Virat also announced his retirement from T20Is following the win. After managing just 75 runs in the first seven innings of the competition, Virat stepped up when it mattered the most, scoring 76 in 59 balls, with six fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 128.81.
In 125 T20I matches, Virat scored 4,188 runs at an average of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04. He scored a century and 38 fifties and a best score of 122*. He ends the format as the second-highest run-getter of all time.
With this victory, South Africa has ended their Super Eights campaign undefeated, with three wins in three matches. England is the other team to move to the semifinals, with two wins and a loss in three matches. West Indies, the hosts of the competition, have been knocked out, with just a
Ahead of his clash against England in the Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen said earlier they had four 'scrappy games' where they managed to clinch wins.
South African pacer Kagiso Rabada said the Proteas believe they will reach the final four after winning the match against the USA in the Super 8 of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Indian women's cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana completed her seventh ton in the One Day Internationals and equalled the record of most hundreds for India in the 50-over format created by former India skipper Mithali Raj
Thanks to a fine catch by skipper Aiden Markram helped South Africa snatch a victory out of nowhere as they defeated Bangladesh in a last-ball thriller by four runs and are on the brink of qualification to the Super Eight Stage.
In the battle of unbeaten sides, South Africa prevailed over Bangladesh in a final ball thriller at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Monday (local time) and took a step closer to qualifying for the Super 8 stage.
In the battle of unbeaten sides, South Africa prevailed over Bangladesh in a final ball thriller at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Monday (local time) and took a step closer to qualifying for the Super 8 stage.