Listen to Story South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi was full of praise for his side after their narrow but thrilling win over a feisty West Indies in the 2024 T20 World Cup on June 24, which effectively sealed their spot in the semi-final. Shamsi lauded the Proteas for fighting till the end throughout the tournament, which ultimately saw them clinch yet another effective close-call result on top of a nail-biting contest with the hosts. With rain coming into play, it was ultimately South Africa who bagged the ever-crucial win against the hosts by 3 wickets via DLS method.
Having won the important toss, the Proteas elected to bowl first at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, in what was always eyed as a knockout after England defeated the USA to turn the T20 World Cup Super 8 Group 2 standing a bit intense. On top of Shamsi's brilliant performance with the ball in his 3/27 spell, South Africa restricted a pretty strong West Indies batting unit to just 135 after 20 overs. 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.
T20 World Cup Coverage | Points Table | T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule | Player Stats However, just then, we saw rain interrupting play and eventually the match was reduced to 17 overs and the target was set at 123 runs. All-rounder Roston Chase extended his batting brilliance with his bowling figures of 3/12, but that was .
