West Indies vs South Africa Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: SA wins close contest by three wickets to qualify for semis

McCoy will bowl the last over. Six!! Jansen goes down the ground and clears the fence at long on to win it for South Africa!!

And that will be the semifinal slot sealed for South Africa!

Chase again. Slightly shorter in length, Maharaj defends back to the bowler. WICKET!! Maharaj looks to step out and go big, holes out to Alzarri at long off. SA imploding.

Maharaj c Alzarri Joseph b Roston Chase 2(6)

Rabada in at 9, gets off the mark with a single. Jansen lofts one uppishly through midwicket, goes on the bounce to the fielder in the deep. Rabada looks to pull one over midwicket, misses it, so does Pooran and the batters run two byes. 

Four!! Slightly wide, Rabada nails the drive through cover. 

Alzarri to finish his quota. Full on the pads, flicked uppishly, goes over short midwicket and Jansen will get two. A single to the offside puts Maharaj on strike. Russell misfields one at cover and Jansen will get two. That’s two extra runs this over WI has gifted SA. 6 from the over. 

WICKET!! Chase picks up his second and its Stubbs! In the slot wanted to loft it over the ground, holes out to long on. Unnecessary shot and the outcome brings WI right back in it. 

Tristan Stubbs c Mayers b Roston Chase 29(27)

Maharaj in at 8. Rocks a pull off the backfoot to midwicket, just a single. Jansen flicks one to deep square and will get two runs. Four runs off the over. 

Russell with his fourth. One more wicket and WI can push SA against intense pressure. Four!! Short on the hips, flicked fine past fine leg for a boundary. Six runs from the over. End of Russell’s spell as well. 100 for SA as well.

Roston Chase into the attack. Stubbs gets a single to deep square. WICKET!! Miller goes on the backfoot to cut, wasn’t short enough and the offstump lights up. 

Miller b Roston Chase 4(14)

Jansen in at 7. Gets off the mark with a single to long on. Two runs from the over.

Russell back into the attack. Keeps low outside off stump, passes under Miller’s shot. Goes for the short one after three dot balls, square leg umpire calls it a wide. Stubbs goes down the track, gets an edge that goes on the bounce to third man. Just three from the over. 

Joseph with his third. Two singles to start the over. Rotation of strike will do it for South Africa. WI needs a couple more wickets to make this interesting. Joseph closes the over out for just three. 

Obed McCoy into the attack. Full and wide, Stubbs cuts it to deep third for a single. After a couple of wides, Miller guides one to third man to get off the mark. Four!! Too wide, Stubbs cuts it through point for a boundary. Nine runs from the over. 

Alzarri continues. Four!! Full outside off, takes Stubbs outside edge but it runs past Pooran and to the fence. Shorter in length in line with the stumps, turned to short fine for a single. WICKET!! WI still in it! Short ball on the body of Klaasen, fends at it awkwardly and the edge is gobbled up by Pooran running backwards. 

Klaasen c Pooran b Alzarri Joseph 22(10)

Motie into the attack and Klaasen pumps him out of the ground first ball. Too full and carted away for a six down the ground. Couple of singles follow. Motie hangs it outside the off stump. Klaasen slashes at it. Not in control, but it runs away for a four. Leg side now from Motie. Klaasen guides it for another four. Another edge. Another four. HUGE OVER FOR SOUTH AFRICA!!

Markram looks to go over the top. But there is no timing there. Pops up for an easy catch for Mayers. 

Aiden Markram c Mayers b Joseph 18 (15b 2x4 0x6)

Alzarri goes for a bouncer. Klaasen ducks under it. Clips of Pooran’s gloves and runs away for a four. 

SA 50/3 in 6 overs

Hosein with his third. Short and wide and Stubbs puts it away with ease for a four through the cover region. Again width. Cut shot this time by Stubbs. FOUR MORE!!

Russell continues. Can he work his magic again. Markram almost chops one on from a Russell inswinger. Markram recoups with a classy off drive, which runs away for a four. 

