South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi celebrates with teammate Aiden Markram after taking the wicket West Indies' Sherfane Rutherford during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match between the West Indies and South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, Sunday, June 23, 2024. AP/PTI(AP06_24_2024_000010A)(AP)If South Africa’s batters are honest with themselves, it should have never come down to Jansen and Rabada having to finish the chase. Find out howBut South Africa seemed to respond well to the change in the equation on resumption of play. West Indies had recovered nicely from 5/2 thanks to an 81-run stand between Kyle Mayers and Chase for the third wicket. If South Africa hadn’t sneaked to victory, familiar criticism about the players squandering a winning position would have resurfaced.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 24, 2024 08:26 UTC