USA vs SA, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Highlights: South Africa beat spirited United States by 18 runs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: “Gous played well. Made life tough for us. Couple of tidy overs from us and the margin could have been better. But lessons learnt. Nice start. At the half time, the wicket changed a little. It got slower. They bowled well. We would have loved to finish with a bang. Couple of lessons to take. Big for us that Quinny got his flow. Everyone else just chipped in. Couple of overs we could have tidied upon. A few executions here and there might have let us down. The wind was strong so I feel the bowlers have done a decent job.”

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: “I don't wanna say disappointed. I thought we could have been more disciplined with the ball. But it goes this way sometimes. I think we need to be more disciplined. We will try and go back to the board. And come back stronger. Happy to be going home. I know the conditions well.”

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Looking at how USA have fared, de Kock's early assault to score 74 off 90 was pretty much the difference between the two sides.

“There have been a few tricky wickets, nice to spend time out there. USA put us under pressure, it was a great game. Just trying to focus on scoring runs, rest of it will take care of itself. We have had a few tricky wickets coming into this game, so it was great to be out there. We still have a few games to win, we are coming up against big teams. It was a good game, but it changes next time. Different venue, different team, so you never know what's out there.”

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Not to be for USA but they are showing that they have shown once again that they belong with the big boys of international cricket. Gous gets a lucky four off the fourth ball of the 20th over, thick edge that flies over third man to the boundary. Just three runs apart from that though and Gous ends unbeaten on 80 off 47 balls.

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Two runs and a wicket in a sensational 19th over from Rabada. Regardless of what happens today, South Africa can be happy about the fact that their spearhead has found his feet today. Gous will be on strike, Nortje to bowl the last over.

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 169/6 in 19 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Harmeet walks off with his hands over his helmet, 'What have I done????' written all over him. Rabada starts the 19th with a full toss, Harmeet pulls against the wind, Stubbs comes across at midwicket and takes the catch. The way South Africa are celebrating shows just how important that wicket is.

Harmeet Singh c Stubbs b Rabada 38 (22)

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 167/6 in 18.1 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Strap yourselves in, USA seem primed to do a number over another giant here. Shamsi gives two off the first two balls in the 18th and then Harmeet hits a six off third over wide long-on. A wide and then a single, Gous then smashes the fifth ball over midwicket. That was a long-hop from Shamsi and horror, horror! He sends in another long-hop last ball, Gouyse pulls it over cow corner for another six! He has raced to 73 off 42. Could it be? It couldn't, could it?

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 167/5 in 18 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Shamsi getting the treatment now. The first ball is in the slot for Harmeet who sends it over midwicket for a six. He gets off strike next ball and then Gous slaps the third over the bowler's head for a four. Two more runs in that over, Gous is on 58 off 36, Harmeet on 25 off 14. USA need 60 to win in 24 and at the moment, South Africa are looking a wreck.

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 135/5 in 16 overs

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USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Harmeet smashes the fourth ball of the 13th from Maharaj over long on for a six and does the job for USA in that over. USA have no choice but to go Route 1. Their required rate is only 13.71 but half theyr lineup is back in the hut.

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Big shout for LBW and the umpire gives it! Shayan Jahangir reviews. It landed on off, spun back in and hit the pad right in front of middle stump. As plumb as they come.

Jahangir lbw b Shamsi 3 (9)

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 76/5 in 11.1 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Anderson hits the second ball for a six over midwicket. Nortje strikes back by ripping off his leg stump. Nortje goes full and fast, surprises Anderson who stays rooted to the spot.

Anderson b Nortje 12 (12)

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 71/4 in 9.3 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Nortje gives just three runs in the eighth over, Maharaj gives just five in the ninth. USA's run rate has fallen right down and they are sure to start feeling the pressure soon. Corey Anderson in the middle on six off nine, Andries Gous at the other end on 23 off 20.

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 65/3 in 9 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: That is a gigantic wicket for South Africa. USA captain Aaron Jones pushes at a full and floated up delivery outside off, thick edge and de Kock makes no mistake with the catch.

Jones c de Kock b Maharaj 0 (5)

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 56/3 in 6.4 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Rabada is among the wickets at long last and that is good news for South Africa. On a length on Nitish's pads for the third ball of the sixth, it is met with a flick but the shot is against the wind. Stubbs catches it at deep square leg.

Nitish c Stubbs b Rabada 8 (6)

USA vs SA Live Score: 53/2 in 5.3 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: USA are giving this a right hot go. The new batter Nitish Kumar picks up the second ball of the fifth from Jansen into the stands over wide long-on. Three runs off the next two balls and then Gous smashes the fifth ball over wide long-on. Two more runs off the last ball, Gous is on 16 off 12, Nitish on seven off four.

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 51/1 in 5 overs

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USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Markram brings spin in early by bringing himself in. Floats the second delivery on middle and off, Taylor smashes him over deep midwicket for six. The next ball is on a length on off, Taylor sweeps past deep midwicket for a four. Three runs off the last two balls and Taylor is on 16 off seven, Gous on two off five.

USA vs SA Live Score: USA 18/0 in 2 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Jansen goes short and wide with his first ball, Taylor says "thank you very much" and slaps it past backward point. He gets off strike next ball but then Gous is pinned to the crease for the rest of the over after that.

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Marco Jansen opens the bowling for South Africa. USA have Steven Taylor on strike with Andries Goat the other end.

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: As many as 15 runs in the 20th over and that helps SA go past 190.

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: The pacer showing that he belongs at this level. He gets an edge off Stubbs first ball, it evades the diving wicketkeeper and goes for a four. Stubbs takes two off the next ball. Netravalkar maintains a wide and full line next ball and it takes the inner edge to the wicketkeeper. Then two back to back wide yorkers and then a full wide delivery, all of them dots.

USA vs SA Live Score: SA 179/4 in 19 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Klaasen smashes the second ball over cover for a huge six. That shot saves the over from which just six more comes. USA have pulled things back very well here, even though they may have something close to 190 to chase.

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: A 12-run over in the 16th to break some shackles for South Africa. Kenjige starts the 16th with a long hop, Klaasen gets on the backfoot and smashes that over long off for a six. Singles off the next four balls and then two off the last and Klaasen is on 15 off 12, Tristan Stubbs on two off two.

USA vs SA Live Score: SA 153/4 in 16 overs

USA vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, United States vs South Africa Super 8 Match: Markram goes for a full and wide delivery and perishes. That is a very sharp catch as well from Ali Khan. Markram tries to send it over backward point, Ali Khan comes running in from the boundary and dives forward to complete the catch.

Markram c Ali Khan b Netravalkar 46 (32)

USA vs SA Live Score: SA 141/4 in 15 overs