Road to the Final: South Africa have eyes set on historic title win

South Africa have been in terrific form this season in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, stepping into the final undefeated.

As they battle it out against India in the final, in search of a maiden ICC World Cup trophy, let’s take a look at how they have fared so far in the tournament.

First Round

Sri Lanka

South Africa kickstarted their campaign with a convincing win over Sri Lanka in the Group D opener on June 3 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

The Asian side got bowled out for just 77 with Anrich Nortje taking a four-wicket haul and Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj taking two wickets each.

Although the chase didn’t end up as easy as the South Africans would have expected, they still managed to get past the finishing line, scoring 80/4 in 16.2 overs with Quinton de Kock registering 20 runs in 27 balls, the highest by any player from both teams.

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