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The excitement of T20 World Cup 2024 is increasing day by day. Records are made and broken due to the brilliant performance of teams and players. Meanwhile, the South African team has also broken the record of the Indian team. India has made this record just 24 hours ago. South Africa has made this record in the match played against Bangladesh. With this record, South Africa has registered another record in the history of T20 World Cup.
South Africa is number one in this case
In the T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 4 runs in a thrilling match. Batting first in this match, the South African team scored 113 runs and restricted the Bangladeshi team to 109 runs. This was the lowest target in the history of the T20 World Cup, which the team successfully defended. Earlier this record was made by Sri Lanka in 2014. In the 2014 World Cup, Sri Lanka defended a score of 119 runs against New Zealand. In this match, the New Zealand team could score only 60 runs while chasing 120 runs.
This record of Sri Lanka was equaled by the Indian team 24 hours ago. India batted first against Pakistan and scored 119 runs. The Indian bowlers performed brilliantly and stopped the Pakistani team at 113 runs and equaled Sri Lanka's record of defending the smallest target in T20 World Cup history.
South Africa achieved this feat for the fourth time
South Africa has made another record by defending the lowest score. South Africa also became the first team in the world to win the T20 World Cup by the lowest margin. This is the fourth time South Africa has won the T20 World Cup by a margin of four runs or less. Earlier, South Africa defeated New Zealand by 1 run in the 2009 World Cup, New Zealand by 2 runs in 2014 and England by 3 runs in 2014.