In the Very 8 phase of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, South Africa crushed the reigning champ Britain by 7 pursues a fascinating match.
In pursuit of South Africa’s target of 164 runs, the England team scored 156 runs for 6 wickets.
In the match played in Saint Lucia, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first.
England and South Africa were playing their second match in the Super 8 stage, both teams having won their first match.
South Africa’s innings
South Africa scored 163 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, Quinton de Kock scored 65 runs off 38 balls.
Apart from this, Reza Hendricks 19, Klaasen 9, Aiden Markram got out by scoring 1 run while David Miller played an innings of 43 runs.
Stubbs remained not out with 12 and Maharaj 5 runs
On behalf of England, Jofra Archer took 3 wickets while Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid dismissed one player each.
England’s innings
Chasing South Africa’s target of 164 runs, England lost the match by 7 runs despite Harry Brook and Livingston’s brilliant batting.
In pursuit of the target, the English team scored 156 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Harry Brooke scored 53 and Liam Livingston scored 33 runs.
Apart from this, Phil Salt 11, Captain Butler 17, Bear Stow 16, Moeen Ali 9 were out.
On behalf of South Africa, Rabada and Maharaj took 2 wickets, while Bartman and Nokia dismissed one player each.
South Africa are unbeaten so far in the event, after their win against England, South Africa are top of Group 2 in the Super 8 stage with 4 points.