🏏ICC T20I WC 2024: S8 - Match 45: SA vs England @8:00 PM IST🏏 - Page 46

Harry Brook played a sensational innings. He came in with his side in deep trouble. Had the idea to take it deep and take calculated risks. He targetted the right balls and zones to hit gaps. He was all set to take England home but a mishit when he just needed to connect to clear the infield and South Africa grabbed the game from his jaws.

South Africa should have won this easily. England should have won this easily too. Both played some poor cricket and one eventually lost to nerves. With just 164 to get and Salt getting a small but quick start, all England had to do was take it deep with wickets in hand but they found themselves at 61/4. Maharaj was the pick of the bowlers with KG and Baartman joining hands for a wicket each. But Brook had a clear plan and batted sensibly. Livingstone was middling pretty well and the Proteas started the feel the heat. KG leaked 18 in an over, Nortje followed up with a 13-run over but Baartman dished out five full toss in a 21-run over to literally turn the game on its head. Rabada and Jansen came back for a great 18th and 19th over where they conceded only 11 off the two overs to leave Nortje 13 to defend off the final over. Luckily Brook mishit first ball and Markram took a great catch and Nortje managed to close the game out for his side.

Most consecutive innings with at least one wicket in T20 WCs

16 Anrich Nortje (2021-24*)

15 Graeme Swann (2009-12)

15 Adam Zampa (2021-24*)

11 Ish Sodhi (2016-21)

Keshav Maharaj spells in T20 WC 2024

2/22(4) vs SL

0/24(4) vs Net

3/27(4) vs Ban

1/24(4) vs USA

2/25(4) vs Eng

- Sixth win on the bounce for South Africa in T20 WC 2004 - the longest for them in the competition surpassing five successive wins in the 2009 edition.

Quinton de Kock | Player of the Match: It (the pitch) definitely doesn't play the same as night games. It's completely a different surface compared to the night games. There was a little bit of extra bounce early on. I try to carry on confidence game by game. We bowled really well in the powerplay, and we controlled it very nicely. To be able to defend 160 on a decent wicket is a good effort from us.

Aiden Markram: Last three overs we had a lot against us but the bowlers had good plans and pulled it off. Message after the powerplay was it got slower. If I am greedy we were 10-20 short especially after the start we got. Not quite played a completely game of cricket but we are on the right track. Quinny (de Kock) has been good for us in the last two games. It was a bit nerve-wracking in those overs but it can happen. The plans were there just the execution wasn't. I'm grateful that catch (off Brook) stuck.

Player of the match is Quinton de Kock for his 65 from 38 up top which was a class apart. And he puts it down to CPL experience, particularly knowing this surface would play different today compared to how it has for the previous matches" "We've seen a couple of night games here (in the World Cup). Some people have made that mistake [assuming it would be similar] - I've played a few CPL games here and it certainly doesn't play the same during the day as it does during the night."

He knew the pitch that why he attacked in PP😂 and aaj pata chala bro play in CPL😂

All the close matches SA won so far their bowlers didnt bowl that brilliantly like there were quite some full tosses

It’s just that the opponent batters choked in a worse way Good for SA they aint choking so far

Just read somewhere

Kyle Mayers replaces Brandon King in the West Indies squad for remainder of ICC T20 World Cup. King was ruled out due to a side strain.

Originally posted by: Sevenstreaks

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