World T20, 2016 Photos

World T20: West Indies Beat South Africa To Seal Spot in Semi-Finals

March 26, 2016 00:12

West Indies held their nerve to defeat South Africa by three wickets in Nagpur to qualify for the semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20.

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West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first on a sluggish pitch and they struck immediately by removing Hashim Amla for 1. (Picture credit: AFP)
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Andre Russell got the wicket of Faf du Plessis as South Africa struggled on a slow pitch.
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Chris Gayle, who had not bowled in Twenty20 Internationals since 2014, got the wicket of Rillee Rossouw for 0.
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However, Dwayne Bravo got the massive wicket of AB de Villiers when he bowled him for 10 with a slower ball.
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Quinton de Kock was the only batsman who got the measure of the pitch as he hung in to play a solid knock.
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De Kock shared a 50-run stand with David Wiese as South Africa aimed to rebuild.
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However, De Kock missed out on a fifty as he was bowled by Russell for 47. South Africa ended up on 122/8.
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West Indies had bowled well and gave themselves a good chance on this sluggish Nagpur wicket.
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Chris Gayle was the main threat for South Africa but Kagiso Rabada bowled him with an inswinging delivery for 4.
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Marlon Samuels played a gritty knock as he got West Indies close to the line.
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However, South Africa kept chipping away at regular intervals as they put up a fight.
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Imran Tahir struck twice in the 18th over by dismissing Andre Russell and Darren Sammy in quick succession.
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With 20 runs needed off 12 balls, it seemed like South Africa would pull off a great escape.
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However, Carlos Brathwaite struck a big six off Rabada and Denesh Ramdin scored the winning runs when Hashim Amla dropped a catch at point. West Indies won the match by three wickets.
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West Indies entered the semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 while for South Africa, they will need other results going their way if they have to qualify for the semi-finals.

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