David Miller was the hero with bat to guide the Proteas to a nervy four-wicket victory against Netherlands at the T20 World Cup in New York.
The Proteas are hoping to break their two-match losing streak against the Netherlands at ICC events when the teams clash in the T20 World Cup in New York on Saturday.
Proteas wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen says he anticipates the pitch will be better when they face the Netherlands in New York for their second T20 World Cup match.
Max O'Dowd hit an unbeaten half-century to guide the Netherlands to a six-wicket victory over Nepal in their T20 World Cup opener in Dallas.
Afghanistan made it three wins in a row with a seven-wicket success over Netherlands to boost their hopes of making the Cricket World Cup semi-finals.
The Netherlands claimed their second win at the World Cup to when they beat Bangladesh by 87 runs at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.