Published 09:46 IST, November 6th 2022

'Choked once again': Twitter goes into meltdown after South Africa knocked out of T20 WC

South Africa finished their campaign with two wins and two losses while the match against Zimbabwe was abandoned due to rain.

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Nerlands cricket team ended ir T20 World Cup campaign in style by stunning South Africa in ir final match of Super 12 st. Nerlands won match by 13 runs at Adelaide Oval. This was first time that Dutch team registered win over Proteas in any format. South Africa paid price for ir poor batting performance as y were officially kcked out of tournament after ir net run rate fell short behind Pakistan. 

'Undisputed chokers' South Africa bow out of T20 World Cup

Batting first, Nerlands post 158 runs on board, thanks to a fine kck from Colin Ackermann. experienced campaigner played an unbeaten kck of 41 runs off 26 balls which included three fours and two sixes. Opener Stephan Myburgh also played a crucial kck of 37 runs off 30 balls, including seven boundaries. For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj bagged two wickets. South Africa batsmen got off to a fine start but were unable to convert m into big scores. 

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Rilee Rossouw top scored for team with 25 runs, while Henrich Klassen scored 21 runs from 18 balls. For Nerlands, Brandon Glover bowled a brilliant spell picking up three wickets for 9 runs in two overs. Bas de Liddle and Fred Klassen chipped in with 2 wickets apiece. South Africa's loss ensures India is through to semi-final before ir match against Zimbabwe, while Pakistan and Bangladesh will be battle it out for second and final spot in group.

Netizens react to South Africa getting kcked out of T20WC 2022

South Africa's T20 WC 2022 campaign at a glance

South Africa finished ir campaign with two wins, two losses while match against Zimbabwe was abandoned due to rain. In South Africa vs Zimbabwe match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart looked to be heading in South Africa's favour, thanks to a blistering kck from Quinton de Kock but rain did ot allow match to be completed.

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After opening match was abandoned, South Africa bounced back with two back-to-back wins. Proteas beat Bangladesh by 104 runs, before defeating India by 5 wickets. next match against Pakistan was also affected by rain which ultimately saw m losing match by 33 runs under DLS method.

09:46 IST, November 6th 2022