ODI no. 2537
 ICC World Cup - 7th Match, Group A
Netherlands v South Africa 		2006/07 season

Played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts (neutral venue), on 16 March 2007 (50-over match)

Result South Africa won by 221 runs

 South Africa innings (40 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
AB de Villiers c wicket-keeperSmits b Stelling 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
captain GC Smith c van Bunge b Borren 67 75 59 6 2 113.55
JH Kallis not out 128 157 109 11 5 117.43
HH Gibbs c Szwarczynski b van Troost 72 46 40 4 7 180.00
wicket-keeper MV Boucher not out 75 36 31 9 4 241.93
    Extras (lb 2, w 8, nb 1) 11
    Total (3 wickets; 40 overs) 353

Did not bat AG Prince , JM Kemp , SM Pollock , AJ Hall , CK Langeveldt , A Nel

Fall of wicketsWF Stelling 8 1 43 1 5.37 (1w)
 DJ Reekers 5 1 35 0 7.00 (1w)
 RN ten Doeschate 7 0 58 0 8.28 (1nb)
 TBM de Leede 4 0 48 0 12.00 (1w)
 PW Borren 8 0 52 1 6.50
 DLS van Bunge 4 0 56 0 14.00
 LP van Troost 4 0 59 1 14.75 (1w)

 Netherlands innings (target: 354 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
B Zuiderent b Pollock 1 3 10 0 0 10.00
DJ Reekers run out (Prince) 4 2 6 1 0 66.66
AN Kervezee c Pollock b Langeveldt 17 34 52 2 0 32.69
RN ten Doeschate run out (de Villiers) 57 119 74 8 1 77.02
DLS van Bunge lbw b Hall 5 20 16 1 0 31.25
ES Szwarczynski lbw b Smith 12 28 31 2 0 38.70
TBM de Leede b Kemp 21 36 36 2 0 58.33
PW Borren run out (Kallis/Smith) 2 13 6 0 0 33.33
captain LP van Troost c Smith b Kemp 5 10 6 1 0 83.33
WF Stelling not out 1 3 4 0 0 25.00
    Extras (lb 4, w 2, nb 1) 7
    Total (9 wickets; 40 overs) 132

Did not bat wicket-keeperJ Smits

Fall of wicketsSM Pollock 6 3 4 1 0.66 (1w)
 A Nel 6 1 19 0 3.16
 CK Langeveldt 6 0 22 1 3.66
 AJ Hall 6 1 15 1 2.50
 GC Smith 8 0 32 1 4.00
 JH Kallis 4 0 18 0 4.50 (1nb)
 JM Kemp 4 0 18 2 4.50 (1w)

Toss Netherlands, who chose to field first
Points South Africa 2, Netherlands 0

Player of the match HH Gibbs (South Africa)

Umpires MR Benson (England) and AL Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire SA Bucknor
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka)

 Match notes

  • South Africa innings
  • Wet Ground: South Africa - 0/0
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (GC Smith 28, JH Kallis 20, Ex 2)
  • GC Smith: 50 off 45 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 16.0
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (104 balls), Extras 4
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (GC Smith 61, JH Kallis 38, Ex 4)
  • JH Kallis: 50 off 60 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 128/2 in 22.0 overs (JH Kallis 55, HH Gibbs 2)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 24.6 overs (153 balls), Extras 4
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (JH Kallis 27, HH Gibbs 25, Ex 0)
  • HH Gibbs: 50 off 33 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 29.4 overs (181 balls), Extras 4
  • 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 66 balls (JH Kallis 32, HH Gibbs 68, Ex 0)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 33.6 overs (207 balls), Extras 4
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (JH Kallis 17, MV Boucher 32, Ex 1)
  • JH Kallis: 100 off 97 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • MV Boucher: 50 off 21 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • South Africa: 300 runs in 37.3 overs (229 balls), Extras 6
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 45 balls (JH Kallis 31, MV Boucher 68, Ex 2)
  • South Africa: 350 runs in 39.6 overs (245 balls), Extras 11
  • Netherlands innings
  • Innings Break: Netherlands - 0/0
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 16.0
  • Drinks: Netherlands - 47/4 in 19.2 overs (RN ten Doeschate 16)
  • Netherlands: 50 runs in 20.2 overs (123 balls), Extras 4
  • Netherlands: 100 runs in 32.6 overs (200 balls), Extras 6
  • RN ten Doeschate: 50 off 67 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)