T20 World Cup: When was the last time in the history of the tournament that the host country reached the semi-finals? Know here-

Host West Indies failed to make it to the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup after losing the match against South Africa by 3 wickets T20 World Cup 2016 Semi Final IND vs WI (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Super-8 round of the 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played in the West Indies. The names of the two semi-finalist teams from Group-2 have been revealed. Defending champion England became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament by defeating the USA by 10 wickets. Today (24 June), South Africa defeated host West Indies by 3 wickets and confirmed its place in the semi-finals. In the match, West Indies batted first and scored 135 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Roston Chase played the highest innings of 52 runs for the team. Due to rain, the African team got a DLS target of 123 runs in 17 overs. The team was in trouble while chasing the runs as 23 runs were needed in the last 24 balls. Tristan Stubbs (29) was looking good, but he was out against Roston Chase in the 14th over. Chase then gave another big blow to the team by dismissing Keshav Maharaj in the 16th over. South Africa needed 5 runs to win in the last over. Marco Jensen hit a six off the very first ball against Obed McCoy to give the team victory. Both the USA and West Indies, who are jointly hosting the T20 World Cup 2024, failed to reach the semi-finals. Let us tell you when was the last time in the history of the tournament that a host country reached the semi-finals. The last time India reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup as a host country T20 World Cup 2016 was played in India. Team India reached the semi-finals after defeating Pakistan and Australia in the quarter-finals. India played the semi-final match against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Batting first, the host scored 192 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya Rahane (40) played good innings. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 89 runs in 47 balls with the help of 11 fours and 1 six. West Indies chased the target with 2 balls to spare on the strength of power hitting innings of Lendl Simmons (82*) and Andre Russell (43*) and won by 7 wickets. After this defeat, Team India missed out on a place in the final. West Indies then won their second T20 World Cup title by defeating England by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens.

Harry Brook’s brilliant innings did not work, South Africa defeated England in a thrilling match

South Africa defeated England by seven runs in a crucial match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. South Africa (Pic Source-X) South Africa defeated England by seven runs in an important match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. In this match, all the players from South Africa performed very well and played an important role in their team’s victory. The performance of England players was disappointing against South Africa. Let us tell you, in this match, South Africa batted first and scored 163 runs in 20 overs by losing six wickets. The most disappointing thing with South Africa in this match was that their wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Reeza Hendricks failed to bat well against England and was out after scoring 19 runs. However, Quinton de Kock batted very well for the team and played a valuable innings of 65 runs with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes in 38 balls. While on one hand the England bowlers put pressure on the rest of the South African batsmen, Quinton de Kock put his team in a very good position. Apart from Quinton, David Miller contributed 43 runs. Tristan Stubbs scored 12* runs. Heinrich Klaasen was out on a personal score of 8 runs. All the bowlers of England bowled very well in this match. Jofra Archer took three wickets for 40 runs in four overs while Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid took one wicket each. Harry Brook’s brilliant half-century innings did not come in handy England’s wickets kept falling at regular intervals while chasing the target. At one point, England lost four wickets within 11 overs. However, after this, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone made an important partnership of 78 runs for the fifth wicket. As long as these two players were present at the crease, it seemed that England would easily win against South Africa. Liam Livingstone played a stormy innings of 33 runs in 17 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes against South Africa. Apart from Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook scored 53 runs in 37 balls with the help of 7 fours. Apart from these two batsmen, no other player was able to bat well against South Africa. For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj took two wickets for 25 runs in four overs while Kagiso Rabada took two wickets for 32 runs in four overs. England could only score 156 runs against South Africa after losing six wickets in 20 overs. that was a rollercoaster 🤯🎢 The @ProteasMenCSA give themselves a great chance of reaching the semi-finals 🏆#WozaNawe , #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/mR2zyaXOH2 — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 21, 2024 🟡🟢RESULT | #ENGvSA 6 wins in 6 matches.#WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #OutOfThisWorld #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/DC8JzIlzJc — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) June 21, 2024 ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER TIGHT FINISH ANOTHER W 😤 — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) June 21, 2024 6 GAMES. 6 WINS. A brilliant team effort by South Africa!#SouthAfrica #ENGvSA #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/HJaQsFK37b — Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 21, 2024 Outstanding effort by South African skipper. #ENGvsSA #Markram pic.twitter.com/oueCz0aX5o — Shashwat0910 (@Shashwa51960283) June 21, 2024 Six…

T20 World Cup 2024: Super-8, Match-45, ENG vs SA Match Prediction: Who will win the match between England vs South Africa?

