Windies Into Semis After Win Over S Africa
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Panthers climb into first in Atlantic with win over Bruins 42 SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016 SATURDAY, SportsSports NAGPUR: South Africa’s Quinton de Kock dives to make his ground as West Indies player Carlos Brathwaite tries to collect the ball during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match in Nagpur, India, yesterday. — AP Windies into semis after win over S Africa NAGPUR: The West Indies clinched a spot in middle overs. Andre Fletcher made 11 while the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a thrilling Chris Gayle surprisingly shone with the ball SCOREBOARD three-wicket 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 wickets 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 David Wiese, 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 Hashim Amla 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. Captain Faf du Plessis D. Miller b Gayle 1 A. Russell c Miller b Tahir 4 gritty 44 from Marlon Samuels 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 not out 10 They had earlier restricted South Africa to Benn off paceman Andre Russell. 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 Imran Tahir 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, Denesh Ramdin 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 Dwayne Bravo. 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.