Heinrich Klaasen collects Gerald Coetzee’s unusual wide delivery at first slip. Gerald Coetzee’s tenure began with a pair of wide balls.
South Africa and the Netherlands will face off in Match 15 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Tuesday, October 17 at Dharamsala’s Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s captain, won the toss and invited the Netherlands to bat first. His decision was vindicated by his seamers, who scored early for their team and left them reeling at 50/4.
Gerald Coetzee, 23, was also among the wickets, although his spell didn’t get off to a strong start. The right-arm seamer began his spell in an unusual fashion, bowling a wide delivery down the leg side. Coetzee then produced a wide delivery on the other side of the stumps, which was captured by Heinrich Klaasen at first slip. Even the commentators were taken aback by the unusual ball.
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Gerald Coetzee, 23, was also among the wickets, although his spell didn’t get off to a strong start. The right-arm seamer began his spell in an unusual fashion, bowling a wide delivery down the leg side. Coetzee then produced a wide delivery on the other side of the stumps, which was captured by Heinrich Klaasen at first slip. Even the commentators were taken aback by the unusual ball.
Rabada then claimed the crucial wicket of Bas de Leede (2 off 7) in the 11th over. Captain Scott Edwards rescued his crew out of difficulties by forming critical alliances with the lower order. He shared 40 runs for the sixth wicket with Teja Nidamanuru (20 off 25) and later contributed 64 runs with Roelof van der Merwe (29 off 19).
Edwards went on to bat brilliantly, scoring 78* off 69 balls with 10 fours and a six. Aryan Dutt also contributed a magnificent cameo of 23* off 9 in the lower order, helping his team to a score of 245/8 after 43 overs. South Africa’s bowlers were led by Marco Jansen, who took 2/27 in eight overs, while Lungi Ngidi (2/57) and Kagiso Rabada (2/56) also took two wickets each.
