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South Africa has qualified for the semi-finals by defeating West Indies in the last Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup. The journey of host West Indies in the World Cup is now over. South Africa has become the second team to reach the semi-finals after England from Group-2.
West Indies innings
In the match against South Africa, the host West Indies batted first and scored 135 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In this important match, apart from Roston Chase and Kyle Myers, no batsman could do anything special for West Indies. Due to the partnership of 81 runs in 65 balls between these two, the Caribbean team was able to reach the figure of 135 runs.
South African spinner Tabrez Shamsi played a vital role in restricting West Indies to 135 runs. He took 3 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. Meanwhile, he also completed his 300 wickets in T20 cricket. Apart from Shamsi, Johnson, Markram, Maharaj and Rabada got 1-1 wickets. South Africa tested a total of 6 bowlers in this match, out of which everyone except Norkhia got wickets.
south africa innings
South Africa got a target of 136 runs, chasing which the South African team could score only 15 runs for 2 wickets in 2 overs. Then the match had to be stopped due to rain. After this, when the match resumed, the overs were reduced and a new target was set for South Africa under the DLS rule. With 3 overs remaining, South Africa got a new target of 123 runs in 17 overs, out of which it scored 15 runs. Meaning now they had to score 108 runs in the remaining 90 balls.
South Africa achieved this target by losing 7 wickets in 16.1 overs. While batting for South Africa, Stubbs scored the highest score of 29 runs. This victory was not that easy for South Africa. Due to continuous fall of wickets, Africa was lagging behind in the match at one time but ultimately the team emerged victorious.
West Indies tour ends
With the defeat in this match, West Indies' journey in the World Cup has now ended. After England from Group-2, South Africa has now become the second team to reach the semi-finals. In this match, Tabrez Shamsi bowled brilliantly for South Africa. Shamsi took 3 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. Due to which he was chosen as the Player of the Match.