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Mohali: South Africa are likely to adopt a flexible bowling approach when they meet the Netherlands on Thursday in a bid to find the right combination before bigger World Cup games.
The Proteas, known for relying on pace, sprang a major surprise when they included three spinners during their seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in their opening match in Delhi.
An encounter against the Netherlands, who have lost both of their matches, will provide South Africa with a chance to assess bowling options before their key clash against a resurgent England in Chennai on Sunday.
Skipper Graeme Smith has already said South Africa will be more flexible in their approach this time around in an attempt to reach the World Cup final for the first time.
"Sometimes when you come up with things and it works out it's a great thing. It (spin) worked for us against the West Indies and we will reassess going into the next game (against the Netherlands)," said Smith.
South Africa, semifinalists in 1992, 1999 and 2007, surprised the West Indies when Smith opened the attack with off-spinner Johan Botha, who dismissed free-stroking Chris Gayle in his opening over.
Smith defied the pace tradition when he used spinners Botha, Imran Tahir and Robin Peterson for 29 overs against the West Indies.
Pakistan-born leg-spinner Tahir made a sensational four-wicket World Cup debut, sparking a collapse that saw the West Indies lose their last nine wickets for a meagre 109 runs.
South Africa then showed why they are the strong contenders for the title this time as they achieved a 223-run target without any hiccup, with AB de Villiers smashing an unbeaten century.
Paceman Dale Steyn's form augurs well after he grabbed three wickets with shrewd variations.
Inconsistency is the main problem for the Netherlands, who shone against England but were brittle against the West Indies. They will now be keen to put in an improved all-round show.
The Netherlands managed to stretch England in their opening match, thanks to Ryan ten Doeschate's superb all-round performance.
The Dutchman enjoyed one of his best moments in one-day internationals when he dominated the England attack with a 110-ball 119 to help his side set a challenging 293-run target.
He was to test England again as a seamer when he took two of the four wickets to fall, but lacked support from the other end as England comfortably achieved a big target.
But with the Netherlands having the reputation of springing surprises, and cricket being an unpredictable game, anything out of script in this battle of two most mismatched sides in world cricket would make it an extremely interesting encounter.
Teams from
South Africa: Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk.
Netherlands: Peter Borren (capt), Adeel Raja, Wesley Barresi, Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman, Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Szwarczynski, Ryan ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.
Pitch and conditions
The Mohali ground is gearing up for its first World Cup match of this tournament, and it could provide a little more pace than some of the other venues.
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Thursday March 3, 2011
Start time 09:30 local (04:00 GMT)
