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South Africa beat the Netherlands by four wickets in their group match at the T20 World Cup in New York on Saturday.

Proteas players celebrate a wicket against the Netherlands at the T20 World Cup. Picture: Isuru Sameera/Gallo Images

They had to work hard for it, however, as they were very nearly defeated by the men in orange once again.Chasing 104 runs to win, the Proteas got off to a disastrous start, with their top order crumbling to 12/4 in the fifth over.While Stubbs was removed in the 17th over, after contributing 33 runs off 37 balls, Miller stuck his heels in and carried them home with seven balls to spare. He hit 59 not out off 51 deliveries, guiding his team to 106/6.

Englebrecht made 40 runs off 45 balls and Van Beek hit 23 off 22 before being removed by Baartman in the final over of the innings, as the duo pushed their side closer towards a defendable target.

 

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