The South Africa vs Netherlands match took a while to start as it faced a rain threat in Dharamsala, but once the proceedings got underway in a reduced 43-overs-a-side match, the Dutch gave it their all and eventually upset South Africa, who until Tuesday were one of the high-fliers of the ongoing ICC World Cup.
First it was skipper Scott Edwards (78 not out), who helped his team come back from 140/7 in the 34th over to post 245/8 on the board with contributions from the lower order that proved to be the turning point in the end.
Logan van Beek then led the Netherlands' bowling attack with a spell of 3/60 to pack up South Africa for 207 and take his team to a famous 38-run win.
The win was like rubbing more salt into the South African wounds of 2022, when the Dutch had beaten the Proteas and ousted them from the T20 World Cup.
1/10:World Cup: Netherlands stun South Africa
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2/10:Netherlands beat South Africa
<p>Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday as the European outsiders stunned the Proteas for the second time in a year. </p>Getty Images
3/10:Scott Edwards
<p>South Africa were chasing 246 to win from a rain-reduced 43 overs after Dutch captain Scott Edwards made a crucial 78 not out. </p>AFP
4/10:207 all out
<p>South Africa, one of the tournament favourites, were bowled out for 207 in Dharamsala. </p>Getty Images
5/10:Dutch vs Proteas
<p>In November last year, the Dutch sent South Africa crashing of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. </p>AFP
6/10:Second upset
<p>The victory was the World Cup's second major shock in three days after Afghanistan defeated defending champions England on Sunday. </p>AFP
7/10:Batting collapse
<p>South Africa eased comfortably to 36-0 in their pursuit but four wickets then fell for the addition of just eight runs. </p>Getty Images
8/10:Quinton de Kock
<p>On 20, Quinton de Kock was caught behind off Colin Ackermann, one of three South African-born players in the Dutch starting line-up. </p>AP
9/10:Temba Bavuma
<p>South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma (16) was clean bowled by Roelof van der Merwe who played 13 ODIs for South Africa before moving to the Netherlands. </p>Getty Images
10/10:Aiden Markram
<p>Paul van Meekeren dismissed Aiden Markram (1) before Van der Merwe tempted Rassie van der Dussen into a rash reverse sweep with the catch taken by Aryan Dutt. </p>AFPThe upset result on Tuesday led to a flurry of reactions on social media. Take a look at some of those comments on the microblogging wesbite 'X' (formerly Twitter):
