After an exciting group stage, the T20 World Cup 2024 is spreading more thrills in the Super Eight stage. After some intense fights, eight teams out of twenty have qualified for the Super Eight stage. In the first match, South Africa faced the United States of America. In that match, South Africa showcased their excellence. In this match, South African bowler Anrich Nortje touched an exciting milestone. He has taken the most number of wickets for South Africa in the T20 World Cup.
New Milestone for Anrich Nortje:
After having an exciting time in the group stage of the T20 World Cup 2024, the tournament has now moved forward to the Super Eight stage. South Africa gave an amazing start to the tournament. They are unbeaten till now. After setting a challenging total while batting first, the South African bowlers nailed the game too. Among all, Anrich Nortje shined as he touched an exciting milestone.
Anrich Nortje was struggling with his form prior to the tournament. While entering the tournament, he showcased his excellence. In the match against the USA, the bowlers achieved a new milestone. He has become the most wicket-taking bowler of South Africa in the T20 World Cup with 30 wickets. Nortje leads all bowlers with the best average of 10.16 and an economy rate of 5.36 among those who have bowled 50 or more overs in the tournament.
Veteran South African bowler Dale Steyn is standing in the second position of the list. He has secured 30 wickets for South Africa in the T20 World Cup. Morne Morkel is standing on the third position with 24 wickets and Kagiso Rabada is on the fourth position with 22 wickets.
South Africa’s Amazing Performance:
In the first match of the Super Eight stage, South Africa faced the USA. The match was excellent as South Africa showcased their excellence and defeated the USA by 18 runs. While batting in the first innings, South Africa has showcased their dominance. While opening the innings, de Kock played an exciting innings of 74 runs in 40 balls. Skipper Aiden Markram scored 46 runs in 32 balls. Klaasen and Tristan Stubbs added 36 and 20 runs. With that exciting effort, they post a total of 194/4 in 20 overs.
While bowling in the second innings, the South African bowlers showcased their domination. Kagiso Rabada was excellent. He conceded 18 runs in 4 overs and secured 3 wickets with an economy rate of 4.50. Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj and Tabriaz Shamsi secured 1 wicket each. They restricted the USA in 176 runs and registered a win.
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