T20 World Cup: South Africa team has entered the semi-finals in T20 World Cup 2024. By defeating West Indies by 3 wickets, the African team has made a big record of this tournament.
T20 World Cup: South Africa is number one among the top teams that have shown amazing performance in T20 World Cup 2024. This team has reached the semi-finals while remaining undefeated. In the Super 8 match played on 24 June, it defeated West Indies by 3 wickets and has confirmed its place in the semi-finals. This was the 7th consecutive win of the African team this season, on the basis of which this team created history. Now the African team has become the first team to win the most matches in a single edition of the World Cup.
South Africa has played 7 matches so far in the T20 World Cup 2024 and has won all of them. With this record, it has left behind Sri Lanka and Australia, who had won 6 matches each. Sri Lanka had won 6 matches in the 2009 T20 World Cup, while Australia had won 6 matches in the World Cup played in the year 2021. Now in this list, the African team has become number one with 7 wins.
Most matches won in a T20 World Cup edition
7 – South Africa in 20246 – Sri Lanka in 20096 – Australia in 20106 – Australia in 2021
Entry into semi-finals after 10 years, has not won the title till date
In the history of T20 World Cup, South Africa has reached the semi-finals after 10 years. Before this, the African team last entered the top 4 in the 2014 T20 World Cup. This team has not won a single title in 9 seasons of this tournament, but this time it has shown amazing performance. Under the captaincy of Aiden Markram, this team has reached the semi-finals by winning 7 consecutive matches.
How was the performance of South Africa team in T20 World Cup 2024?
South Africa won all four matches in the group stage. It defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the first match, Netherlands by 4 wickets in the second match. Then it won the third match against Bangladesh by 4 runs and the fourth match against Nepal by 1 run. After this, in the group stage, Africa defeated America by 18 runs in the first match, defeated England by 7 runs in the second match, then entered the semi-finals by defeating West Indies by 3 wickets in the third match.
