South Africa: The most recent cricket match happened between West Indies and South Africa was the trickiest ever. The South African team knocks West Indies out to enter into the semi-final with the nervy win.
Proteas survived rain reduced the match and successfully chased a tricky target to book the spot in the semi-final. SA scored 124/7 runs and beats West Indies 135/8 by three wickets via DLS method. Player Tabraiz Shamsi was considered as the Man of the Match with 3/27 runs.
Now, they have done it all. After an undefeated streak of six matches the five of them far too close for comfort, SA have survived a rain-reduced match and successfully cased a tricky target to book the spot in the semi-final of the men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
South Africa knocked co-hosts West Indies out in the process and have topped their Super Eight Group, which means they are also likely to avoid India in the final four.
All the evidences pointed towards a change of fortune for West Indies that has a long-coveted ICC trophy and equally long, been denied. South Africa won the game that they should be losing and scrapping as their rugby counterparts. The Springboks who won the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, each by one-point last year have found ways to overcome the pressure.
Captain of SA cricket team Aiden Markram has found himself performing differently to a great success. He took the new ball in the match and bowled himself for a full quota of four overs.
Markram decided to rely on a non-traditional strength: spin. South Africa has never bowled this many overs of spin in a T20 World Cup Match and this change of tack worked as a charm. Between them, South Africa’s spinners took 5 for 79 in 12 overs.
Apparently, the rain turned out be as a boon for South African cricket team and West Indies was thrown out of the match. The match was held at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda.