full and straight, smacked to mid-off and they don't even bother running as South Africa seal an 18-run victory. The USA gave them a scare, but South Africa were the dominant side for much of this game, and are now five in five at this World Cup
South Africa vs U.S.A., 41st Match, Super Eights, Group 2 at North Sound, T20 World Cup, Jun 19 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
41st Match, Super Eights, Group 2, North Sound, June 19, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
de Kock has scored 16 fifty-plus scores in T20Is, the most for SA breaking Hendricks's record
Harmeet Singh and Andries Gous's 91-run partnership is USA's highest for the 6th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 62 between Anderson and Harmeet Singh
Match centre
Scores: Sudeep Poojar | Comms: Danyal RasoolScorecard summary
South Africa • 194/4(20 overs)
74 (40)
2/21 (4)
46 (32)
2/24 (4)
United States of America • 176/6(20 overs)
80* (47)
3/18 (4)
38 (22)
1/24 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
end of over 207 runs
USA: 176/6CRR: 8.80
Jasdeep Singh2 (6b)
Andries Gous80 (47b 5x4 5x6)
Anrich Nortje 4-0-37-1
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-18-3
"Pretty happy with the performance as a whole, says Markram. "A couple of overs here and there we need to tidy up. I think you always feel you need more runs. But the wicket definitely changes and gets a bit slower, and they were a lot less sloppy. A couple of lessons to take, but nice for the batters to be in the middle and get some runs, especially for Quinny to really get his flow."
"Hard to take a defeat after coming so close," says Aaron Jones. "But we did lack discipline in the bowling at times. Once we play good cricket we can beat any team in the world. But we need to be a lot more disciplined."
Quinton de Kock is player of the match. "We've had some tricky wickets so it was nice to spend sometime in the middle today. The USA put us under pressure towards the end. It was a great game.
"We've still got a couple more games to win. Different venue, different surfaces. Never know what you're going to get out there."
Snake Eyes: "As lucky as the Springboks at the last World Cup!!" Rather be lucky than good, I'd imagine
taj: "Ice cold over from Rabada, that. Wow. Surely PoTM given the context? " Think de Kock's runs were quite useful too!
RiwajAdhikari: "If you ask me honestly, I feel South Africa have already used up their slot of allotted luck of this tournament in the first 4 league games. Now onwards, anything can happen." They've won by being the better side today though
19.5
1
Nortje to Gous, 1 run
wide outside off and it's guided down to deep point
19.4
4
Nortje to Gous, FOUR runs
thick outside edge that bounces just in front of short third. He can't properly collect and it flies over him and away to the boundary
19.3
•
Nortje to Gous, no run
backs away but Nortje follows him at pace, and Gous can only slap it back to Nortje. Mathematically impossible now if South Africa bowl no wides or no-balls
19.2
1
Nortje to Jasdeep, 1 run
pace and back of a length, slapped to deep cover for a single
Amnah : "Oh Danyal! That would be so Pakistan of South Africa"
19.1
1
Nortje to Gous, 1 run
makes room and carves it to cover, and they do decide to take the single, weirdly
Venkat: "SA have the tendency to get beaten by a fellow Southafrican and its happening too many times now..KP, Grant Elliot, Van der Merwe to name a few!"
end of over 192 runs • 1 wicket
USA: 169/6CRR: 8.89 • RRR: 26.00 • Need 26 from 6b
Jasdeep Singh1 (4b)
Andries Gous74 (43b 4x4 5x6)
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-18-3
Tabraiz Shamsi 4-0-50-1
18.6
•
Rabada to Jasdeep, no run
change of pace from Rabada, a swing and a miss, and a phenomenal over ends. Just 2 off it and a wicket. It's undone all the damage Shamsi did, and South Africa breathe easy again
18.5
1
Rabada to Gous, 1 run
slapped to backward point and they ease through for one
Rob: "Really hope the the Americans get across the line. Even if they don't, I can't see SA going past the semi final stage. They don't have the quality to be champions " I've spent the whole tournament thinking South Africa will get turned over by the first quality side they face. Would be poetic justice perhaps if they finally win a tournament where they don't look the best side
18.4
1
Rabada to Jasdeep, 1 run
offcutter picked up over midwicket for a single
18.3
•
Rabada to Jasdeep, no run
High pace from Rabada again. Wide outside off and full, and another swing and a miss from Jasdeep
18.2
•
Rabada to Jasdeep, no run
slower ball wide outside off that he pokes at and misses
18.1
W
Rabada to Harmeet Singh, OUT
full toss that's timed very well. Too well, in fact. It flies to midwicket, where Stubbs comes across to complete a simple catch. Harmeet puts his hands on his head before he has to depart after a knock that breathed life back into the USA's chances
Harmeet Singh c Stubbs b Rabada 38 (22b 2x4 3x6 30m) SR: 172.72
end of over 1822 runs
USA: 167/5CRR: 9.27 • RRR: 14.00 • Need 28 from 12b
Andries Gous73 (42b 4x4 5x6)
Harmeet Singh38 (21b 2x4 3x6)
Tabraiz Shamsi 4-0-50-1
Kagiso Rabada 3-0-16-2
17.6
6
Shamsi to Gous, SIX runs
six more! Six more! Is this actually happening then? Poor from Shamsi again, another long-hop, and the pull just about clears a leaping cow corner fielder. 22 off the over, and the US are suddenly in a position of near-parity
17.5
6
Shamsi to Gous, SIX runs
long-hop gets the treatment it deserves. Swivels and clobbers it over midwicket. It splits the fielders but flies over the rope anyway!
17.4
1
Shamsi to Harmeet Singh, 1 run
gets a top edge and it flies into the air, but into a gap as David Miller at long-off is unable to get there in time
17.4
1w
Shamsi to Harmeet Singh, 1 wide
goes too wide once more
17.3
6
Shamsi to Harmeet Singh, SIX runs
goes wide again, but errs by also going full. That means when Harmeet picks it up and uses a lot of bottom hand, he successfully drags it over wide long-on all the way for six
17.2
•
Shamsi to Harmeet Singh, no run
wide outside off again, but this one's just within the guidelines
17.2
1w
Shamsi to Harmeet Singh, 1 wide
goes across but Shamsi goes wider. The umpire thinks it's too wide though, much to Shamsi's displeasure
17.1
1
Shamsi to Gous, 1 run
picked up over and behind midwicket and Stubbs cuts it off in the deep
Mukund: "SA is one team that was lucky to get to the Super Eight, by winning close matches (1 run, 4 runs, etc) in the league stage. Will USA get over the line here as SA seem to be leaking too many runs towards the tail end of this innings?" They can't win can they? Chokers if they lose close ones, undeserving if they win them
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
USA
80 runs (47)
5 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
27 runs
0 four4 sixes
Control
88%
74 runs (40)
7 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
22 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
SA
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
3
ECO
4.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
O
4
M
0
R
21
W
2
ECO
5.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | 1W | |||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | |
| Toss | United States of America, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | T20I no. 2708 |
| Match days | 19 June 2024 - day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | South Africa 2, United States of America 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
SA 100%
SAUSA100%50%100%
Over 20 • USA 176/6
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