South Africa’s T20 World Cup campaign came to a screeching halt on Sunday with a stunning 13-run loss against Netherlands in their final Super 12 match in Adelaide.
Netherlands captain Scott Edwards and Bas de Leede celebrate their victory over South Africa in Adelaide. AP
The T20 World Cup witnessed its latest, and perhaps its biggest, upset on Sunday with the Netherlands stunning South Africa by 13 runs in Adelaide to bring the Proteas’ campaign to a premature end.
South Africa, who were heavily favoured to become the first team from Group 2 to qualify for the semi-finals, failed to chase down the 159-run target set by the Dutch, whose bowlers responded brilliantly and maintained the choke-hold on Temba Bavuma’s men throughout their innings to induce panic among their ranks.
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