South Africa Defeats UAE by Six Wickets in T20 World Cup Group D Match

New Delhi. South Africa defeated UAE by six wickets in the Group D match of the T20 World Cup. South Africa chased down the target of 123 runs in 13.2 overs, losing 4 wickets.

This is the team's fourth consecutive victory in the ongoing tournament. South Africa, leading Group D, has accumulated 8 points from 4 matches. UAE won only one match against Canada out of four. The team was previously defeated by Afghanistan and New Zealand. UAE has been eliminated from the tournament. South Africa had already qualified for the Super 8 stage before today's match.

Dewald Brevis contributed the highest 36 runs to South Africa's victory. He faced 25 balls, hitting 1 four and 3 sixes.

Similarly, Captain Aiden Markram gave the team a good start by scoring 28 runs off 11 balls. He hit 5 fours and 1 six. Rassie van der Dussen scored 30 runs off 16 balls. He hit 3 fours and 2 sixes. Quinton de Kock made 14 runs off 16 balls.

For UAE, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah, and Muhammad Farooq took 1 wicket each. Batting first after losing the toss on Tuesday morning, UAE scored 122 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Alishan Sarfraz scored the highest 45 runs for the team. He hit 5 fours and 1 six off 38 balls. Captain Muhammad Waseem contributed 22 runs off 12 balls. He hit 4 fours.

Opener and wicketkeeper Aryan Sharma faced 17 balls, hitting 1 four and 1 six. Mohammad Arfan scored 11 runs, while other batters failed to reach double digits.

To restrict UAE cheaply, Corbin Bosch took 3 wickets, conceding only 12 runs in 4 overs. Similarly, Anrich Nortje conceded 28 runs in 4 overs for 2 wickets. George Linde took 1 wicket.