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NEW DELHI: Is it Superman? Is it a bird? No, it's Sybrand Engelbrecht.

The 34-year-old proved instrumental as South Africa maintained their 100% record in their T20 group with a four-wicket triumph over the Netherlands

Netherlands 179 all out; Engelbrecht 58. Afghans bowlers Nabi 3/28, Noor Ahmad 2/31, Mujeeb 1/40. Dutch mid-innings collapse after O'Dowd, Ackermann 70-run stand. Poor judgement, brilliant fielding from Afghans destabilised Dutch. Alikhil 4 dismissals. Afghan spinners benefit from Lucknow pitch.

NEW DELHI: The Netherlands, known for their spirited performance in the ongoing World Cup with two upset wins under their belt, are now calling for greater recognition from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and aspiring to attain "bigger nation" status, according to batting all-rounder Bas de Leede.

KOLKATA: Bangladesh had only themselves to blame as they suffered their fifth defeat on the trot in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup, going down to the Netherlands by 87 runs at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

Netherlands pacers van Meekeren and de Leede help their team thrash Bangladesh by 87 runs in World Cup, ending their chances of making semis. Netherlands scored 229 all out, (Edwards 68 & Barresi 41). Bangladesh 142 in 42.2 overs (Miraz 35; van Meekeren 4/23, de Leede 2/25).

Dina Taljaard, denied opportunity to compete in Olympics/World Championship due to apartheid, is delighted to watch her son Sybrand play in Cricket World Cup. She was also present when Netherlands scored historic win against South Africa. She is glad her grandsons got to watch their uncle perform, as she and…

LUCKNOW: Thanks to a gritty, unbeaten 91 by Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sri Lanka managed to register their maiden victory in the World Cup on Saturday after enduring three losses on the trot. The day belonged to Samarawickrama who held his nerves to score an unbeaten 91 off 107 deliveries to guide…

Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek led a remarkable recovery for Netherlands, posting 262 against Sri Lanka in Lucknow. Engelbrecht (70) and Van Beek (50) shared a 130-run partnership, turning the tide after Netherlands were 91/6.