by Hosts West Indies will need to win the last match of the Super Eight stage against South Africa at any cost on Monday to book a place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. West Indies beat co-hosts USA by nine wickets after losing to England in the first match of the Super Eight phase. Now, with a win, their place in the final four will be decided, while with a loss, the matter will go down to net run rate and that too if America beats England in the second match.
South Africa, on the other hand, have won all six matches so far but they too need a win. If they lose, their progress to the final four will also depend on the results of the remaining matches and the net run rate. However, the picture will be clear before the match for both the teams. The West Indies team failed to rotate the strike against England but they overcame this shortcoming against America. Shai Hope scored 82 off 39 balls and apart from him Nicholas Pooran and Andre Russell are also adept at batting aggressively in the death overs.
Kyle Myers is also waiting for his turn. 20 more with World Cup Given his excellent performance against South Africa earlier, he may be given a chance. Roston Chase said in the pre-match press conference, “Whenever we do well on the power play, we win the match. The focus now will be to bowl and bat well in the Powerplay.” South Africa, on the other hand, are not looking full of confidence despite winning all the matches. Novice teams like USA and Nepal gave him a tough time.
South African spinner Keshav Maharaj said, “If we look at all the previous World Cups, we have lost many close matches. This time we are winning them, which is good to see.” For South Africa, Quinton de Kock and Riza Hendricks have been responsible for the runs, while Enrich Norkia and Keshav have been successful with the bowling. West Indies also have good spinners like Akil Hussain, Gudakesh Moti and Chase, who will be responsible for stopping the run rate in the middle overs. The West Indies vs South match will start at 6 am IST.
South Africa Team: Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortune, Riza Hendricks, Marco Jensen, Henrik Klaassen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Enrich Norkea, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, dt. Tristan Stubbs.
West Indies Team: Rowman Powell (capt), Alzari Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Aqeel Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Moti, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfan Rutherford, Andre Russell the shepherd
