SA vs WI: Proteas do India a favour, sink Windies to keep semifinal race alive

South Africa moved person to a semifinal spot successful the T20 World Cup with a commanding nine-wicket triumph implicit West Indies successful their Super 8 lucifer connected Thursday astatine Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, extending their unbeaten tally successful the tournament.The Proteas combined disciplined bowling with controlled batting to registry their sixth consecutive win, portion ending West Indies’ unbeaten streak. The 2 points besides strengthened India’s presumption successful the group, arsenic a South Africa nonaccomplishment would person analyzable the hosts’ qualification scenario.The decision besides impacted the West Indies’ nett tally rate, which dropped to 1.791 from 5.350.After being asked to bat, West Indies were reduced to 83 for 7 arsenic Kagiso Rabada (2/22) and Lungi Ngidi (3/30) ran done West Indies' apical and mediate order.

A lower-order concern betwixt Jason Holder (49 disconnected 31) and Romario Shepherd (52 not retired disconnected 37) added 89 runs for the eighth wicket, helping the broadside retrieve to 176 for 8.In reply, South Africa chased down the people successful 16.1 overs. Captain Aiden Markram remained unbeaten connected 82, portion Quinton de Kock made 47 and Ryan Rickelton scored 45 not out.The pursuit was acceptable up successful the powerplay itself, wherever South Africa scored 69 runs successful six overs.

De Kock and Markram added 95 runs successful 7.5 overs, striking 16 boundaries, including six sixes. De Kock deed 4 sixes and 4 fours successful his 24-ball innings earlier being caught by Holder astatine long-on. Markram brought up his 50 with a azygous disconnected Gudakesh Motie and aboriginal shared an unbeaten 82-run basal with Rickelton. He finished the lucifer with a consecutive bound disconnected Holder."We really bowled beauteous well, evidently the powerplay was a large happening for us, to get disconnected nicely.

The concern with Quinny [set things up]," said Markram, who was named Player of the Match."The 2nd innings was bully to bat on, it was somewhat tacky aboriginal connected and the guys bowled beauteous good aboriginal on."Earlier, West Indies had started quickly. Shai Hope (16 disconnected 6) deed Keshav Maharaj for 2 sixes and a four, portion Brandon King (21 disconnected 11) attacked Marco Jansen arsenic the broadside reached 29 successful conscionable implicit 2 overs.Rabada removed Hope, caught down portion sportfishing extracurricular off.

Shimron Hetmyer (2) was dropped by Corbin Bosch astatine mid-on but was dismissed 3 balls later, miscued disconnected Rabada. Ngidi past dismissed King and Roston Chase (2) successful the 4th over, leaving West Indies astatine 44 for 4.Sherfane Rutherford (12) deed Bosch for a six but fell adjacent ball, top-edging to de Kock. Ngidi’s 3rd wicket was Rovman Powell (9), reducing the broadside to 71 for 6. Matthew Forde (11) aboriginal fell to Bosch aft hitting a six.Holder and Shepherd past rebuilt. Holder struck 22 runs successful 1 implicit disconnected Jansen earlier being tally retired disconnected the penultimate shot of the innings. Shepherd carried connected to guarantee a competitory total."Losing truthful galore wickets successful the powerplay outgo us. We were 40-50 short. Must commend the guys successful the bottommost fractional for giving america a chance, ne'er cognize things could person changed," Hope said."The mode we play our cricket, determination volition beryllium a loss, purpose was to get it retired early. Next crippled volition beryllium quarter-final."