Windies Out -South Africa In World Cup Semis
It was a gruelling encounter, with much tension and many prayers going up from both sides of the fence, as South Africa faced off with the West Indies, in a match-up to decide a place in the T-20 world cup semifinals for 2024.
The match was played on Sunday night.
West Indies batted first and except for a half-century from Roston Chase, the batting generally struggled.
West Indies got to 135 for 8.
In response, South Africa also struggled and it came down to the final over, but Jansen struck the fistball from Mc Coy, emphatically over long off for a maximum, to seal the issue and effectively knock the host nation out of the semifinals.
Summarized scores: West Indies 135 for 8: Chase 52
Shamsi 3 for 27
South Africa 124 for 7 (revised target)-Stubbs 29
Chase 3 for 12; Joseph and Russell 2 wickets each
South Africa won by 3 wickets via the DLS method
In other matches played recently:
West Indies v USA
USA 128 all out
West Indies 130 for 1
West Indies won by 9 wickets
India v Bangladesh
India 195 for 5
Bangladesh 146 for 8
India won by 50 runs
Afghanistan v Australia
Afghanistan 148 for 6
Australia 127 all out
Afghanistan won by 21 runs
England v USA
USA 115 all out
England 117 without loss
England won by 10 wickets