West Indies: West Indies has been knocked out from the ICC T20 Males’s Cricket World Cup 2024 with their three-wicket defeat towards South Africa on Sunday at Sir Viv Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda.
With this victory, South Africa paved the trail to the semi-final spherical of the event together with England in Group 2 of the Tremendous 8. The match between West Indies and South Africa was the final match of Group 2 because the latter workforce completed the sport by standing on the first place within the factors desk with 6 factors.
The match began with the toss which was received by the South Africa workforce and so they opted to bowl first, sending the Windies onto the sector to bat first. With a sluggish begin within the powerplay, the Windies gained momentum after six overs with a fifty from Roston Chase, nevertheless, he by no means received any assist from the opposite finish.
After 10 overs, the velocity of the West Indies slowed down after Roston Chase misplaced his wicket which was thought-about the best loss for the workforce. For South Africa, Tabraiz Shamsi turned out to be probably the most profitable bowler as he took three wickets with 27 runs in 4 overs.
With their batting, West Indies gave the goal of 136 runs by making a complete of 135 runs with an eight-wicket loss within the 20 overs.
In reply, South Africa’s batting inning was began by Quinton de Kock who scored 15 overs within the first 2 overs. Nevertheless, the workforce suffered two early wickets by the hands of Andre Russell which included the large catch of Quinton de Kock, sending South Africa into difficulties.
Nevertheless, the rain stopped the match which diminished the variety of overs to 17 overs and the brand new goal of 123 runs which have been chased by South Africa with the lack of seven wickets.
The bowlers of West Indies akin to Alzaari Joseph and Roston Chase have tried to defend the rating with huge wickets and catches, however the successful six of Marco Jansen within the final over modified the complete panorama and put the victory into the bucket of South Africa.
Now, the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 obtained their two semi-finalists from Group 2 which can play towards the 2 groups of the Group 1 of the Tremendous 8 stage. At the moment’s match between India and Australia will decide different groups for the semi-final spherical of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Notably, West Indies began its Tremendous 8 innings with the defeat towards England and scored its first victory within the format towards america.
