South African Cricket Team has finally reached the T20 World Cup semi-final after ten years of waiting. They last reached the semi-finals in the 2014 T20 World Cup. The Proteas defeated the home team, West Indies, in a must-win encounter at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on 24th June 2024. Marco Jansen hit the winning runs by smashing a six off the last over’s first ball. The game broke many records for South Africa and helped them remove the tag of chokers to an extent. Let’s take a look at the match summary.
SA vs WI: T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Match Summary
South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and invited his opponent to bat first. West Indies could not get going throughout their innings and struggled against the likes of Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi and Aiden Markram. Interestingly, Kagiso Rabada was brought into the attack in the 18th over as the Proteas spinners did very well against the West Indian power hitters.
Roston Chase high-scored for West Indies with 52 off 42. No other West Indian batter managed to support him, and ultimately, the home team ended with 135/8 in 20 overs. Tabraiz Shamsi was the highest wicket-taker for South Africa, with 3 wickets to his name.
The Proteas chase was interrupted by the rain, and the target was shortened to 123 in 17 overs. At one moment, South Africa seemed to be cruising, with Heinrich Klaasen scoring 20 off just one over of Gudakesh Motie. However, after his dismissal, the Proteas struggled as David Miller could not get going. Roston Chase troubled the Proteas batters by picking 3 wickets. However, Marco Jansen kept his nerves and played a sensible knock to take his team home.
| West Indies- 135/8 in 20 Overs | South Africa- 124-7 in 16.1 Overs (Won through DLS) |
| Top Scorer for West Indies- Roston Chase 52 (42) | Top Scorer for South Africa- Tristan Stubbs 29 (27) |
| Top Wicket-taker for West Indies- Roston Chase 3/12 | Top Wicket-taker for South Africa- Tabraiz Shamsi- 3/27 |
Also read: South Africa Cricket Team Schedule for 2024 Announced: Check Now
Records Created by South Africa with the Victory against West Indies
Longest Winning Streak in the History of T20 World Cup:
South Africa has the longest winning streak in the history of the T20 World Cup, with the win over West Indies. They have won 7 back-to-back matches, surpassing the 6-match winning streak of Sri Lanka in the 2009 T20 World Cup. Australia has also managed to 6 games in a row on two different occasions in the 2010 T20 World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup.
| Matches Won | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | South Africa | 2024* |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2009 |
| 6 | Australia | 2010 |
| 6 | Australia | 2021 |
Longest Winning Streak of South Africa in T20Is:
South Africa has also equalled its record of the best winning streak in T20Is. They have won 7 matches in a row on three separate occasions.
| Winning Streak | Year |
|---|---|
| 7* | 2024 |
| 7 | 2009 |
| 7 | 2021 |
Also Read: South Africa Cricket Team Schedule for 2024 Announced: Check Now
Other Records Created in the SA vs WI Match
1- Roston Chase’s 52 and 3 wickets were the only fifth time a player scored half a century and picked 3 or more wickets in the same match in the T20 World Cup.
| Score & Wickets | Player | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66* & 4/38 | Dwayne Bravo | IND | Lord’s, 2009 | 2009 |
| 51 & 3/26 | Shane Watson | IRE | Colombo RPS | 2012 |
| 72 & 3/34 | Shane Watson | IND | Colombo RPS | 2012 |
| 67* & 3/19 | Marcus Stoinis | OMAN | Barbados | 2024 |
| 52 & 3/12 | Roston Chase | SA | North Sound | 2024 |
2- The host nation has never won the T20 World Cup.
