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Listen to Story West Indies captain Rovman Powell believes that their loss against England in the T20 World Cup Super 8 played a pivotal role in their exit from the competition, even before their close-call loss to South Africa on June 24. Powell believes that the missed 2 points would have helped the hosts' run for a semi-final spot in the tournament, specifically with the small point difference between the sides in their Super 8, Group 2. After a rain-budged thrilling contest, the Proteas bagged yet another narrow win against the Powell-led West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, which extended their unbeaten run and booked a spot in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup.

By winning the toss and opting to bowl first in this knockout clash in Antigua, the Proteas restricted the hosts to just 135 runs after 20 overs, on top of Tabraiz Shamsi's brilliant bowling performance in his 3/27 spell. The home side started off their turn with the ball in an emphatic fashion after Andre Russell dismissed both South Africa openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks in the second over. However, a rain interruption then saw the game get reduced to 17 overs and the target was set at 123 runs.



After impressing with the bat, West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase showcased an equally impressive performance with the ball in his 3/12 spell. Unfortunately for the hosts, that was not enough to take the home side beyond the rope after Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada took the Proteas.

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