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South Africa in bad shape in T20, West Indies did a clean sweep


New Delhi. The condition of the South African team, which made it to the ICC T20 World Cup final, is in a bad state. The Proteas team had to face a shameful clean sweep in the T20 series against the West Indies. The South African team could not win a single match in the three-match series. With three consecutive wins, host West Indies won the T20 series 3-0. In the last match interrupted by rain, South Africa scored 108 runs for 4 wickets in 13 overs. In 9.2 overs, West Indies achieved the revised target of 116 runs by losing only 2 wickets.

The West Indies team whitewashed the South African team in the T20 series played against them. The visiting team could not win a single match in the 3 match series. With a big win of 8 wickets in the last match of the series, West Indies won the series 3-0. Due to rain, the third T20 match was played for 13-13 overs. Batting first, South Africa scored 108 runs for 4 wickets thanks to Tristan Stubbs’ 40 runs.

West Indies got the target of 116 runs
Due to rain, it was decided to reduce the 20 overs match to 13 overs. After playing the full 13 overs, South Africa scored 118 runs for 4 wickets. According to the Duckworth Lewis rule, a revised target of 116 runs was set for West Indies to win. Shai Hope played a brilliant innings of 42 runs in 24 balls. Nicholas Pooran almost finished the match by scoring 35 runs in 13 balls. In the end, Shimron Hetmyer scored 31 runs in 17 balls and led the team to victory.

first published : August 28, 2024, 12:28 IST

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