In the end, net run rate proved to be the undoing of the Proteas as they exited yet another major tournament and this time despite their 10 runs victory over England at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
South Africa started this match with odds heavily stacked against as Australia enjoyed an insurmountable net run rate after a convincing win over already eliminated West Indies earlier in the day.
England reached 131 and eliminated South Africa from the tournament after 15.2 overs when Liam Livingstone smashed Kagiso Rabada with a humongous maximum out the park. With victory over the West Indies, who were bidding farewell to departing stalwarts Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle, Australia increased their net run rate to +1.216 and it proved too much for the Proteas to overhaul.
Failure to make the semi-final will no doubt start debates in South Africa on the fitness of Mark Boucher, who has been on a rollercoaster ride in all formats since he took over in December 2019, to continue coaching the team. By virtue of finishing in the top eight in this tournament in the United Arab Emirates , the Proteas have earned automatic qualification to next years’ T20 World Cup in Australia where Bavuma and his men will have another crack.
In this victory, the best with the bat for the Proteas were Van der Dussen , Markram and De Kock while Hendricks only contributed two runs.
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