A rain delay, revised target and a batting collapse… The ghosts that have haunted South Africa in the past and looked buried. The equation was simple for South Africa and West Indies following England’s qualification on Sunday evening. Even the revised DLS target didn’t alter the dynamics, but still somehow South Africa managed to induce life into a game that appeared dead. “A lot of relief to get through to the semi-final…not going to be brain-washed by that,” South Africa captain Aiden Markram said. When Klaasen’s characteristic 10-ball 22 ended in the eighth over, South Africa had 77 already on board.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 24, 2024 17:21 UTC