Edwards' spectacular fifty steers Netherlands to 245-8 against South Africa
Captain Scott Edwards led from the front with the bat and a superb partnership between him and South African-born Roelof van der Merwe took the Dutch to a decent total.
The Netherlands overcame an early stutter to post 245-8 in the first innings of the rain-hit 43-over World Cup match against South Africa.
Captain Scott Edwards led from the front with the bat and a superb partnership between him and South African-born Roelof van der Merwe took the Dutch to a decent total.
The Netherlands were reduced to 82 for five after a fiery display of fast bowling from the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee.
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They were staring down the barrel after losing their seventh wicket when the score was 140, but a quick-fire partnership of 64 off just 6.1 overs bailed them out of trouble.
Edwards (78* off 69) hit his 14th ODI half-century, the joint-most by a Dutch player. He equalled the tally of Ryan ten Doeschate for the most fifty-plus score by a Netherlands batter.
