South Africa left frustrated after rain forces washout at Hobart

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  • Post published:October 24, 2022

South Africa were left frustrated by the weather in Hobart after their Twenty20 World Cup match against Zimbabwe was abandoned due to heavy rain.

The Super 12 match at the Twenty20 World Cup between South Africa and Zimbabwe was forced to be reduced to nine-overs-a-side in Hobart on Monday as a result of heavy rain.

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat but could manage 79 runs with five wickets in nine overs.

When rain stopped play in Hobart for the final time, Quinton de Kock hit an unbeaten 47 to take the team to 51 with no losses in three overs.

De Kock went all out in the first over, hitting Tendai Chatara for four fours and a six for 23 runs before hitting Richard Ngarava for four consecutive boundaries in the second over to take SA’s runs to 40 without any loss of wickets.

The umpires tried their hardest to finish the Super 12 match, but the final rain delay forced the players to leave the field, and a disappointed de Kock shook hands with the opposing team.

Zimbabwe elected to bat first and reached 79-5, however, their turn did not begin until over two hours and thirty minutes later due to rain.

Wayne Parnell and Lungi Ngidi made an instant impact for South Africa as they claimed three wickets between them.

After Zimbabwe had slumped to 19-4 after three overs, Wesley Madhevere smashed 35 runs off of 18 balls, and he and Milton Shumba, who scored 18, combined for 55 runs.

Zimbabwe’s batting order got off to a wild start, with batters racing between wickets and taking unnecessary chances, but Parnell eventually sent back the skipper, Craig Ervine, for just two.

Ngidi took two wickets in the following over, including the well-playing Sikandar Raza for a duck thanks to a spectacular diving one-handed catch by de Kock behind the stumps.

Both Madhevere (who scored 18 runs with four fours and a six) and Shumba (who was dismissed by Anrich Nortje off the final ball of the innings) put up a good fight.

Because of the deluge, every African nation gained one point.

With their opening-round victory over the Netherlands in Hobart, Bangladesh now sit atop Group 2. On Sunday, India edged out Pakistan in a tense match that came down to the final delivery.

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