In the T20 World Cup 2024, the names of the two semi-finalist teams from Group 2 of Super-8 have been decided. After England, South Africa has now written its name in that list. This means that the journey of USA and West Indies in Group 2 has ended in Super-8.
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South Africa, who often miss out on big occasions, did not miss out against the West Indies. They have confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating West Indies by 3 wickets in a rain-affected match. Thus, the names of the two semi-finalists from Group 2 of Super-8 have now been decided. Before South Africa, England became the first team to reach the semi-finals by beating USA.
Batting first, West Indies scored 135 / 8 in 20 overs. Apart from Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers, none of the West Indies batsmen did anything special in this crucial match. The partnership of 81 runs in 65 balls was the result of which the Caribbean team could reach the figure of 135 runs.
South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi played a crucial role in restricting West Indies to 135. He took 3 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. In the process, he also completed 300 wickets in T20 cricket. Apart from Shamsi, Yenson, Markram, Maharaj and Rabada took 1-1 wickets. South Africa tried a total of 6 bowlers in this match, in which all except Norkhia got wickets.
Now South Africa had a target of 136 runs, chasing which the South African team was only 15 runs for 2 wickets in 2 overs that the match had to be stopped due to rain. When the match resumed, the over was cut short and Duckworth-Lewis set a new target for South Africa. With the reduction of 3 overs, South Africa now got a new target of 123 runs in 17 overs, out of which they had scored 15 runs. That means he had to score 108 runs in the remaining 90 balls.
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