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South Africa overcame an early batting collapse before sealing a four-wicket victory over bogey team the Netherlands in their T20 World Cup Group D clash in New York on Saturday.
The Proteas, chasing a modest victory target of 104 after opting to bowl first and restricting the Dutch to 103, looked to be in peril after slumping to 12-4 after 4.3 overs at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
But David Miller's unbeaten 59 steadied the ship and dragged South Africa over the line as they finished on 106-6 with seven balls to spare.
Ottniel Baartman meanwhile produced a dazzling four-wicket bowling performance, finishing with figures of 4-11 off four overs.
Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje both grabbed two wickets to keep the Dutch batsman on the back foot.
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