The important match of the Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup is going on between England and South Africa. England won the toss and decided to bowl first. South Africa, batting first, scored 163 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 164 runs for victory. Quinton de Kock played an aggressive innings in this match. He scored 65 runs in 38 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 4 fours. South Africa scored 75 runs without any loss in 8 overs. So the England bowlers were in tension. Anyway, they had to struggle to take wickets. The ninth over was handed over to Adil Rashid and Reeza Hendricks took 1 run on the first ball and gave the strike to de Kock. De Kock scored 58 runs off 29 balls. De Kock hit hard on Adil’s second ball. But the ball went to Mark Wood. But due to a mistake, the catch was missed. The umpire declared the ball not out as it hit the ground. This caused some chaos in the field.
After taking the catch, Mark Wood started celebrating. After this, Quinton de Kock got a little nervous and appealed to the umpires. The third umpire kept watching the catch for a long time. Then the ball was seen rubbing the ground between two fingers at an angle. Then the third umpire said that he is not out. So England expressed displeasure. Now there is a controversy on social media. Some people are out and some said that the umpire’s decision is correct.
Quinton de Kock regained his form in the Super 8 round. After scoring 74 runs in 40 balls against America, he scored 65 runs in 38 balls against England. He has become the second batsman to score the fastest half-century in this World Cup. Quint scored a half-century in 22 balls. America’s Aaron Jones scored a half-century in 22 balls against Canada.
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South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Johnson, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottniel Bartman.
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk/c), Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
