Africa lost its cool against America, looked desperate for victory, somehow this bowler saved the honour

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|20-06-2024

SA vs USA: South Africa beats America

  • South Africa's team (SA vs USA) defeated America by 18 runs in the first match of Super-8.
  • Innings opener Reeza Hendricks was dismissed cheaply after scoring 11 runs off 11 balls.
  • But, from the other end, opener Quinton de Kock held the fort.
    He continued his aggressive attitude.
  • De Kock scored 74 runs in 40 balls. During this, 7 fours and 5 sixes were also seen from his bat.
  • Aiden Markram (46), Klaasen (36 not out) and Stubbs-Nabaag (20) were the main scorers for Africa in their victory.

Andries Gous could not make America win

  • America has impressed a lot with its performance in the T20 World Cup 2024.
    3 wickets fell for a score of just 56 runs in front of Africa.
  • But, USA's batsmen did not give up in front of the opposition team. They scored 176 runs while chasing 194 runs.
  • Steven Taylor was out after scoring 24 runs. But, his partner Andreas Gaus played an unbeaten innings of 80 runs.
  • But in the end, Andres Gaus could not take his team across the threshold of victory, he did not get any support from the other end.
  • Otherwise, America could have easily achieved this score the way big shots were seen in the end.

De Kock and Rabada shine in Africa's victory

  • The South African team (SA vs USA) performed brilliantly against America.
  • Batting first, Quinton de Kock scored 74 runs to put America in a strong position.
  • After that Kagiso Rabada took over the bowling attack.
    He did not give any chance to any USA batsman to score runs with his devastating balls.
  • Rabada gave only 18 runs in 4 overs and took 3 big wickets.

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