The fifth match of the Super-8 round in the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between England and South Africa. ENG vs SA (Photo Source: X/Twitter) ENG vs SA Match Preview: 45th match of T20 World Cup 2024 at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground England And South Africa The match will be played between on 21st June. Both the teams are part of Group-2. England defeated West Indies by 8 wickets in the last match. Batting first, the host team scored 180 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In response, the English team won with 15 balls remaining on the basis of Phil Salt’s unbeaten innings of 87 runs. On the other hand, South Africa defeated America by 18 runs in the last match. South Africa batted first and scored 194 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. In response, while chasing the target, the USA team was able to score only 176 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. ENG vs SA Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Pitch Report: The pitch of Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium is considered good for batting. A lot of runs are scored on this ground. However, fast bowlers are expected to get good movement at the beginning of the innings. At the same time, the captain who wins the toss can choose to bowl first. Probable Playing XIs: England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- English batsman Phil Salt played an unbeaten innings of 87 runs in 47 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes against West Indies in the last match. He can also play a great game against South Africa. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took three wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs in the last match. He can bowl brilliantly against England. ENG vs SA Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team wins the toss and bowls can win the match Scenario 1 England won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 170-180 England registered a win Scenario 2 South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay score- 45-55 First innings score- 175-185 South Africa registered a win

SA vs USA: Turning Point of the Match: South Africa could have lost the match, this over of Kagiso Rabada turned the game around

Kagiso Rabada took 3 big wickets against USA. Aiden Markaram and Kagiso Rabada (Photo Source: Getty Images) 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.

South Africa started their Super 8 campaign with a bang, defeating USA

South Africa won against USA by 18 runs. South Africa Team (Pic Source-X) Today, on June 19, South Africa won against America in the Super 8 match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 played in Antigua. In this match, all the players from South Africa performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Let us tell you, batting first, South Africa scored 194 runs against America for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. For the team, brilliant opener Quinton de Kock batted brilliantly and played a stormy innings of 74 runs in 40 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes. Quinton de Kock did not spare any American bowler and hit hard against everyone. Let us tell you, South Africa did not have a good start in this match and Reeza Hendricks returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs. However, after the first wicket fell at 16 runs, there was an important partnership of 110 runs for the second wicket between Quinton de Kock and captain Aiden Markram. They made this partnership in just 61 balls. Apart from Quinton de Kock, captain Aiden Markram played a valuable innings of 46 runs in 32 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. David Miller was out on the first ball against America without opening the account. Heinrich Klaasen played an aggressive innings of 36* runs in 22 balls with the help of 3 sixes while Tristan Stubbs contributed 20* runs. For USA, Harmeet Singh took two wickets for 24 runs in four overs while Saurabh Netravalkar took two wickets for 21 runs in four overs. South Africa won against USA by 18 runs The US team, chasing the target, could only score 176 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Andries Gous batted brilliantly for the team and played an explosive innings of 80* runs with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes in 47 balls but he failed to make his team win. The most disappointing thing with America was that they had a very bad start in this match. The team lost its five wickets for 76 runs in 11.1 overs. Apart from Gaus, Harmeet Singh contributed 38 runs while Steven Taylor scored 24 runs. For South Africa, experienced fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took three wickets for 18 runs in four overs. Classy South Africa over the line against USA#USvSA , #SAvUSA , #T20WoldCup — To the stars! 🩵 #Viva🇵🇸 🩵 (@bellsenwhistles) June 19, 2024 USA YOU DESERVED THE SUPER-8 !! The intent of USA batters is much better than overhyped teams!! USAvsSA #SAvsUSA #SAvUSA #USAvSA #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/p1JWk6jkJ8 — Tejpal Singh (@TezzzCric) June 19, 2024 Played, Andries Gaus 👏#T20WorldCup #SAvUSA #cricket #SouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/6rn2UFFaHw — Jega8 (@imBK08) June 19, 2024 USA with bat in the T20I World Cup 2024: 197/3(17.4) vs Canada. 159/3(20) vs Pakistan.176/7(20) vs South Africa. #T20WorldCup #USAvSA #SAvUSA pic.twitter.com/slZbhUZHHW — The sports (@the_sports_x) June 19, 2024 The USA 100% deserves to be in the Super 8. They’re very passionate…

