De Kock helps South Africa defeat the heroic USA by a close margin.
as the Super Eight phase commences Co-hosts of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the USA, looked to keep their dream run going against a hot-strength South Africa in the opening Super Eight encounter.
In the Super Eights, South Africa batted first and was led by Quinton de Kock to an 18-run victory over the USA. With his team reaching a formidable total of 194/4.
In response, the USA reached 176/6, largely because to an outstanding 80 not out from 47 balls made by Andries Gous.
The world of cricket was taken aback when the USA and India advanced from Group A, defeating Pakistan, Canada, and Ireland. This was the narrative of the first round.
At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, the co-hosts, who shocked the entire competition by defeating Pakistan in New York, will be hoping to claim yet another significant victory.
South Africa advanced to the Super Eight stage by winning all four of their Group D games, but they were pushed very close in all of those contests. Now, they will try to boost their confidence by defeating the lowest-ranked team in the tournament.
Reeza Hendricks did not stay till the third over was over, when he ejected Saurabh Netravalkar straight into the air and found himself in Corey Anderson's hands at mid-off.
With Aiden Markram's help, De Kock managed to continue, scoring an incredible 74 off 40 balls with seven fours and five sixes. Shayan Jahangir eventually dislodged him with a well-timed full toss from Harmeet Singh.
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