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NAGPUR: South Africa’s Quinton de Kock dives to make his ground as West Indies player tries to collect the ball during their ICC World 2016 match in Nagpur, India, yesterday. — AP Windies into semis after win over S Africa

NAGPUR: The West Indies clinched a spot in middle overs. made 11 while the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a thrilling surprisingly shone with the ball SCOREBOARD three- win over South Africa at the rather than the bat. The big-hitting left hander Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in smashed a four off his first ball but was clean NAGPUR, India: Scoreboard of the World Twenty20 match between South Africa and the West Nagpur yesterday. Darren Sammy’s side suc- bowled by Rabada off his second. Indies at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur yesterday: cessfully chased down a target of 123 with just Gayle had earlier claimed two as two balls to spare for a third consecutive Group South Africa suffered from lack of partnerships South Africa: West Indies: One victory, becoming the second team to in a crucial game for their survival in the tourna- H. Amla run out 1 J. Charles c du Plessis b Wiese 32 qualify for the last four after New Zealand. ment. Left-hander Quinton de Kock top-scored Q. de Kock b Russell 47 C. Gayle b Rabada 4 It was South Africa’s second defeat of the for the Proteas with 47 while , bat- F. du Plessis c Benn b Russell 9 A. Fletcher run out (Rossouw) 11 tournament and means England can secure a ting at number seven, notched 28. R. Rossouw c Russell b Gayle 0 M. Samuels c de Villers b Morris 44 berth in the semis at their expense with a win was run out for one on just the AB. de Villiers b Bravo 10 D. Bravo c Wiese b Phangiso 8 against Sri Lanka today. The Windies rode on a third ball of the innings. D. Miller b Gayle 1 A. Russell c Miller b Tahir 4 gritty 44 from to prevail in a came in and didn’t last long, scoring nine off D. Sammy b Tahir 0 tense finish. seven balls before being caught by Sulieman D. Wiese c Sammy b Bravo 28 C. Brathwaite 10 They had earlier restricted South Africa to Benn off paceman . C. Morris not out 16 122 for eight after Sammy opted to field first. It It quickly got worse for the Proteas when A. Phangiso run out 4 D. Ramdin not out 1 Extras (lb 1, w 8) 9 looked like the Windies would canter home but Gayle, who has barely turned his arm over in Extras (b 4, w 2) 6 Total (for 7 wickets, 19.4 overs) 123 grabbed two wickets in the 17th recent years, grabbed the wicket of Rilee Total (for 8 wickets, 20 overs) 122 over and the Caribbean side ended up going Rossouw. Rossouw’s dismissal, which the Did not bat: S. Badree, S. Benn Did not bat: K. Rabada, I. Tahir into the final over requiring nine to win. Carlos dreadlocked Gayle celebrated with a little jig, Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Gayle), 2-34 (Fletcher), 3-66 Brathwaite hit a massive six before precocious left South Africa reeling on 20 for three after Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Amla), 2-13 (du Plessis), 3- (Charles), 4-87 (Bravo), 5-100 (Russell), 6-100 fast bowler Kagiso Rabada bowled a wide. three overs. South Africa needed AB de Villiers 20 (Rossouw), 4-46 (de Villiers), 5-47 (Miller), 6- (Sammy), 7-113 (Samuels) Brathwaite then grabbed a quick run before to put a big score on the board but the classy 97 (de Kock), 7-112 (Wiese), 8-122 (Phangiso) Bowling: Rabada 3.4-0-38-1, Morris 4-0-33-1, carried the Windies over the stroke-player could only manage 10 before Bowling: Badree 3-0-22-0, Russell 4-0-28-2, Tahir 4-0-13-2, Wiese 4-0-19-1, Phangiso 4-0- line with a single. being cleaned up by . Gayle 3-0-17-2, Brathwaite 2-0-11-0, Benn 4-0- 19-1. Samuels’ 32-run partnership for the third David Miller then came in but lasted only 20-0, Bravo 4-0-20-2. wicket with Johnson Charles (32) set up the four balls, bowled by Gayle. Chris Morris Result: West Indies won by three wickets. chase only for the team to lose their way in the made 16. — AFP