South Africa wins toss, opts to bowl in rain-delayed game against Netherlands at Cricket World Cup

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Temba Bavuma has won his first toss in three games as South Africa opted to bowl against Netherlands in a rain-hit match at the Cricket World Cup. The start of the game was delayed by an hour because of overnight and morning rain. The toss was rescheduled for 2 p.m. local time before another drizzle caused a further delay of 30 minutes.

Match officials inspect the field as rain delayed the start of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Netherlands in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Netherlands players huddle huddle before the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Netherlands in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

The start of the game was initially delayed by an hour because of overnight and morning rain. The toss was rescheduled for 2 p.m. local time before another drizzle caused a further delay of 30 minutes.Five-time champion Australia gets its first win at Cricket World Cup, beats Sri Lanka by 5 wicketsDharamsala has received the season’s first snowfall in the past 48 hours, with temperatures dipping across northern India. It makes for perfect conditions to bowl first.

The HPCA Stadium’s outfield has attracted attention at this tournament. Its patchy grass covering close to the boundary has been a cause for concern at the previous two games though both the South African and Netherlands captains didn’t express any worries in the buildup to this game.South Africa: Temba Bavuma , Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi.

Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards , Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.

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