Akeal Hosein gets the game back underway! Beats Markram’s outside edge first ball. Couple of singles put South Africa back on track. Fuller one and Markram reverse sweeps it fine enough for a four. 

SA 22/2 in 3 overs

Match to restart at 11:45pm local time. Only three overs lost!

New target for SA - 123. 108 needed from 90 balls!

We will start losing over only after 11:21 local time. Just under half-an-hour to that cut off. Covers are starting to come off. 

And from out of nowhere it is raining. Covers are out and the players are off the field. It is raining heavily now. A restart will take time. If this game is washed out, South Africa will qualify for the semifinal, along with England from this group. 

Short from Russell and de Kock decides to take it on. Pulled straight to Rutherford in the deep. 

Quinton de Kock c Rutherford b Russell 12 (7b 3x4 0x6)

SA 15/2 in 2 overs

Russell strikes first ball. Drags it down the leg side and Hendricks ticks it to the keeper. West Indies gets the wicket only after a review. 

Reeza Hendricks c †Pooran b Russell 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Akeal Hosein with the ball as West Indies looks for early wickets. Wrong line from Hosein first up. Clicked away for an easy four by de Kock. Full now from the left arm spinner. de Kock powers it over mid off for a four. Shorter from Hosein now. QDK with a late cut. FOUR MORE!!!

WI 12/0 in 1 over

Rabada with the last over. Six!! Short ball, Joseph pulls it over midwicket for six. Short ball to Motie, misses his shot but manages to sneak in a single. Joseph mistimes his shot but scampers across for two runs to midwicket. Single to mid off to finish off the innings. WI 135/8 in 20 overs.

Nortje with his last over. Joseph clips the yorker length ball to fine leg for a single. A play and miss for Motie on his first ball. Four!! Full toss outside off, Motie hoicks and it runs away through third man for four. 

Rabada into the attack. WICKET!! Hosein guides one to third man and Russell call him over for a single, The fielder hits the stumps at the strikers end and Russell is short of his ground. Big big wicket for SA. 

Russell run out (Nortje) 15(9)

Joseph in at 9, gets off the mark with a single to long off. WICKET!! Slower ball, Hosein doesn’t read it, gives a simple return catch to Rabada. 

Akeal Hosein c and b Rabada 6(11)

Nortje into the attack. Six!! Length ball outside off, Russell lofts it high into the air and far enough for six! Six!! Slightly shorter in length, pulled over midwicket for six more. Yorker length on the pads, jammed to deep fine for a single. 14 runs off the over. 

Shamsi with his last over. WICKET!! Chase looks to slog first ball, doesn’t get the connection and provides a simple catch to Rabada at long on. 

Roston Chase c Rabada b Shamsi 52(42)

Hosein in at 8. Tries to drive the first ball, beaten on the inside edge. A misfield at point allows him to get off the mark. Four!! Slightly wider, Hosein waits and cuts it past short third for four. 100 up for the West Indies.

Maharaj continues. Chase drives to long off for a single. A touch of extra bounce as Russell fends off one to point. Full on the pads, clipped through midwicket for a single. 

Shamsi continues. Four!! Full on offstump, lofted straight back over Shamsi’s head for a boundary. A single to long off brings up fifty for Roston Chase! WICKET!! Rutherford prods forward and defends, can only manage an edge that is cupped by Markram at first slip. 

Rutherford c Markram b Shamsi 0(4)

Andre Russell in at 7. 

Maharaj into the attack. Rovman Powell the new man in. Gets off the mark with a cut shot to deep point. WICKET!! Powell is beaten in the flight and he loses balance before being stumped. 

Powell st de Kock b Maharaj 1(2)

Sherfane Rutherford in at 6. 

Shamsi with his second over. Chase defends awkwardly off the backfoot but gets a single to long off. Four!! Mayers makes room and lofts it over cover for a boundary. Six!! Chase brings out the slog sweep, manages to hit it over the fence and in the gap. Attempted reverse, just a single to short third for Chase. WICKET!! Mayers looks to go over cover again, hands a simple catch to the fielder in the deep. 

