
The Dutch squad looked horrific vs. Sri Lanka, and while they are definitely underdogs today they will be looking to prove the truly dreadful last performance was a mere fluke. To do that, they'll need Tom Cooper to thrive in the spotlight.
It's worth remembering the Dutch team did qualify for the Super 10, and did so behind double figures from Cooper in a thriller over a quality Irish team.
STARTING SQUADS:
South Africa
Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Aaron Phangiso, Jean-Paul Duminy,Morne Morkel, Albie Morkel, David Miller, Beuran Hendricks, FarhaanBehardien, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell, ImranTahir, Quinton de Kock (w/k), Faf du Plessis (c)
Netherlands
Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, MudassarBukhari, Ben Cooper, Tom Cooper, Timm van der Gugten, Tom Heggelman, Vivian Kingma, Ahsan Malik, Stephan Myburgh, Michael Rippon, Pieter Seelaar, Michael Swart, Eric Szwarczynski
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