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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight stage will begin today. The USA will lock horns with South Africa tonight at 8 p.m. IST (Indian Standard Time). Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda will host the much-anticipated match.
The tournament has completed the group-stage matches. Eight teams have qualified for the Super Eight stage, and the others have been eliminated. Now, it is time for the action of eight teams in the Super Eight stage with two groups.
The USA And South Africa’s Performance So Far
The hosts, the USA, showed good cricket throughout the group stage of the tournament. Their cricket has been good enough to defeat Pakistan and qualify for the next round. This is the USA’s first T20 World Cup, and their cricket has impressed everyone. The team looked balanced in all the matches except against India.
For South Africa, this tournament was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride. The team played and won almost all the encounters by the barest of margins. Against the Netherlands, they won by 4 wickets by sparing 7 balls, they won by 4 runs against Bangladesh, and they won against Nepal by just one run. In all the matches, batting was a major concern for South Africa.
Super Eight – the USA vs. South Africa
The question on everyone’s mind is: Can the USA slay another giant? South Africa is entering the Super Eight unbeaten. But no one should forget that they choke when it comes to winning ICC titles. No one should forget that this is the USA’s first T20 World Cup tournament. The USA has no experience, but taking them lightly will be a mistake.
Form Guide for the ongoing tournament:
South Africa: W W W W (most recent first)
The USA: N/A L W W
Squads for the match (probable):
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Tabraiz Shamsi/Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Ottneil Baartman, and Anrich Nortje.
South Africa is in a tight position to pick between spinners Shamsi and Maharaj. In their last game, they brought Shamsi for Maharaj. Maharaj has performed consistently, while Shamsi picked up four wickets against Nepal.
The USA: Sreven Taylor, Monank Patel, Andries Gous (wk), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk/Nosthush Kenjige, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, and Ali Khan.
Monak Patel, the regular captain of the USA, is likely to be included in the playing eleven. The regular captain may come in place of Shayan Jahangir at the top. It is also likely that the left-arm fast bowler Kenjige will play in place of Schalkwyk.
Pitch and weather:
There is no rain forecast in the area of the stadium today. At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, teams batting second have won three out of four matches. The pitch is quite good for batting. At the ongoing tournament, the venue rained runs.