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T20 WC 2022, Gr 2, SA v NED: Klaassen-Glover combined 5-29 force South Africa's exit from World Cup

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, Super 12, Group 2, South Africa v Netherlands: Fred Klaassen-Brandon Glover's combined 5-29, Colin Ackermann's 41 off 26 and Anrich Nortje's 1-10 are top performances as Netherlands beat South Africa. South Africa out of semi-final race.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, Super 12, South Africa v Netherlands: South Africa lost to Netherlands at Adelaide and exit from T20 World Cup 2022 | Walking Wicket (Photo_ ©AFP_Getty Images)
Netherlands kick South Africa out of the T20 World Cup (Photo: ©AFP/Getty Images)

Brief Scores: NED 158/4 (Ackermann 41, Myburgh 37, Maharaj 2/27) beat South Africa 145/8 (Rossouw 25, Glover 3/9, Klaassen 2/20) by 13 runs


Player of the Match: Colin Ackermann (41* in 26 balls)


South Africa, who after two back-to-back victories over India and Bangladesh, lost a vital game against Pakistan, locked horns with Netherlands who were looking for a win to get a direct entry in the next T20 World Cup in 2024. The thirteenth Group 1 game from the Super 12 stage was played at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Sunday.


In their only meeting in this format during the 2014 T20 World Cup, South Africa got home by just six runs.