Markram moves SA Inch closer to semi-finals

For a confrontation between only two unbeaten teams in the T20 World Cup, it set out for South Africa for a walk in the park. Their bowlers dominated the West Indies, who performed brilliantly in ecovery a a To post competitive scores, only to do a lighter job of the goal in the way of a 9-wicket win for the South African top-order led by Aiden Markram

Extra from shorter and stiffer lengths The bounce will prove to be the theme for the fast bowlers, after Markram asked the West Indies to bat first. The red clay deck came to his aid, though Markram surprisingly Started with the spinning of h. T He retreated as Shai Hope hit four more sixes in the opening over, the second of which was by David Brevis who caught the ball falling on the ropes.

that w in three catches as one who would go down in powerplay and yet, South Africa managed to take four wickets. Kagiso Rabada, who was wicketless in each of his last three encounters, caught Hope on Lash as she undid him with extra bounce. Shimron Hetmyer was dropped on the very first ball, but he drowned in the same over due to missing the pull for the mid-wicket. Lungi Ngidi then in act Joined, first P a fluent-looking Brandon King generated a sharp lift off the deck, after which he asked Roston Chase to cut the ball to his stump.

West Indies firm for their shots were, but Sh Erfan Rutherford wiped out Corbin Bosch's bridge after the powerplay. Rovman Powell also fell cheaply while Matthew Ford, batting ahead of Romario Shepherd, also stamped his authority The St. Indies were in disarray on 83/7. This brought Jason Holder and Shepherd together and while consolidation was in progress, neither did they shy away from swinging their arms whenever an opportunity came ay. An expensive drop on the second ball relieved Holder and he paid South Africa, as the two all-rounders quickly shared a fifty.

West Indies continued Marco Johnson No in the 18th over He scored a half-century while travelling 23 runs. While Ngidi was brilliant with the use of slow balls in the 19 th over before Bosch finished with a yorker in his last, West Indies 176/8 Apparently healed. Holder was run out for 49, but Shepherd scored his first T20I half-century.

Chasing the South African goal, Markram once again relaxed and left the beauty shots. He In the final powerplay over with Quinton de Kock hitting the fours and sixes of his own will, South Africa scored 69 runs in that phase. No one could stop the two as they were in the back-of-the-hand variegation of the Gudakesh pearl continued his work with T on receiving serious treatment from De Kock. It was surprising that off-spin all-rounder Roston Chase, who according to Captain Hope was the strategic selector, was only allowed to bowl the 8th over Had to go to ND Cock. De Kock parked the ball in the crowd at mid-wicket and pulled another one over the fence before piercing Jason Holder. Ryan Rickleton moved on to 3 and kept the momentum going, even though M Arkham Raised a fluent fifty. The West Indies had some very tough catching chances that went down, but their bowlers were far from infiltrating. At the halfway mark at 109/1, th e-chase seemed to everyone but C was made.

It was a question of whether Rickleton and Markram continued to punish the bowlers while chilling the crowd regularly. The holder and the shepherd nailed their yorker, but it only delayed the inevitable. And when Rickleton remained unbeaten on 45, Markram snatched away the West Indies' unbeaten run with a lower hand loft on Holder's head. His 82* ears too South Africa another semi-final He was awarded the Player of the Match award as he approached the venue.

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