T20 WC USA vs SA Highlights: The Super 8 matches started today in the T20 World Cup 2024. In the first match, the US team faced South Africa. This match was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. In this match, South Africa defeated America by 18 runs and started the Super 8 with a win.
T20 WC USA vs SA Highlights
After losing the toss and batting first, South Africa scored 194 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Quinton de Kock played the highest innings of 74 runs. Apart from him, Aiden Markram scored 46, Heinrich Klaasen scored an unbeaten 36 and Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten 20.
In reply, the US team could only score 176 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Andries Gaus played the highest innings of 80 runs. Apart from him, Harmeet Singh scored 38 and Steven Taylor scored 24 runs. Kagiso Rabada took 3 wickets for South Africa.
Playing 11 of both teams
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Johnson, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabrez Shamsi.
United States of America: Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Andries Gaus (wicketkeeper), Aaron Jones (captain), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nostush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
Gaus hit a fifty but could not make the team win
In this match, after losing the toss and batting first, South Africa gave a target of 195 runs. In response, the American team scored 176 runs after losing 6 wickets. Wicketkeeper-batsman Andris Gaus hit a fifty for America and played an unbeaten innings of 80 runs in 47 balls.
Steven Taylor scored 24 and Harmeet Singh scored 38 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could leave his mark. While Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets for Africa(T20 WC USA vs SA Highlights). While Keshav Maharaj, Enrique Norkia and Tabrez Shamsi got 1-1 success.
De Kock’s fiery innings, Markram-Klaasen also shone
On the other hand, the African team scored 194 runs for 4 wickets. Wicketkeeper batsman Quinton De Kock played a fiery innings of 74 runs in 40 balls for the team(T20 WC USA vs SA Highlights). While captain Aiden Markram hit 46 runs in 32 balls. In the end, Heinrich Klaasen remained unbeaten on 36 and Tristan Stubbs on 20. Saurabh Netravalkar and Harmeet Singh took 2-2 wickets for America.
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