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• South Africa succumbed to a Dutch double as the Netherlands claimed another monumental upset victory over the Proteas at a World Cup in less than 12 months dota
  
  Last November the Netherlands’ shock win in Adelaide dumped South Africa out of the T20 World Cup and on Tuesday Temba Bavuma crashed to a 38-run defeat in the 50-over equivalent in Dharamshala dota
  
  They squandered plenty of promising positions as their hopes of reaching the knockout stages suffered a sizeable blow, putting additional emphasis on Saturday’s showdown against ailing England in Mumbai dota
  
  For the Netherlands, this must rank as the finest win in their history as, while they beat the West Indies to qualify for the tournament, this South Africa side are quietly fancied to do well in India dota
  
  The Dutch were on the ropes at 50 for four then 112 for six after being asked to bat first in a contest reduced to 43 overs apiece because of rain but captain Scott Edwards rescued them from number seven dota
  
  RecommendedCricket World Cup points table explained: Why India are above New Zealand as both remain unbeatenCricket World Cup 2023: Full schedule, fixtures and match datesWhere England vs Afghanistan ranks in greatest upsets of Cricket World Cup historyHis unbeaten 78 from 69 balls was supplemented by crucial cameos from Roelof van der Merwe (29 from 19) and Aryan Dutt (23 not out off nine) as the Netherlands posted a healthy 245 for eight dota
  
  Bavuma and Quinton de Kock, who made centuries in the wins over Sri Lanka and Australia, started well but the pair, plus Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen, departed within the space of 21 deliveries dota
  
  A position of 36 without loss became 44 for four before Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller put on a run-a-ball 45 to steady the ship dota
  
  However, Klaasen’s dismissal left South Africa’s hopes all on Miller dota
  
  Being dropped on 23 in the deep seemed a significant moment but an off-pace jaffa from Logan van Beek clipped the top of Miller’s off-stump as he departed for 43 to all but end South Africa’s hopes dota
  
  Bas de Leede, who shelled a steepler to reprieve Miller, atoned by dismissing Gerald Coetzee and Kagiso Rabada, and Van Beek snared Keshav Maharaj in the last over as South Africa were all out for 207 dota
  
  It was a superb collective bowling effort as Van Beek took three for 60 while Van der Merwe and Paul van Meekeren each bagged two wickets as the Dutch celebrated a first ODI World Cup win since 2007 dota
  
  More aboutPA ReadyTemba BavumaDavid MillerQuinton De KockKeshav MaharajKagiso RabadaSouth Africa cricketNetherlands CricketCricket World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/1Netherlands stun South Africa in massive Cricket World Cup shock Netherlands stun South Africa in massive Cricket World Cup shockThe Netherlands stunned South Africa at the Cricket World Cup (Ashwini Bhatia/AP)AP ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dota
  
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  Ted Cruz has been blamed for “cursing” the Houston Astros after they lost to the Texas Rangers on Monday night and were eliminated from the MLB playoffs dota
  
  Astros fans had taken to social media to beg the Texas senator to stay well clear of the game due to his growing reputation of jinxing the team dota
  
  But, unfortunately, their pleas fell on deaf ears and Mr Cruz showed up at the game anyway dota
  
  Following the team’s 11-4 loss, angry fans took to social media to slam him for ignoring their pleas dota
  
  “This man does not care about his constituents,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter dota
  
  “The Astros losing and then Ted Cruz losing his senate seat because enough fans are convinced he cursed the team would be the funniest possible timeline,” another person said dota
  
  “This is worse than being the Zodiac Killer,” another person joked dota
  
  Fans also pointed out the Astros lost every playoff game Mr Cruz attended this season dota
  
  But Mr Cruz hit back at the criticism, strongly denying the existence of a curse dota
  
  “For 7 years, Catherine & I have attended nearly EVERY Astros home playoff game,” he wrote on X dota
  
  “If they’re going to blame me for our recent home losses, pls also credit us for TWO World Series Championships & SEVEN consecutive ALCS’s—we were there cheering Stros on!”One of the championships the Texas senator was referring to was a 2017 win, which was later revealed to be the result of cheating dota
  
  Multiple players ultimately admitted to cheating and an extensive MLB investigation also later confirmed it dota
  
  But it seems unlikely the senator’s “curse” is to blame, given the team’s recent successes dota
  
  Earlier this year, the Astros won their sixth American League (AL) West title in seven years and went on to play in their seventh consecutive American League Championship Series (ALCS) dota
  
  Ted Cruz has been accused of ‘cursing’ the Houston Astros (Getty Images)The team also won the World Series in 2022 dota
  
  It is not the first time Mr Cruz has been accused of bringing bad fortunes to a dota sports team dota
  
  In 2018, he was blamed for jinxing the Houston Rockets after the team was eliminated from the NBA playoffs during a game he attended dota
  
  One year later, fans blamed him for cursing Texas Tech with a poorly timed tweet dota
  
  “35 seconds dota
  
  ONE point LEAD dota
  
  GO RED RAIDERS!!! #1 Defense,” he tweeted – minutes before the team lost 85-77 to Virginia at the NCAA final dota
  
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