Netherlands recorded a remarkable triumph against South Africa in the ODI World Cup. The Proteas lost the game after being overwhelmed by the Dutch. As a result of the historic victory of 38 runs, now the cricket world is telling the Netherlands.

The Netherlands set multiple records on the way to this great victory. This is the first time the Netherlands has won an ODI World Cup match against a Test-playing country. The previous two wins came against Namibia and Scotland. In addition, South Africa also lost an ODI World Cup match to a non-Test playing country for the first time.

Captain Scott Edwards led the Dutch from the front in this match. His impeccable innings of 78 runs off 69 balls made the team win easily. Edwards also set a personal record in this match. Edwards is now the most successful wicketkeeper for the Netherlands in ODI cricket with 49 dismissals. Edwards and Jeroen Smits were joint top with 48 dismissals so far. This time, Edwards rose to a new height by surpassing Smith.

The Dutch were under a lot of pressure from the beginning of the match. Batting earlier, they lost 7 wickets for 140 runs. Later the savior was Scott Edwards who scored a brilliant fifty. Along with the cameo of the tailenders, the Dutch put up a challenging collection of 245 runs on the board.

That challenging collection made South Africa more challenging. The Proteas who lost one wicket after another in regular intervals lost all the wickets for 207 runs and Netherlands got an epic win by 38 runs.