In the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa defeated the West Indies to enter the semi-final in the rain-hit Super 8 match. South is the first team in Group B to enter the semis. South Africa defeated the West Indies by three wickets in the rain-reduced World Cup match.
In the super eight fixture, South Africa won the toss and invited the West Indies to bat first, batting first due West Indies lost two early wickets, but due to the strong batting displays of batsmen Kyle Mayers and Roston Chase, West Indies made 135, losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Overall, this was a poor batting show by the West Indies. Roston Chase was the highest run scorer with 52 runs, and Kyle Mayers was the second highest with 35 runs. From South Africa, Tabriz Shamsi was the leading wicket taker, taking 3 wickets in 4 overs and giving away only 27 runs. The West Indies gave a target of 136 to South Africa in 20 overs.
Coming to chase, South Africa lost two early wickets. Andre Russell stuck twice in the second over and removed De Kock and Reese Hendricks from the crease. But at the end of the second over, when South Africa was 15, the match was stopped due to rain, and when the match resumed, the target was revised to 123 in 17 overs as per the DLS method. South Africa needed 123 runs in 17 overs with 3 wickets and 5 balls in hand. South Africa lost wickets regularly, but due to the overall team contribution, they chased the target in 16.1 overs. The leading run scorers from the South African team were Tristan Stubbs and Heinrich Klaasen, with 29 and 22 runs, respectively. And from the West Indies, Boston Chase took 3 wickets; Andre Russell and Alzarri Joseph took 2 wickets each. The man of the match was Tabraiz Shamsi.
Toss South Africa
And stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
SA playing XI – Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
WI playing XI – Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Obed McCoy