ENG vs SA / South Africa's amazing performance in Super 8 - defeated England by 7 runs

ENG vs SA: South Africa has won its second consecutive victory in the Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup. The African team defeated defending champion England by 7 runs on Friday. England won the toss and chose to bowl at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St. Lucia. The African team could only score 163 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs after a fast start. The team had scored 63 runs without loss in the powerplay and had not lost any wicket. After Quinton de Kock was out, the batsmen scored at a slow pace in the middle overs. Miller took the score past 150. At one point the team looked to be going up to 200 runs.

Quinton de Kock, who came to open the innings, scored 65 runs in 38 balls. He scored runs at a strike rate of 171.05 with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes. Miller played a useful innings of 43 runs.

In the run chase, the English team lost 4 wickets for 61 runs. From here, Liam Livingstone and Harry Brook brought the English team back into the match by making an aggressive partnership of 78 runs in 42 balls. Then in the last 3 overs, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Enrique Nortya stopped England at 156 in 20 overs. The three together defended 25 runs in 18 balls.

Brook scored 53 runs in 37 balls and Livingstone scored 33 runs in 17 balls, but could not lead the team to victory.

South Africa defeated England

Despite Harry Brook's half-century and Liam Livingstone's stormy innings, England had to face defeat by seven runs in a thrilling match against South Africa. Batting first, South Africa scored 163 runs for six wickets in 20 overs with the help of Quinton de Kock's innings of 65 runs, in response, Brook scored 53 runs in 37 balls and rescued the team from difficulty, but he lost his wicket in the last over and England had to face defeat. England's team could only score 156 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj took two wickets each for South Africa.

With this win, South Africa has strengthened its hopes for the semi-finals. South Africa won its second consecutive match in the Super Eight stage and has come on top of Group Two with four points with two wins in two matches. Despite this defeat, England's team is in second place with two points with one win and one loss in two matches.

England got a target of 164 runs

On the basis of opener Quinton de Kock's half-century and David Miller's innings of 43 runs off 28 balls, South Africa set a target of 164 runs for England to win. South Africa, after losing the toss and being invited to bat first, scored 163 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. De Kock batted brilliantly for South Africa and along with Reeza Hendricks added 86 runs for the first wicket, but after the dismissal of both these batsmen, South Africa's innings faltered. Fast bowler Jofra Archer performed brilliantly for England and was successful in taking three wickets.

De Kock hit a half-century in just 22 balls, which is jointly the fastest fifty in the current T20 World Cup. De Kock was dismissed after scoring 65 runs off 38 balls with the help of four fours and four sixes. After his dismissal, South Africa lost wickets at regular intervals, but Miller held the fort from the other end and played a key role in taking the team's score past 160 runs. However, Miller missed out on a half-century and lost his wicket on the first ball of the last over.