England vs South Africa: Super 12, Match 39 Report – Rabada hat-trick dictates end game!

England vs South Africa Toss: England won the toss and elect to bowl

South Africa ended their World Cup campaign on a winning note but that was not enough to carry them through to the semis though they tied on the points table with both Australia and England. England finished as table toppers while Australia finished 2nd after a fine win against West Indies in the afternoon fixture.

Earlier England won the toss and put South Africa to bat as we got to witness some spectacular knocks from Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram which helped the Proteas to set up a target of 190 runs to win.

Table toppers England started well but got a huge blow in the form of Jason Roy who suffered a calf injury which ruled him out of the remainder of the match and possibly the tourney. Some huge blows from Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone in the end overs took England close to the target. South Africa needed to defend 14 runs in the final over with Eoin Morgan and Chris Woakes at the crease. Enter Kagiso Rabada (3-0-45-0) – who struck thrice in three balls to register the third hat-trick of T20 World Cup 2021. Curtis Campher and Wanindu Hasaranga produced the previous two hat-tricks this edition.

Rabada conceded just 3 runs in the final over and picked 3 wickets to help his team to a 10 run win. He finished with bowling figures of 4-0-48-3.

Playing XIs:

England:

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

South Africa:

Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

Points Table Positions:

1. England – 8 points (5 matches – +2.464 NRR)

3. South Africa – 8 points (5 matches – +0.739 NRR)

England vs South Africa – Match Summary:

South Africa 189-2 in 20 overs

Quinton de Kock 34 (27) – 4 fours

Rassie van der Dussen 94*(60) – 5 fours & 6 sixes

Aiden Markram 52*(25) – 2 fours & 4 sixes

Moeen Ali 4-0-27-1

Adil Rashid 4-0-32-1

England 179-8 in 20 overs

Moeen Ali 37 (27) – 3 fours & 2 sixes

Dawid Malan 33 (26) – 3 fours & 1 six

Liam Livingstone 28 (17) – 1 four & 3 sixes

Kagiso Rabada 4-0-48-3 – hat-trick

Tabraiz Shamsi 4-0-24-2

Result: South Africa won by 10 runs

Player of the Match: Rassie van der Dussen

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah