The final of the Women's T20 World 2024 was played in Dubai. In this match, New Zealand team defeated South Africa by 32 runs. With this, this tournament got a new champion after 8 years. The reign of the Australian women's team, which had been going on for the last several years, also ended. Not only this, New Zealand won the Women's T20 World Cup title for the first time. But with this the heart of South Africa was broken once again. His dream of becoming world champion remained unfulfilled. Let us tell you that no team of South Africa, whether male or female, has been able to win the World Cup title yet. At the same time, it has faced defeat in 3 World Cup final defeats in about 1.5 years.

Heart broken 3 times in 1.5 years

The South African team has often been known to lose on big stages. That's why the tag of 'chokers' is also attached to them. However, before 2023, he used to reach the semi-finals and lose. The women's team got rid of this 'curse' in the T20 World Cup 2023 and made it to the finals. But he had to face defeat. After this, in June this year, the South African men's team performed brilliantly and reached the final of the T20 World Cup 2024.

He faced the Indian team in the match played in Barbados. Even in this exciting match, she lost after coming very close to victory. Six-time champion Australia was defeated by a team in the semi-finals for the first time in 15 years. This big work was done by South Africa. Despite this he had to face defeat in the final. This is how my heart is broken for the third time in 20 months.

The team lost while chasing all three times

South Africa, which is competing for the World Cup, has suffered all three defeats while chasing. In the final held in Dubai, New Zealand, batting first, scored a strong score of 158 runs in 20 overs. This target proved to be very big for South Africa and the entire team could score only 126 runs in 20 overs and then missed the title.

In June 2024, the men's team also lost while chasing the target. Then Team India, batting first, had given a target of 177 runs. Chasing this, South Africa was left just one run away in the last over. Last year, in the final held on their home ground, Australia's women's team had given a target of 157 runs, which South Africa could not chase.