There have been multiple changes across both camps and the remaining encounters have been lent added significance.
South Africa vs Netherlands | Second ODI | Friday 31 March 2023 | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | 13:00
To Win Match
South Africa 1/25 | Tie 25/1 | Netherlands 11/1
South Africa won’t be terribly focused on their opponents but will still need to be wary of the threat they pose.
A number of the Proteas batters have looked in good touch in the series against the West Indies.
Quinton de Kock has looked to be among the hottest properties in cricket right now after his incredible T20 hundred.
Kagiso Rabada and company might hope for a pitch that gives the bowlers something to work with in this one.
The Netherlands have a side that bears only a passing resemblance to the outfit that inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Proteas at the T20 World Cup.
Star men Colin Ackermann and Roelof van der Merwe are missing from this squad.
Top-order men Max O’Dowd, Tom Cooper and Scott Edwards will need to do more for the Dutch to be competitive.
Fred Klaassen and Paul van Meekeren will be out to trouble the South Africans with their seam.
Verdict: South Africa 1/25
Defeat for South Africa would prove disastrous and is simply not an option. Back a full-strength South Africa to canter to victory here.
