Netherlands v South Africa
Punjab Cricket Association
Stadium,Mohali, Chandigarh
Peter Borre Graeme Smith
Thu Mar 3
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
15:00 BDT
Peter Borre Netherlands
Peter Borren’s smart batting and bustling medium pace make him the perfect utility player for a lesser World Cup team like Netherlands. He backs himself for the crucial role of finishing the innings from No. 6, where his quick running and his ability to nurdle into space offers just the kind of awkward irritation that defines his scrapping side
Graeme Smith South Africa
Graeme Smith is a prolific batsman, strong on the front and back foot. He has safe hands in the slips or the outfield but his most valuable asset now is the maturity and charisma he shows as a leader. Under Graeme Smith, South Africa have not won a piece of ICC silverware and the 2011 World Cup will be their last chance to do so, since Smith will step down after the event. He had played just 22 ODIs, and that number was also his age, when he became captain but signs were already there that he would make a formidable player and leader. Smith is aggressive and strategic, both as a captain and as a batsman. His drives through the off-side are merciless and he punishes anything on the pads through midwicket. Smith’s average in this format peeps over 40 and he has close to 6000 runs. In 2007, he became the first ODI player to hit six fours in an over.
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