Gros Islet [Saint Lucia], After the victory against England in the Super 8 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa captain Aiden Markram praised the players for their brilliant performance in the match.
Aiden Markram-led South Africa moved a step closer to the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 after beating England by seven runs in the Super Eight match at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
The all-rounder praised opener Quinton De Kock after his brilliant match-winning performance.
"In the last three overs we were against a lot, but the players had good plans and they achieved it. The message after the powerplay was that it became slower. If I am greedy, we were 10-20 short, especially after the start that We didn't play a full match of cricket but we are on the right track. Quinny (de Kock) has been good for us in the last two matches. It was a bit stressful in those overs but the plans were there just the execution. It wasn't. I'm grateful that (Brook's) catch stuck," Markram said in the postgame presentation.
Recapping the match, England won the toss and decided to bowl against South Africa.
The knocks of Quinton de Kock (65 runs off 38 balls, 4 fours and 4 balls) and David Miller (43 runs off 28 balls, 4 fours and 2 sixes) helped the Proteas put the score at 163/6 in the first over. entrance.
Jofra Archer led England's bowling attack after picking up three wickets and giving 40 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 40.00. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid also picked up a wicket each in their respective spells.
During the chase, the defending champions fell short by just seven runs. England were able to score 156/6 in 20 overs with the help of the knocks of Harry Brook (53 runs off 37 balls, 7 fours) and Liam Livingstone (33 runs off 17 balls, 3 sixes, 2 fours).
The players picked by the Proteas were Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj with two wickets each. Ottneil Baartman and Anrich Nortje took a wicket each.
De Kock was awarded the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance with the bat in the first innings.
Aiden Markram-led South Africa moved a step closer to the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 after beating England by seven runs in the Super Eight match at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
The all-rounder praised opener Quinton De Kock after his brilliant match-winning performance.
"In the last three overs we were against a lot, but the players had good plans and they achieved it. The message after the powerplay was that it became slower. If I am greedy, we were 10-20 short, especially after the start that We didn't play a full match of cricket but we are on the right track. Quinny (de Kock) has been good for us in the last two matches. It was a bit stressful in those overs but the plans were there just the execution. It wasn't. I'm grateful that (Brook's) catch stuck," Markram said in the postgame presentation.
Recapping the match, England won the toss and decided to bowl against South Africa.
The knocks of Quinton de Kock (65 runs off 38 balls, 4 fours and 4 balls) and David Miller (43 runs off 28 balls, 4 fours and 2 sixes) helped the Proteas put the score at 163/6 in the first over. entrance.
Jofra Archer led England's bowling attack after picking up three wickets and giving 40 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 40.00. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid also picked up a wicket each in their respective spells.
During the chase, the defending champions fell short by just seven runs. England were able to score 156/6 in 20 overs with the help of the knocks of Harry Brook (53 runs off 37 balls, 7 fours) and Liam Livingstone (33 runs off 17 balls, 3 sixes, 2 fours).
The players picked by the Proteas were Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj with two wickets each. Ottneil Baartman and Anrich Nortje took a wicket each.
De Kock was awarded the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance with the bat in the first innings.