SA vs USA: Saurabh Netravalkar once again stole the show with his bowling, bowled an amazing spell against South Africa

Saurabh Netravalkar took two wickets in the match against South Africa. Saurabh Netravalkar (Photo Source: Getty Images) T20 World Cup 2024: SA vs USA: The first match of the Super-8 round in the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between South Africa and America in Antigua. In this match, after losing the toss, the African team batted first and scored 194 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In response, America failed to chase the target. Indian-origin player Saurabh Netravalkar once again performed brilliantly for his team. He bowled an economical spell against South Africa and took two important wickets. Saurabh Netravalkar gave only 21 runs in his spell Saurabh Netravalkar gave his team the first breakthrough in the match against South Africa. He sent Reeza Hendricks (11) to the pavilion in the third over. Saurabh bowled the ball with the right length, Reeza Hendricks wanted to hit an aggressive shot towards mid-off. But Corey Anderson took a brilliant catch. Saurabh then took the wicket of Aiden Markram on the last ball of the 15th over of South Africa’s innings. Short third man fielder Ali Khan took a brilliant catch. African captain Aiden Markram scored 46 runs in 32 balls with the help of 4 fours and a six. Saurabh Netravalkar took two wickets for 21 runs in his 4 over spell against South Africa.

SA vs USA: Quinton de Kock showed his class in Antigua, South Africa scored 28 runs in one over

South Africa scored 28 runs in the fourth over of the innings against America. Quinton de Kock (Photo Source: X/Twitter) T20 World Cup 2024: Super-8, Match-41: SA vs USA: The first match of the Super-8 round in the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between South Africa and America on 19 June. South Africa batted first in this match and scored 194 runs on the board. The team’s opener batsman Quinton de Kock could not perform well in the group stage round. But in Antigua, he played a brilliant innings against America. South Africa scored a total of 28 runs in the fourth over of the innings. During this, Quinton de Kock hit 3 sixes and a four. The video of de Kock’s class batting is currently making a lot of headlines on social media. All plans fail in front of Quinton de Kock’s batting Jesse Singh bowled the fourth over of South Africa’s innings. This was the first over of the bowler’s spell. On the very first ball, captain Aiden Markram drove towards cover and hit a four. Markram ran a run on the next ball and gave the strike to Quinton de Kock. Facing the third ball of the over, de Kock hit a big four towards mid-wicket by playing a pull shot. On the next ball, Quinton de Kock again targeted mid-wicket and hit a six, but this ball turned out to be a no-ball. He then hit huge sixes on the next two balls as well. No run came on the last ball of the over and the South African team scored 28 runs in this over. Watch the video of De Kock’s brilliant batting here- Quinton de Kock played a brilliant innings of 74 runs in 40 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes against America. He lost his wicket against Harmeet Singh in the 13th over of the innings. Captain Aiden Markran played an innings of 46 runs in 32 balls. At the same time, Heinrich Klaasen scored an unbeaten 36 runs in 22 balls.

T20 World Cup 2024: See the probable playing XI of both the teams for USA vs SA Super-8 match

