Skipper Edwards feels Dutch have potential to beat any side

The Netherlands’s players acknowledge the crowd after their victory over SA on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images

The historic upset win over South Africa is not a fluke as the Netherlands have the potential to beat any side if they play their best brand of cricket, asserted captain Scott Edwards.

The Dutch stunned South Africa by 38 runs in their round-robin league clash here on Tuesday, their first win against a Test playing nation in World Cup history. The match was reduced to a 43-over-a-side affair due to rain.

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"We go into every game with our plans and our ways that we're going to try and win the game. For us, it's just about playing our best brand of cricket and we feel like if we play well enough on the day, we can beat any side," Edwards said.

It was also the Netherlands' third 50-over World Cup win and first in 16 years. They recorded their maiden victory against Namibia in the 2003 edition. Their second win was against Scotland in the 2007 edition.

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