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South Africa has defeated America by 18 runs in the first match of T-20 World Cup Super-8. After winning the toss at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, America chose to bowl first, but Quinton de Kock gave a good start to the team by scoring a fast fifty and South Africa scored 194 runs.

During the run chase, Andreas Goss and Harmeet Singh added 91 runs on 43 balls for the sixth wicket and kept America in the match, but Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortya stopped USA in the last 2 overs and America lost 6 wickets in 20 overs. But could score only 176 runs. Andreas Goss scored an unbeaten 80 runs.

Many interesting moments and records were seen in this match. Corey Anderson took a brilliant catch on the ball of Saurabh Netrawalkar. De Kock scored 28 runs from the over by hitting 3 consecutive sixes. Steven Taylor started America’s innings with a four. Anrich Northea equaled Dale Steyn in taking most wickets for South Africa in the T20 World Cup.

Moments and records of SA Vs USA match…

1. Corey’s brilliant catch

Reeza Hendricks played an inning of 11 runs on 11 balls.

Netrawalkar gave America the first wicket in the third over of Africa’s innings. Opener Reeza Hendricks came forward and hit the ball straight towards long off with the bat but the ball hit the bottom edge and stood up. Corey Anderson took a brilliant catch in front. When Africa’s first wicket fell the score was 16 runs.

2. De Kock hit 3 consecutive sixes, 28 runs came from the over.

De Kock played an innings of 74 runs on 40 balls.

Jasdeep Singh, who was bowling the fourth over of Africa’s innings, gave 28 runs. There were 5 boundaries from this over. De Kock hit three sixes in a row. Jasdeep hit a six on the fourth ball which was a no ball. He also hit a six on the free hit and then hit the third six on the very next ball.

3. Harmeet Singh took 2 consecutive wickets

Harmeet first dismissed De Kock and then David Miller.

Harmeet got set batsman De Kock caught by Shayan Jahangir on a low full toss. David Miller, who came to bat on his very next ball, was cut and bowled out by Harmeet.

4. Second wicket for Saurabh, Ali Khan took a brilliant catch.

Captain Aiden Markram scored 46 runs.

Saurabh, who was bowling the 15th over, gave the fourth blow to South Africa. Captain Markram was out after scoring 46 runs. His catch was taken by Ali Khan in deep cover. Saurabh bowled an over pitch ball on the fifth stump. Markram went to slice but the ball went straight into the hands of deep backward point. Ali Khan standing there took a brilliant catch by diving.

5. Taylor opened the team’s account with a four.

Steven Taylor scored 24 runs on 14 balls.

Chasing the target of 195 runs, American team’s opener Steven Taylor opened the team’s account with a four. Taylor drives the full length ball while standing. The ball went outside the sweeper cover boundary line.

6. Maharaj runs out the American captain on 0

The American captain was out on the score of 0.

Keshav Maharaj came to bowl in the 7th over of the American innings. Aaron Jones was on strike. Keshav bowled a full length ball in front. The ball took the outside edge of Jones and went into the hands of the keeper.

7. Nortya bowled Anderson

Nortya bowled Corey Anderson with a ball at 146KMPH speed.

Enrique Nortya, who was bowling the 10th over, bowled an amazing ball. Nortya bowled Corey Anderson with a ball at 146KMPH speed. Before this ball, Corey hit Nortya for a six over deep mid-wicket. On the very next ball, Nortya bowled a yorker and Corey Anderson was bowled.

8. Curtly Ambrose brought the trophy before the match

Curtly Ambrose with the T20 World Cup trophy.

Former West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose brought the T20 World Cup trophy before the first match of the Super-8. This ground in Antigua is the home ground of Curtly Ambrose.

Now know about the records…

1. Unbeaten openers in T-20 WC run chase
American opener Andreas Goss has made the record of playing the longest unbeaten innings by an opener in any T20 World Cup. Before this, Max O’Dadd of Netherlands had played an inning of 71 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2022 World Cup.

2. Most wickets for SA in T-20 WC
Anrich Nortya has equaled Dale Steyn in terms of taking most wickets for South Africa in the T20 World Cup. Enrique Nortya took 30 wickets in this match as soon as he bowled Corey Anderson. Dale Steyn also has the same number of wickets.

3. USA’s biggest partnership for the 6th wicket
The biggest partnership for the sixth wicket for America in T-20 International in today’s match was made by Andreas Goss and Harmeet Singh. Together they added 91 runs on 43 balls. Before this, Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh had made an unbeaten 62-run partnership in the series played against Bangladesh before the World Cup.