If Brandon King had produced a brilliant effort, the West Indies could have been ahead; He dived to his right and took a difficult catch of Aiden Markram. However, Markram survived, and instead King walked off the park with a physio due to some sort of injury.
After struggling with their top and middle-order batting, West Indies could not score more than 176 runs on the board. It was credit to their batting depth that West Indies was able to put so many runs on the board. This can be considered as competitive yoga.
Brandon King injured after dropping Markram early in the innings
Matthew Ford returned with his second over and made some early runs from South African captain Aiden Markram, who has been in tremendous form for the Proteas in this World Cup. The bowler was careful in his adjustments and bowled a good length and Markram edged it to the fielder at cover.
Brandon King dived full force to his right, but the ball only hit his fingertips, and he hit the ground really hard. Not only did he miss the catch, but he himself also got injured. He scratched his hands and slammed his elbows on the ground.
As a result, King was immediately taken off the field by the physio who came to examine him after the incident.
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Will West Indies bowlers be able to defend the score of 177 runs?
The West Indies bowlers will find it difficult to defend the total of 177 runs, especially against the South African batting attack. The opening pair of Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock are supported by the in-form Ryan Rickelton who has been in some form in this World Cup.
Talking about the middle-order and the nature of the Ahmedabad pitch, any score below the 200-run mark never looked ideal to defend. Ultimately the Windies failed to defend it, as South Africa ended the Caribbean team’s winning streak by a comfortable margin of 9 wickets.
Group A qualification scenario after South Africa vs West Indies match
South Africa defeated West Indies by a very comfortable margin, which also affected their net run rate.
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