South Africa remained unbeaten at the T20 World Cup, beating England by seven runs in their Super 8 match in Saint Lucia on Friday.
Quinton de Kock plays a shot for the Proteas during their World Cup match against England on Friday. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFPshone by hitting his second successive half-century and paving the way as the SA team remained unbeaten in six matches at the tournament, climbing to the top of their Super 8 group.
With England needing 21 runs off the last over, Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje gave away just 13 runs as the Proteas clinched another narrow win.With Hendricks standing his ground in a patient knock, it allowed De Kock to play more freely at the other end, and the explosive batter let loose as he smashed his second successive fifty of the tournament.
Hendricks was eventually removed midway through the innings, after contributing 19 runs, and De Kock was dismissed soon afterwards when fast bowler Jofra Archer had him caught behind by Jos Buttler in the 12th over. De Kock, who raced to his 16th career T20 International century off just 22 deliveries, made 65 off 38 at a strike rate of 171.05 in a superb innings for his team.then produced a valiant effort to keep the momentum going, making 43 off 28 before falling in the last over, as the SA side reached 163/6.
If not, the SA team will need to beat West Indies in their last Super 8 match in Antigua on Monday morning to guarantee their spot in the next round.Proteas hold off USA to win again at T20 World Cup
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