A very interesting match was seen on Friday in the Super-8 round of T20 World Cup 2024. This match between England and South Africa on the ground of St. Lucia was very interesting. South Africa, batting first, had set a target of 164, which the England team chased almost easily. Only 25 runs were needed in the last 3 overs.

This is where the South African bowlers turned the match around and the team won by 7 runs. After this victory, captain Aidan Markram and the rest of the team players were seen celebrating. He celebrated this victory in the dressing room. However, the road to the semi-finals is still difficult for them.

3 bowlers turned the tables, then celebrated

South Africa's three fast bowlers together pulled the lost match against England to their side. England had scored 139 runs very easily. In the last three overs, they needed only 25 runs and batsmen like Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone were still present at the crease.

After this, Kagiso Rabada dismissed Livingstone in the 18th over giving only 4 runs, this made the match a bit exciting. At the same time, Marco Jonson also gave only 7 runs in the 19th over. Now England needed 14 runs in the last over and Brook was on strike. Enrique Norkhia dismissed him on the very first ball. Captain Markram took a very brilliant catch. After this, Norkhia gave only 6 runs and South Africa won this match by 7 runs. The players were very excited after this victory. Jonson was seen screaming in the dressing room.

THAT WIN MEANS EVERYTHING TO THIS TEAM #T20WorldCup #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/693HpUXCeH

— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) June 21, 2024

What do I have to do to reach the semi-finals?

South Africa may have won this match against England, but they cannot bask in its joy for long. After West Indies' spectacular victory against America, the path to the semi-finals has become very difficult for South Africa. In terms of Net Run Rate (NRR), West Indies has overtaken all the teams in this group. South Africa is at the top with 4 points and +0.625 NRR. West Indies has gone to the second position with 2 points and NRR of +1.184.

England also has 2 points and its NRR is +0.412. America is at the last position with no points and -2.908 NRR.

The problem here is that South Africa's next match is with West Indies, while England's team will play against America. In such a situation, England will have a good chance to improve its NRR by winning. If this happens, then the match between South Africa and West Indies will become a knockout, because with a win, West Indies will have 4 points and due to better NRR, it will leave South Africa behind and go to the semi-finals with England.