South Africa held its nerve to edge West Indies by three wickets beneath the Duckworth-Lewis technique in a rain-disrupted shootout for a semifinal spot on the Twenty20 World Cup in Antigua on Sunday.
The unbeaten Proteas joined England within the final 4 as Group 2 winners when Marco Jansen (21 not out) smashed a six down the bottom off the primary ball of the ultimate over to get South Africa to its adjusted goal of 123.
Left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi had earlier taken 3-27 as match co-hosts West Indies was restricted to 135-8 earlier than the rainstorm swept in to cease play.
Spinner Roston Chase (3-12) took three wickets late within the South African innings to arrange a dramatic end and provides a glimmer of hope that West Indies may preserve alive their quest for a 3rd title.
“There’s quite a lot of reduction in the end to get by means of to get to the semi-final,” stated South Africa captain Aiden Markram.
“I suppose it’s been the story of our (match), get ourselves into difficult positions and form of come what may recover from the road.”
The opposite two semifinalists will likely be selected Monday when India and Australia meet in St Lucia and Afghanistan tackle Bangladesh in St Vincent within the final two matches within the Tremendous Eight stage.
The South Africans received the toss and elect to bowl first in a call that was shortly vindicated when hazard males Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran had been dismissed inside the primary two overs with simply 5 runs on the board.
Kyle Mayers, introduced into the West Indies squad as an damage substitute on Saturday, steadied the innings in a partnership of 81 for the third wicket with Chase.
HIGHLIGHTS – West Indies vs South Africa
Each had some fraught moments — Chase was dropped on 11 and Mayers survived an lbw name on assessment — earlier than Shamsi separated them within the twelfth over when Mayers slashed the ball to Tristan Stubbs at deep cowl level to depart for 35.
WEST INDIES UNDER-PAR
That was the final partnership of notice in an innings of suits and begins, Chase (52) and Sherfane Rutherford (0) falling sufferer to Shamsi’s wrist spin, and Andre Russell thumping a few huge sixes earlier than being run out for 15.
West Indies knew it was under-par and wanted a giant bowling effort and Russell gave them an incredible begin.
He struck with the primary supply of the innings to take away Reeza Hendricks caught behind down the leg aspect earlier than having the opposite South Africa opener, Quinton de Kock, caught at backward sq. leg for 12 5 deliveries later.
The gang on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium got here to life however any momentum the West Indies had constructed was misplaced when the skies opened instantly and play was delayed for 90 minutes.
Stubbs and Markram resumed on 15-2 and took the tally to 42 earlier than native fast Alzarri Joseph struck together with his second supply to take away the captain for 18.
Joseph’s tempo did for Heinrich Klaasen (22) within the eighth over however the different West Indies bowlers had been proving costly and the South Africans had been now only a run-a-ball away from their goal.
Chase got here on within the twelfth over to bowl David Miller for 4 after which despatched again Stubbs (29) and Keshav Maharaj (2) and make sure the chase went into the seventeenth and ultimate over.
“I believe credit score have to be given to the boys, I believe they fought to the very finish,” stated West Indies skipper Rovman Powell.
“As a batting group, that is one efficiency we’ll attempt our greatest to neglect. It was a commendable bowling effort, we stated that we’re simply gonna give it our all and no matter occurs, occurs.”