Cricket: South Africa defeats West Indies to secure spot in T20 World Cup semi-finals

South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi (L) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of West Indies' Sherfane Rutherford during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight cricket match between West Indies and South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda on June 23, 2024. (Photograph: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

South Africa edged the West Indies by three wickets in a rain-affected Super Eights match on Sunday to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals and eliminate the host nation.

Chasing a revised 123 off 17 overs after the West Indies made 135-8, South Africa stuttered to 110-7 as Roston Chase took three wickets, but they reached their target with five balls to spare when Marco Jansen hit Obed McCoy for six.

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