Match No – 24, Group 2 – India vs South Africa
Day and Date – Tue Oct 2, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local (7.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss – South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
Result – India won by 1 run

Even after winning the match by 1 run today against South Africa, Indians were disappointed as they were knocked out of the T20 World Cup 2012. To qualify for semi finals, India needed to restrict South Africa to 121 or less but South Africa scored 151 and in the other match Pakistan won against Australia. South African’s once again choked and the tag of chokers is still haunting them. They needed 14 off the last over which then came to 2 runs on the last ball but Balaji bowled Morne Morkel and thus India won by 1 run

Earlier India were asked to bat first by South Africa. India were 36/3 but Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh then bailed India out. Suresh Raina and Dhoni then ended perfectly and helped India post a total of 152/6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 153 to win, South Africa lost Amla in the very first over soon followed by J Kallis. But Faf du Plessis scored a brilliant 65 off 38 balls to take South Africa close to victory. But after his wicket, the chokers choked once again and lost the match on the last ball of the match by 1 run.

Match Highlights
South Africa
India: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 9
India: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (84 balls), Extras 11
India: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (119 balls), Extras 11

South Africa
South Africa: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 1
F du Plessis: 50 off 29 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
South Africa: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 1
South Africa: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (119 balls), Extras 4

Match 24 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 2 – India v South Africa Scorecard

Match No – 24th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 – India v South Africa
Day and Date – Tue Oct 2, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local (7.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Today in the 24th match of T20 World Cup, spirited India will take on South Africa at the R Premadasa Stadium at 7.30 pm IST. India who are high on confidence after their super win over arch rivals Pakistan and will be hoping for a good all round performance to seal a place in semi finals.

On the other hand, South African team will go all guns blazing to remove the chokers tag from them. South Africa who have lost both their super eight matches so far have a very slim chance to qualify but they will want to end the tournament on a high.

The match is very important from Indian prospective as if they win today and in the other match if Pakistan beats Australia, then net run rate will come into picture. Where as if Pakistan looses, then India have a huge chance to enter semi finals. But Dhoni and co wont leave it to team Pakistan and would like to seal the place with a good margin victory today.

Indian Squad for T20 World Cup 2012: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Laxmipathy Balaji, Ashok Dinda, Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla.

South African Squad for T20 World Cup 2012: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

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Match No – 19, Group 2 – Australia v South Africa
Day and Date – Sun Sep 30, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss – Australia elected to field
Result – Australia won by 8 wickets
Man of the match – S Watson

S Watson continued his superb form to propel Australia to another excellent win and seal the place in semi finals.

Earlier Australia won the toss and elected to field first. The decision proved successful as they got two important wickets when the team score was just 8. South Africa lost R Levi and Kallis early and now it was the responsibility of JP Duminy and AB de Villiers to post a decent total. They both got starts but none of them was able to convert it into a big score and finally South Africa could post just 146/5 in 20 overs.

Chasing 147 to win, Australia lost D Warner early but the man of the match, Shane Watson continued from where he left in the last match. He striked the ball to all corners and scored 70 off just 47 balls. Michael Hussey also scored a brilliant 45 and he along with C White took Australia towards a comfortable victory.

Match 19 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 2 – Australia v South Africa Scorecard

Match No – 19, Group 2 – Australia v South Africa
Day and Date – Sun Sep 30, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Today in the 19th match of T20 World Cup 2012, Australia will take on South Africa at R Premadasa Stadium.

Australia will be high in confidence after their superb win against India in their last match. Australia thrashed India by 9 wickets and would be hoping to continue their winning streak and seal a place in the semi finals with a win today.

On the other hand, South Africa who have not lost a match so far in the group stage will be playing their first Super eight match and would go all guns blazing for a victory to improve their record against Australia in major ICC events.

Australia Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:George Bailey (c), Shane Watson (vc), Cameron White, Dan Christian, David Hussey, Pat Cummins, David Warner, Xavier Doherty, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.

South Africa Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

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Match No – 15, Group 2 – Pakistan v South Africa
Day and Date – Fri Sep 28, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local ( 3.30 pm)
Venue – 15th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 – Pakistan v South Africa
Result – Pakistan won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

In the 3rd match of Super Eight stage Pakistan Beat South Africa by 2 wickets.

Earlier South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. They opened with RE Levi and HM Amla but this gamble didnt pay well as HM Amla departed when the team score was just 8. Later RE Levi and JH Kallis also got out after scoring 8 and 12 runs respectively. JP Duminy’s 48 finally helped them post a total of 133/6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 134 to win, Pakistan team got off to the poor start as they lost Imran Nazir in the 3rd over of the match. Later Mohammad Hafeez also got out after scoring 15 runs in 9 balls. But Umar Akmal and Umar Gul then brought Pakistan back into the game. Umar Akmal scored a brilliant 43 off 41 balls and was ably supported by Umar Gul who scored 32 off 17 balls and helped Pakistan win the match by 2 wickets in the last over.

Match Highlights
South Africa
South Africa: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
South Africa: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 4

Pakistan
Pakistan: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 2
Pakistan: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 11

Match 15 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 2- Pakistan vs South Africa Scorecard

Match No – 15, Group 2 – Pakistan vs South Africa
Day and Date – Fri Sep 28, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

In the Super Eights match today, Pakistan will take on South Africa at Premadasa Stadium. Both these teams have won 2-2 matches played so far. So with 100% win percentage so far in this tournament, today also both these teams will look for a good win.

The biggest worry for South Africa will be the excellent form of Pakistan batsmen. Though Pakistan is known for its pace battery but in this season, Pakistan’s batsmen have shown superb form. On the other hand, South Africa will be hoping that the big names like AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, and Jacques Kallis will play to their potential and thus help them register a win today.

Both these teams have played 5 matches against each other in which South Africa has won 3 times and Pakistan 2 times.

Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanveer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Sami.

South Africa Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

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