South Africa won the match lost to England: 25 runs were needed in 18 balls; Rabada, Jansen and Nortya did not let them score; Brook-Livingston fought hard

Another very exciting match was seen on Friday night in the Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup. Till the last over, both teams had equal chances, no one knew who would win, but South Africa won. Defending champion England lost this match by just 7 runs.

At one point, the team had to score 25 runs in 18 balls and the Brook-Livingstone pair had already made a partnership of 78 runs in 41 balls. In such a situation, Kagiso Rabada sent Livingstone to the pavilion on the second ball of the 18th over and broke the partnership. He gave only 4 runs in this over. Marco Jansen, who came to bowl the next over, gave only 7 runs. Here 14 runs had to be scored in 6 balls. Still, England’s hopes were alive, because Harry Brook was at the crease and had completed his fifty. Enrique Nortya dismissed him on the first ball of the last over and dashed the hopes of the English. Nortya gave only 6 runs in the last over.

Before moving on to the match analysis, here are 2 pictures from where the match turned…

In the 20th over, Aiden Markram took a brilliant catch on the ball of Enrique Nortya. Here Harry Brook was out after scoring 53 runs.

Kagiso Rabada sent Liam Livingstone (33 runs) to the pavilion on the second ball of the 18th over. He broke the 78-run partnership in 42 balls for the 5th wicket. With this wicket, the momentum of the match shifted towards Africa.

1. Match Winner- Quinton de Kock

He was the player of the match. De Kock gave the South African team a strong start by scoring 65 runs in 38 balls. He batted patiently in the first 3 overs of the powerplay and scored runs quickly in the last 3 overs.

De Kock’s innings made the difference and laid the foundation for a score of 163 runs. He shared an opening partnership of 86 runs in 59 balls with Reeza Hendricks. He scored at a strike rate of 171.05. De Kock’s innings included 4 fours and 4 sixes.

2. Hero of victory

kagiso rabada
He sent Phil Salt to the pavilion in his first and second overs of the innings and then broke the 78-run partnership by dismissing Liam Livingstone in the 18th over. From here the momentum shifted towards South Africa. Rabada gave away just 32 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 8.00.

keshav maharaj
Bowled economically and put pressure on the English batsmen in the middle overs by dismissing Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow. He gave 25 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 6.20 and also took 2 wickets.

Enrique Nortya
14 runs were needed to win in the last over. In such a situation, Harry Brook, who had scored a fifty on the first ball, was sent back to the pavilion and almost ensured his team’s victory. He took 1 wicket for 35 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 8.80.

david miller
He came to play after de Kock was out on a score of 92 and took charge. Miller scored 43 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 153.57. He shared a 47-run partnership in 27 balls with Stubbs to take the team’s score past 150. On the basis of Miller’s innings, the South African team was able to reach a score of 163. He hit 4 fours and 2 sixes.

3. The Turning Point

4. Reasons for defeat

5. Fighter of the Match

Harry Brook was the fighter of the match. England, chasing the runs, lost the fourth wicket at 61 runs. In such a situation, Brook played a half-century innings of 53 runs in 37 balls. He shared a 78-run partnership with Livingstone, but could not make the team win.

Playing-11 of both the teams for the match

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrique Nortya, Ottneil Bartman.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood and Reece Topley.