T20 World Cup 2024: SA vs USA, Match-41: Turning Point of the Match: South Africa defeated USA by 18 runs in the first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super-8 round. Batting first after losing the toss, South Africa scored 194 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.

In response, while chasing the target, USA could only score 176 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Let us tell you what mistake USA made, due to which South Africa won this match.

Kagiso Rabada’s spell was the turning point of the match

Kagiso Rabada gave two big blows to America within the powerplay itself. Rabada dismissed Steven Taylor (24) in the fourth over. Then he sent Nitish Kumar (8) to the pavilion in the sixth over. After the initial two blows, half of the American team returned to the pavilion on a score of 76 within 12 overs. The twist in the match was again brought by the pair of Andries Gaus and Harmeet Singh.

But Kagiso Rabada then ended America’s hopes of victory by dismissing Harmeet Singh. Rabada dismissed Harmeet Singh (38) in the 19th over of the innings. There was a partnership of 91 runs for the sixth wicket between Harmeet and Andries Gaus. Kagiso Rabada took three wickets for 18 runs in his four-over spell against America.

Quinton de Kock’s half-century was also the reason for South Africa’s victory

South Africa’s opening batsman Quinton de Kock was not in good form in the group stage matches. But in the first match of the Super-8 round against America, de Kock batted brilliantly. De Kock scored 74 runs in 40 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes. Due to this half-century innings, the African team was successful in putting a score of 194 runs on the board.