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South Africa has created history in the T20 World Cup 2024 and qualified for the World Cup final for the first time. South Africa is now just one step away from becoming the world champion for the first time. Before reaching the final, South Africa had made its intentions clear by defeating Afghanistan badly in the semi-finals. South Africa's bowlers demolished Afghanistan's batting order. By winning this match one-sidedly, South Africa has also made many records in its name.
Australia's record broken
South Africa has set a record of consecutive wins in the history of T20 World Cup. South Africa has achieved this feat by winning 8 consecutive matches in this tournament. Earlier this record was in the name of Australia. Australia won 8 consecutive T20 World Cup matches from 2022 to 2024.
Teams with the most consecutive wins in T20 World Cup
- South Africa – 8 matches, 2024
- Australia – 8 matches, (2022-2024)
- England- 7 matches, (2010-2012)
- India- 7 matches, (2012-2014)
The Golden Age of South Africa
This is South Africa's golden era in T20 cricket. South Africa has never performed so well before. South Africa has won 8 consecutive matches in this tournament. Earlier in T20 cricket, South Africa had won 7 consecutive matches in 2009. In 2021 also, South Africa won 7 consecutive T20 cricket matches. For the first time, South Africa has won 8 consecutive matches.
Second biggest win in T20 World Cup
In the T20 World Cup, South Africa is considered to be a team that wins matches by a very small margin. The team has won 6 matches by a margin of less than 5 runs. In the history of the T20 World Cup, South Africa registered the biggest win in terms of wickets against Zimbabwe in 2012. South Africa won this match by 10 wickets. While the team has defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets. This is South Africa's second biggest win in terms of wickets in the T20 World Cup.
Enrique Norgia breaks Imran Tahir's record
Till now, Imran Tahir held the record for taking the most wickets for South Africa in a season of World T20. Imran Tahir took 12 wickets in the 2014 World Cup. Anrich Norgia has made a name for himself by breaking Imran Tahir's record. Norkhia has taken 2 wickets in this match. He has taken 13 wickets so far in the current tournament. He has left Imran Tahir behind. Along with this, KG Rabada has also equaled Imran Tahir's record by taking 2 wickets in this match. Kagiso Rabada has taken 12 wickets so far in the current World Cup. Earlier, Anrich Norgia had also taken 11 wickets in the 2022 World Cup.