T20 World Cup 2022: India Make It To Last Four After Netherlands’ Upset of South Africa, To Face England in Semifinals
Netherlands staged a massive upset in the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday after defeating South Africa by 13-runs in their last Super-12 encounter. The South African batters choked and failed to chase a moderate score of 159 runs as the Dutch bowlers restricted them to 145/8 in their 20 overs.
Melbourne [Australia], November 6: India became the first team from Group 2 to qualify for the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup, joining New Zealand and England following Netherlands' historic win over South Africa.
Netherlands staged a massive upset in the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday after defeating South Africa by 13-runs in their last Super-12 encounter. Sri Lanka Cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka Arrested on Rape Charges in Sydney.
With this loss, South Africa finished with five points on the board with two wins in five matches. One of their matches against Zimbabwe failed to produce a result due to rain and both teams shared a point each. Other than that, they lost to Pakistan and the Dutch in their final two matches. India are currently the table toppers with four points after four wins in five matches. Their only loss came against South Africa. The Men in Blue secured the top spot in Group 2 after a convincing win over Zimbabwe in their final Super 12 encounter. They would now face England in their semifinal clash. Virat Kohli (246 runs in five innings with three fifties), Suryakumar Yadav (225 runs in five innings with three fifties), and pacer Arshdeep Singh (10 wickets) are some of the stars of India's campaign so far.
Earlier, the South African batters choked and failed to chase a moderate score of 159 runs as the Dutch bowlers restricted them to 145/8 in their 20 overs. Brandon Glover starred with the ball for the Netherlands as the pacer claimed three wickets in his two overs. A late flourish from Colin Ackermann and Tom Cooper helped the Netherlands reach a total of 158/4 against South Africa. Ackermann top-scored for the Dutch with an explosive unbeaten 41 from 26 balls. Experienced Tom Cooper also made a vital contribution of 35 runs from 19 balls. (ANI)
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