England And South Africa Qualify For Semi-Finals, West Indies Eliminated From Group 2
The result brings down the curtains on the Super 8 stage for Group 2. Both England and South Africa will now look forward to the Group 1 fixtures to find out who they will face in the semi-finals.
T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Host West Indies were knocked out of the T20 World Cup after a disappointing loss against South Africa on Monday, June 25. The Proteas who won the reduced match by 3 wickets have qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2014.
By beating the West Indies, the Aiden Markram-led side also confirmed the top spot in the Super 8 Group 2. Tabraiz Shamsi was declared the 'Player of the match' for his spell of 4-0-27-3, which included the key wickets of Kyle Mayers and Roston Chase.
Earlier, England became the first team to qualify for the semi-final after their 10-wicket victory over the USA on Sunday, June 23.
Let's take a quick look at how the Super 8 Group 2 points table stands after the conclusion of the Super 8 stage.
Super 8 Group 2 Points Table
South Africa are the only team in Group 2 who have won all their Super 8 matches. Proteas are also the only other team after India who have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far.
West Indies and USA were both eliminated from the semi-final race and the T20 World Cup after their loss against South Africa and England respectively.
