| ICC Males’s T20 World Cup, Sharjah |
| South Africa 189-2 (20 overs): Van der Dussen 94* (60), Markram 52* (25) |
| England 179-8 (20 overs): Moeen 37 (27), Malan 33 (26); Rabada 3-48 |
| South Africa received by 10 runs |
| Scorecard |
England certified for the semi-finals of the Males’s T20 World Cup regardless of a 10-run defeat by South Africa in Sharjah.
Chasing 190, England wanted 14 from the ultimate six balls however Kagiso Rabada started the over with a hat-trick, having Chris Woakes, Eoin Morgan and Chris Jordan caught within the deep.
Though they inflicted a primary defeat of the match on England, South Africa’s failure to restrict them to 131 or fewer meant Australia reached the final 4 on the Proteas’ expense.
Maybe considerably, England misplaced opener Jason Roy to what gave the impression to be a critical calf damage.
He appeared near tears when pressured to retire harm and was utilizing crutches after the sport.
In an entertaining recreation filled with great placing, Rassie van der Dussen made a superb 94 not out from 60 balls in South Africa’s 189-2, sharing an unbroken 103-run stand with Aiden Markram, who scored 52 not out from 25 deliveries.
Issues arrive for England
The consequence didn’t have an effect on the standings in Group 1, however a minimum of it checked England’s momentum after 4 complete wins in succession.
West Indies, Bangladesh, Australia and Sri Lanka have been swatted apart with ease and Morgan’s workforce have been charging in the direction of the knockout levels.
Though their batters nearly rescued a sloppy efficiency with the ball and within the area, England go into their semi-final – more than likely towards New Zealand, Afghanistan or India – with questions that weren’t evident earlier than.
The largest concern is the damage to Roy, whose departure had an undoubted impression on the consequence. Having made 20 off 15 balls, he pulled up working a single and needed to be helped off the bottom.
England have already misplaced quick bowler Tymal Mills for the remainder of the match with a thigh pressure.
He was changed by Mark Wooden, who returned figures of 0-47 on his return from an ankle downside.
In fact, all of the seamers struggled, with Chris Woakes uncharacteristically off color in conceding 43 from 4 overs.
Moeen Ali bowled opener Reeza Hendricks within the third over of South Africa’s innings, however England couldn’t repeat the feat achieved of their earlier 4 video games of taking a minimum of three powerplay wickets – and subsequently the runs flowed.
Van der Dussen performed a advantageous innings that includes a mixture of intelligent ramps and highly effective hitting as he and the highly effective Markram hammered 71 runs from the ultimate 5 overs.
England additionally conceded overthrows 3 times in two overs late on – a spell which summed up their night.
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