Twitter Reactions: South Africa pull off final over heist to thwart England in Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2024
Anrich Nortje picked Brook and contained Sam Curran as he conceded just six runs and South Africa won the game by seven runs.
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England took on South Africa in Match 45 of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on June 21. England won the toss and opted to bowl first. South Africa were off to a great start as Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock put up an 86-run stand for the first wicket. De Kock departed after scoring 65 off 38 and the Proteas saw di in their run rate. On the back of David Miller's 43 runs off 28 balls, South Africa posted a decent 163 for 6 on the board.
While chasing, England managed just 61 runs in 10 overs, losing Phil Salt, Johny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, and Moeen Ali with no batter crossing the 20-run mark. England found respite in Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone as they scored 53 and 33 respectively. When England needed 14 runs off the final over, Anrich Nortje picked Brook and contained Sam Curran as he conceded just six runs and South Africa won the game by seven runs.
It's completely a different surface compared to the night games: De Kock
De Kock turned out to be the differentiator in the game as Hendricks contributed only 19 runs in their 86 runs-opening partnership. He was all over Jofra Archer and hit him for two consecutive sixes and a boundary in the fourth over to set the tone. As a result, South Africa scored 61 runs in the powerplay against 41 of England which was a huge difference in the context of the game.
“It (the pitch) definitely doesn't play the same as night games. It's completely a different surface compared to the night games. There was a little bit of extra bounce early on. I try to carry on confidence game by game. We bowled really well in the powerplay, and we controlled it very nicely. To be able to defend 160 on a decent wicket is a good effort from us,” said De Kock after receiving player of the Match award.
Here's how 'X' users reacted to SA's win over ENG in Match 45:
England talks about sportsmanship, gentleman’s game play fair and all but just now Wood claimed a catch which he knew wasn’t a clean catch. Embarrassing. #ENGvsSA pic.twitter.com/aMSyClvylM
— M (@anngrypakiistan) June 21, 2024
Quinton De Kock in his last ICC Events:
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) June 21, 2024
In ODI WC 2023 - 594 runs, 59.4 ave, 107 strike rate, 4 hundreds.
In T20 WC 2024 - 187 runs, 147.2 strike rate.
In both Tournaments, De Kock is the highest runs scorer for South Africa - Incredible, De Kock. 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZKYAfpTeIe
All the hype around Klaasen & Stubbs before the world cup because of IPL
— Prateek (@prateek_295) June 21, 2024
But now David Miller showing who is the real boss in every single game 🔥#SAvsENG #ENGvSA #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/0KoEiBCk0N
SA : we need someone in the middle order to absorb the collapse but also to score runs at a good pace. That too consistently.
— TinTin (@pranit_19) June 21, 2024
David Miller every single time : pic.twitter.com/Q2bsqnjTro
What a catch!!! 🥶
— Sourabh Rana (@sourabh9820) June 21, 2024
Buttler with a one handed screamer to get rid of Quinton de Kock. Some respite for Jofra Archer and England.#ENGvSA | #T20WorldCup🏏 pic.twitter.com/cXASm7uZEo
𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙗 𝙗𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙨 💥
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 21, 2024
Jofra Archer has a sigh of relief as he gets the dangerous QDK 👏🏻
What will be South Africa's total in the clash of 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬?
𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝟖 👉 #ENGvSA |LIVE NOW |#T20WorldCupOnStar (only available in India) pic.twitter.com/PJuwrBnbgC
A brilliant comeback after conceding 21 runs in the first over by Jofra Archer! 💥 pic.twitter.com/zIeMtoCYxo
— Faiz Fazel (@theFaizFazel) June 21, 2024
Keshav maharaj on fire 🔥
— Maxim Viegas (@VickyDsouz82460) June 21, 2024
2 wickets in 2overs #ENGVSSA pic.twitter.com/SD0PHTyBNc
England 🏴 looks in a hurry and doing it in style !!
— Cricket Conundrum 🌐 🏏 (@CricConundrum) June 21, 2024
Brook and Livingstone !! 🔥 🔥 #ENGvsSA #T20WorldCup
Livingston and Brook🔥🔥 Very impressive
— Grumpy Periyavar 2.0 (@periyavar_2) June 21, 2024
WHAT A FIFTY BY HARRY BROOK !!!
— Cricketman (@Manojy9812) June 21, 2024
- Harry brook shasmed fifty just 34 balls now England 62/4 but brook brilliant knock under pressure!!!!!#ENGvsSA pic.twitter.com/rhOgia0y2L
That Markram Catch matched with Kapil Dev's catch in 83 WC #EngVsSA
— Manoj (@25_Imanu) June 21, 2024
What a come back by South Africa 🇿🇦 they won with the hardest teamwork 👏 #EngvsSA #cricket English lost with 5 wickets in hand .. #t20USA
— Zeeshan Ahmad (@UaeZahmad) June 21, 2024
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