USA & SA (Photo Source: Getty Images) All the matches of the group stage in the T20 World Cup have ended and the top eight teams have confirmed their place in the Super 8. The Super 8 stage will begin on June 19 with the match between South Africa and USA in Group 2. In this article, we will tell you what could be the possible playing XI of USA and South Africa for this match. USA USA’s first match in Super 8 will be against a strong team like South Africa. Although the United States team has shown a great game in this T20 World Cup. They defeated Canada by 7 wickets in their very first match of the tournament. After this, they defeated Pakistan in the biggest upset in T20 World Cup history. At the same time, they also gave a tough fight to India in the group stage match. In such a situation, the USA team would like to repeat their same performance in this match as well. Let us tell you that, so far in this World Cup, the bowlers of America have performed brilliantly. USA Playing XI: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (captain), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nostush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan. South Africa Talking about South Africa, this team has not lost a single match in this T20 World Cup so far. They won all their matches in the group stage and secured the top position in Group D. In such a situation, Aiden Markram and company would like to continue this winning streak in the upcoming matches. The team played its last match in the group stage against Nepal where they had to face a close defeat by one run. In such a situation, if no player is injured, then the team can play with the same playing in the match against USA. South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Bartman, Tabraiz Shamsi

“We have faced pressure in every match but…”- said Tabrez Shamsi after the win against Nepal

Tabrez Shamsi took 4 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs against Nepal Tabraiz Shamsi (Photo Source: Getty Images) T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa registered a thrilling 1 run win against Nepal in the last match. The team batted first and scored 115 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Nepal needed 2 runs on the last ball to win, if the team had managed to take even one run, a super over would have been played. But Gulshan Jha got run out and the team had to face defeat. This defeat will hurt the Nepal team for many years. A major reason for Nepal’s defeat is the four overs bowled by South African spinner Tabrez Shamsi, in which he took four big wickets. If these wickets had not fallen, Nepal would have easily chased the run chase. Tabrez Shamsi has also won the Player of the Match title for his brilliant performance in the match. After this victory against Nepal, Tabrez Shamsi has given a big statement about the team’s performance. Tabrez Shamsi said this after victory against Nepal After winning the match on the last ball against Nepal, Tabrez Shamsi said that the team has faced pressure in every single game. But the team has been successful in facing it. Talking to reporters, Tabrez Shamsi said, ‘It was a close game, all our totals were being tested, we were put under pressure in every single game and we managed to cope. This is a great thing to end the tournament on. Spin bowlers get help on the tracks of West Indies, which was seen today in the bowling of Tabrez Shamsi. Shamsi believes that the fast bowlers performed brilliantly in New York, but now the spinners need to fulfill their responsibility. Talking further, Shamsi said, ‘Our fast bowlers performed brilliantly in New York but our slower bowlers will have to take the responsibility now. After the win against Nepal, South Africa has topped the Group-D points table with four wins and 8 points from four matches. The team will play its first match in the Super-8 round on June 21. Like the group stage, the team will want to show a great game in this round as well.

VIDEO: Sompal Kami hits a 105 meter long six against Anrich Nortje, sends the ball straight out of the stadium

After not being able to score any runs in the first two balls of the innings, Sompal Kami hit a 105 meter long six on the third ball Somapal Kami (Photo Source: ICC/Instagram) The 31st match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between South Africa and Nepal today on 15 June. In this match, Aiden Markram’s team batted first and gave a target of 116 runs to Nepal. But Nepal could only score 114 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and South Africa registered a thrilling win by 1 run. Nepal’s team did not win the match but the way the team fought is commendable. Meanwhile, the 105 meter long six hit by Nepal’s batsman Sompal Kami during the match has become a topic of discussion on social media. Sompal Kami hit a skyscraper six in the 19th over The 19th over of Nepal’s innings was bowled by Anrich Nortje. On the second ball of the over, the bowler dismissed Kushal Malla (1). After which Sompal Kami came to the crease. He could not score any runs in the first two balls of his innings. But then facing the third ball, Sompal Kami hit a 105 meter long six towards square leg. After this six, Nepal needed 7 runs in 10 balls to win. On the last ball of the 19th over, Sompal Kami was again successful in taking 2 runs. Watch the video of Sompal Kami’s six here- A big upset could have been seen again today Nepal needed 8 runs in the last over to win the match against South Africa. No runs were scored in the first two balls of this over bowled by Otniel Bartman. After which the pressure increased on batsman Gulshan Jha, he then hit a four towards over cover on the third wide yorker ball. Gulshan Jha was again successful in taking two runs on the next ball. No run was scored on the fifth ball of the over, which means if Nepal had taken one run on the last ball, it would have been a super over. But while taking a run on the last ball, Gulshan Jha got run out, and South Africa won by 1 run.