Mayers c Tristan Stubbs b Shamsi 35(34)

Nortje continues after the break. Chase looks to go big over midwicket, the edge trickles to point. Short of a length outside off, punched to cover for a single. Two attempted shots but both find the fielder on the bounce. Just the three runs from the over. 

A reverse sweep from Chase against Shamsi early in the over. Just a single though. Another quiet over for West Indies. Just three runs from it. 

Sharp start from Nortje. Troubles Mayers with his extra pace. Couple of dot balls against the Windies opener. Just three runs from the over. 

Markram to bowl out. Three singles off the first four balls. Fuller one from Markram for Mayers. Timed high and straight. Chance for both long on and long off to make it. But the ball clears the boundary while Jansen and Rabada have a nasty collision. Jansen gets some medical attention as the game restarts. 

Maharaj with his second. Chase and Mayers keep things moving with some good running between the wickets. A misfield at extra cover allows West Indies to sneak in a double. 

Third over in the PowerPlay for Markram. DROPPED!! Swept by Mayers and Maharaj fails to hold onto a quick chase at backward square leg. 

Markram thinks he has his man with one that keeps low. Strikes Mayers on the back leg while going for a sweep. WI reviews and there is a small under edge. Mayers survives. He celebrates by depositing Markram for a massive six straight down the ground. 

Maharaj into the attack. Good length and Mayers is quick to his back foot to drive it on the up for a four through covers. Pushed through by Maharaj and Chase slog sweeps it just enough for a six. 

Markram continues and he gives away a couple of wide down the leg side to Chase. Both Chase and Mayers not willing to risk it against the part-time offie. Just four singles other than the wides in the over. 

Full toss from Jansen for the first ball. Chase puts it through covers for a double. Better length from Jansen and cramps Chase for any room to work with until he pitches one wide. Chase slices it past point for a four. 

DROPPED!! Top edged by Chase and it is a skier. Nortje gets underneath it but can’t hold onto the ball. Short ball from Jansen. Mayer gets some bat on it. Edged and four. 

It is the big wicket of Nicholas Pooran. Skipper Markram’s decision to bring himself on early works. Too wide from the offie and Pooran gets very little bat on it. Easy catch for Jansen. 

Nicholas Pooran c Jansen b Markram 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)

WI 10/2 in 2 overs

Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope gets things underway for the home side. 

Extra bounce from Jansen and Hope can only hit it to Stubbs at cover point. 

Shai Hope c Stubbs b Jansen 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

WI 5/1 in 1 over

Matches played: 4

West Indies won: 1

South Africa won: 3

Last Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets (Dubai; 2021)

Matches played: 22

West Indies won: 11

South Africa won: 11

Last result: West Indies won by 8 wickets (May, 2024; Kingston)

South Africa: 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

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Obed McCoy 

SA wins the toss and opts to bowl first. 

Can’t see the wicket getting any worse says Aiden Makram. Tabraiz Shamsi replaces Ottneil Baartman for SA.

Would have bowled first as well says Powell. New conditions but must be able to adapt quickly he says. Kyle Mayers replaces Johnson Charles.

West Indies: Shai Hope, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Obed McCoy, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman.

Host West Indies will need its all-round firepower for taming a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash to seal the semifinal berth at the T20 World Cup here. 

After its only loss in six games to England in its opening Super Eight game, West Indies regrouped to smash co-host USA by nine wickets.

For West Indies, a win will see them through to the last-four, while a loss will bring it down to net run-rate and that too only if USA beat England in the other group match.

South Africa, which has won all its six games so far, is sitting at the top of the table but it too is not yet guaranteed a spot in the semifinal and will need a win to seal the position.

A loss will again leave its fate on the other result and NRR.

- PTI

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T20 World Cup: Big-hitting West Indies clash with rampaging South Africa in must-win Super Eight clash

Host West Indies will need its all-round firepower for taming a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash to seal the semifinal berth at the T20 World Cup.

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