South African pacer Anrich Nortje exacted revenge by bowling out Corey Anderson immediately after being hit for a six during the 2024 T20 World Cup match against the USA. The game took place at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on Wednesday, June 19.
The incident occurred in the 10th over of the second innings, bowled by Nortje. Following a delivery that did not score any runs, Anderson tried to increase USA’s total by hitting a six towards deep mid-wicket
Nortje responded with a fast 91 mph full delivery aimed at the stumps. Anderson backed away and attempted another big shot but missed, allowing the ball to hit the stumps.
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South Africa defeated the USA by 18 runs in the first Super 8 match of the 2024 T20 World Cup
South Africa batted first after losing the toss. Veteran opener Quinton de Kock (74) quickly scored a half-century, setting the stage for a formidable total. Aiden Markram (46), Heinrich Klaasen (36*), and Tristan Stubbs (20*) added valuable contributions, leading South Africa to 194/4 in 20 overs.
The USA were reduced to 76/5 in 11.1 overs, making the target seem unattainable. However, Andries Gous played a valiant innings of 80* (47), keeping his team in contention. Harmeet Singh supported him with a quick 38. Despite their efforts, Kagiso Rabada (3/18) bowled superbly at the end, securing the win for South Africa.
After receiving the Player of the Match award, Quinton de Kock reflected on his performance and the team’s victory, saying:
“It’s nice getting out and especially on a decent wicket finally, we’ve had tricky wickets coming up until this game. Boys played really well, USA played well and put us under pressure towards the end, it was a great game.”
He continued:
“Not much, just focus on scoring runs towards the with the win and shorter boundary. We’ve had a tricky couple of wickets coming into this game, it was nice to hit the ball from the middle, scored some runs to our names, great to be out there.”
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