South African players are set to miss a few matches of IPL 2023 due to Netherland ODIs.
The South African team is slated to play on March 31 and April 2 in that ODI Super League series vs Netherlands and only on April 3 the majority of South African players, including Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, David Miller, and Aiden Markram will report to their respective IPL teams in India.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has informed the BCCI that it wanted all its top players available for the two-match home ODI series as South Africa must defeat Netherlands in order to immediately qualify for the 2023 World Cup.
This decision by CSA could have an impact on up to six of the ten IPL franchises.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen)
Delhi Capitals (Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi)
Mumbai Indians (Tristan Stubbs, possibly Dewald Brevis)
Gujarat Titans (David Miller)
Lucknow Super Giants (Quinton de Kock)
Punjab Kings (Kagiso Rabada)
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The top eight ODI Super League teams will advance to the 2023 World Cup automatically, while the worst five must compete in World Cup Qualifiers against five Associate teams. Currently ranked ninth, South Africa is competing for a direct World Cup entry with the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and Ireland. Hence the Netherlands series become so important for the Proteas.