South Africa vs Netherlands LIVE Weather Updates: Match starts in Dharamshala | World Cup 2023 Live Weather Report

Match set to Start

The players are in readiness and we have started in Dharamshala, finally.

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Two Captains Temba Bavuma (South Africa) and Scott Edwards (Netherlands) during the Toss.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Updates

South Africa and Netherlands are made one change each in their team. Gerald Coetzee has come in place of Tabraiz Shamsi for the Proteas, while Logan van Beek has replaced Ryan Klein for the Dutch.

Innings Breakdown

Powerplay 1 -1 to 9 overs

Powerplay 2 -10 to 35 overs

Powerplay 3 -36 to 43 overs

Three bowlers can bowl a max of 9 overs, while two bowlers can bowl a max. of 8.

First Reduced match in World Cup 2023

This is going to be the first match, which wont be seeing the full quota of 50 overs in this World Cup 2023.

Match to start at 4 pm

The match will start at 4 pm and it will be 43-over per side match.

South Africa vs Netherlands - Dharamshala Updates

Dharamshala is at the foothills of the Dhauladhar range. In the month of October, there is an average of 2.8 days rain, and around 52 mm of rain in terms of volume.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Score Updates

3:30 pm IST | The match has delayed for an hour and half now.

South Africa vs Netherlands Standings

South Africa -4 points (2 matches) - 3rd

Netherlands -0 points (2 matches) - 10th

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Weather Updates

We already have had a halt of more than an hour. If things are fine for now, we may see the match starting from 3:45 pm IST. And it looks like we may not have any loss of overs.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Weather

The rain has now stopped and the sky looks a lot whitish. As the weather often is around Dharamshala, it is bright and almost sunny currently.

SA vs NED Rain Updates

It is to be seen how long the current shower persists. The temperature is also going to slump around 12⁰ C in the evening and the rain is making things colder.

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!

The positive news is that after 5 pm, the prediction of rain is almost non-existent. That is something to be hopeful for as it pours down in Dharamshala for now.

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We saw a bit of rain yesterday as well in the match between Australia and Sri Lanka. Hopefully today the rain will pass and we will have a full game.

How long it may Rain?

Rain is predicted throughout afternoon here in Dharamshala. Although the intensity and the chance of the precipitation will decrease as the evening progresses. But any heavier rain here can take a toll on the number of overs in the match.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Weather Updates

The sky is dark black everywhere else. And there's there's a patch of white in one portion of the sky. The wind is blowing quite heavily, and the ground is getting very wet at the moment. This is a bummer!

Rain is Back!

The rain is back in Dharamshala.

South Africa vs Netherlands Playing XI

Netherlands (Playing XI): Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards(w/c), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee

South Africa vs Netherlands Weather Update

The sky is still massively gloomy in Dharamshala. It looks like there will be more rain in the beautiful city in Himachal Pradesh. So far, the overs are not curtained, but it may well be in the coming hours if rain comes back again.

South Africa to Bowl First

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wins the toss and elects to Bowl first.

South Africa vs Netherlands Weather Updates

The sky is still gloomy in Dharamshala. The groundstaff have done an amazing job though.

Will rain play spoilsport again?

There is a decent probablity of rain till 5 pm today. The wind velocity is going to be high as well. In the evening, the probability of precipitation goes down to 3 per cent.

Toss Scheduled at 2:30 pm

The toss is just in 4 minutes and we are set to start the match 3 pm IST, provided the rain is away.

South Africa vs Netherlands Live Weather Updates

The toss was supposed to start again at 2 pm but the rain came again. Now the covers are off and the new schedule for the Toss is 2:30 pm IST.

South Africa vs Netherlands LIVE Weather Updates

The rain started at about 1 pm in Dharamshala, which delayed the toss at the HPCA Stadium. South Africa are taking on Netherlands in the Match 15 of the ICC World Cup 2023.