New Delhi: aiden markram South Africa smashed 175 off 126 balls to register an emphatic 146-run win over Netherlands in the third ODI in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Markram hit 17 fours and seven sixes as South Africa, batting, scored 370/8. Sisanda Magla Then claimed his first five-wicket haul with the ball to help the Proteas bowl out the Netherlands for 224 in 39.1 overs.
With this win, South Africa moved up to eighth place in the table. world cup super league standingsFrom where now they can automatically qualify for the World Cup to be held in October.
The top eight teams take part in the tournament in India, and South Africa can now only be edged out of the top eight by Ireland, who will need to win all three games in their home series against Bangladesh next month to do so.
Markham brought up his maiden ODI ton as he attacked the Dutch bowlers in a 199-run fifth-wicket partnership. david millerWho played a stormy innings of 91 runs in 61 balls and missed his century.
Markham hit 17 fours and seven sixes while Miller hit 10 fours.
The Netherlands bowling attack started brilliantly, dismissing the South African openers cheaply, but then came to peppering, eventually going for 7.4 per over.
Musa Ahmed scored an ODI career-best 61 and Max O’Dowd contributed 47 as the Dutch chased down a formidable target but were never able to keep up with the required run rate. He was dismissed in 39.1 overs.
South Africa’s win, which lifted West Indies out of eighth place in the Super League standings after an eight-wicket win over the Dutch in Benoni on Friday, condemned them to participation in the qualifying playoff tournament in Zimbabwe in June, where they will chase 10 One of two available places in the Team World Cup.
Already qualified for the tournament from October 5-November. The 19 are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and hosts India.
(With Reuters inputs)
Markram hit 17 fours and seven sixes as South Africa, batting, scored 370/8. Sisanda Magla Then claimed his first five-wicket haul with the ball to help the Proteas bowl out the Netherlands for 224 in 39.1 overs.
With this win, South Africa moved up to eighth place in the table. world cup super league standingsFrom where now they can automatically qualify for the World Cup to be held in October.
The top eight teams take part in the tournament in India, and South Africa can now only be edged out of the top eight by Ireland, who will need to win all three games in their home series against Bangladesh next month to do so.
Markham brought up his maiden ODI ton as he attacked the Dutch bowlers in a 199-run fifth-wicket partnership. david millerWho played a stormy innings of 91 runs in 61 balls and missed his century.
Markham hit 17 fours and seven sixes while Miller hit 10 fours.
The Netherlands bowling attack started brilliantly, dismissing the South African openers cheaply, but then came to peppering, eventually going for 7.4 per over.
Musa Ahmed scored an ODI career-best 61 and Max O’Dowd contributed 47 as the Dutch chased down a formidable target but were never able to keep up with the required run rate. He was dismissed in 39.1 overs.
South Africa’s win, which lifted West Indies out of eighth place in the Super League standings after an eight-wicket win over the Dutch in Benoni on Friday, condemned them to participation in the qualifying playoff tournament in Zimbabwe in June, where they will chase 10 One of two available places in the Team World Cup.
Already qualified for the tournament from October 5-November. The 19 are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and hosts India.
(With Reuters inputs)