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The 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup will be held in India and will run from October 5 to November 19. Each morning, we’ll gather the latest spoilers and news from the event and bring you the insights of our reporters on the ground.

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Main story: Edwards and Van der Merwe help Netherlands to famous win over South Africa

Holland 245 for 8 (Edwards 78*, Van der Merwe 29, Janssen 2-27) South Africa 207 (Miller 43, Van Beek 3-60, Van der Merwe 2-34, De Leyde 2-36, Van Meekeren 2-40), a difference of 38 points. 43 on the side

Scott Edwards’ unbeaten half-century performance gave the bowlers faith and they shot to the stars, demolishing South Africa’s batting line-up to give the Netherlands a historic World Cup win.

South Africa, having won their two matches in the tournament before by more than 100 points, having scored totals of 428 and 311 points, insisted in the lead-up to the match that they had moved on from the group stage defeat to the Netherlands that ended. Last year’s T20 World Cup campaign. Meanwhile, the Netherlands showed fleeting glimpses of what they might be able to achieve here with heavy but spirited defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand. This match followed the script, until Edwards and Roelof van der Merwe – who dazzled with bat and ball – ripped it apart to seal a 38-run win, the Netherlands’ first win over South Africa in an ODI.

Match analysis: Edwards leads from the front as the Netherlands decides its big moment

It was Scott Edwards who took them to “faith” and facilitated “knowing” from a hopeless place. South Africa won the toss, opting to bowl first, and were on the verge of victory as early as the 21st over when the Dutch captain reached the crease with the scoreboard reading 82 for 5. He finished unbeaten with 78, taking his side to the score of 245 for 8 with a vital assist. By Roelofs van der Merwe and Ariane Dutt. He then hit all the tactical shots behind the stumps to cap off a brilliant night in Dharamsala.

Edwards’ teammates will tell you he leads from the front. “One of those guys you just want to follow,” Van Beek said earlier this month. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that someone who is trained as an electrician would be a useful conductor.

MUST WATCH: How is South Africa recovering from this loss?

News headlines

The Pakistani cricket team has contracted a viral infection at its World Cup camp in India, resulting in several players suffering from influenza and high fever. Most are understood to be improving, but several did not attend Tuesday’s optional training session. Abdullah Shafiq is currently in quarantine in his room due to flu and fever, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Zaman Khan have also been infected.

Preview the match

Afghanistan v New Zealand, Chennai (2pm AEDT; 8.30am GMT; 7.30pm AEST)

The 2019 World Cup champions have been dropped. Is it time for the runners-up next?

Afghan players have time and again described India as their second home. At various points, they set up their base in Indian stadiums such as Dehradun, Lucknow and Greater Noida, where they played their ‘home matches’. Indian Premier League players Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have always been fan favourites, with Naveen-ul-Haq keeping the hype going.

Which is why there was real excitement among the Delhi fans when Afghanistan thrashed defending champions England 69 runs on Sunday. It was Afghanistan’s second ever win in an ODI World Cup match in 18 attempts and their first since 2015.

Team news

Afghanistan (probable): 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Azmatullah Omarzai, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Ikram Alikhil (wk), 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 10 Naveen- ul-Haq, 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi

New Zealand (Possible): 1 Devon Conway, 2 Will Young, 3 Rashin Ravindra, 4 Tom Latham (captain, week), 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Mark Chapman, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Mark Henry, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Trent Bolt

Analysis: Rohit Sharma’s bold new batting template has changed his ODI game – and India’s

Nobody is sad about the decline in the number of ODI cricket matches between the last World Cup and this tournament. You can’t blame them. However, it is unfortunate that because there are so few 50-over cricket games, and even fewer by the best players, we sometimes fail to notice transformative works. Rohit Sharma’s transformation since becoming India’s full-time ODI captain could be one of them.

But in the World Cup everyone notices that. After a duck in the first match in difficult conditions against Australia, Rohit practically finished two games inside the first Powerplay. He scored 76 off 43 in the first ten overs against Afghanistan, and 45 off 30 against Pakistan. As with everything he does, this was not random. It’s not a case of feeling good about it on the day and swinging for the hills.

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