South Africa Being In ‘Group Of Death’: ICC T20 World Cup 2024
This T20 World Cup 2024 may be South Africa‘s year, as they appear to be a formidable team in T20 Internationals.
Since 2014, when they last made it to the round but lost to India, the Proteas have not advanced to the T20 World Cup semi-finals. The T20 World Cup is one of South Africa’s most feared competitions since it has always brought out the worst in them. Even though the T20 World Cup was held in South Africa for the first time in its history in 2007, they have yet to reach a final.
South Africa Will Hope To Reach The Knockouts In The T20 World Cup
When it comes to the ICC tournaments, South Africa’s biggest headache is the Netherlands. In two consecutive ICC events—the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC T20 World Cup 2022—the Men in Orange have defeated the Proteas. In the latter case, the Proteas were able to advance to the semi-finals. Despite being a formidable cricketing nation, South Africa has been dubbed the “Chokers” due to their inability to win in ICC competitions.
After an unexpected loss to the Netherlands in the 2022 T20 World Cup, South Africa was unable to advance to the semi-finals. They had a difficult group this time around, with the Netherlands once more in their group to cause them problems. This year’s T20 megaevent, which the West Indies and the United States will jointly host, has them grouped with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Netherlands, and Nepal.
In the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024, cricket analysts anticipate that South Africa would win the group stage and make it to the Super 8 stage. Though, that the Proteas are in a difficult group and that playing some of the most formidable teams in the league won’t be simple for them. On June 1, 2024, the ICC T20 World Cup is slated to kick off.
T20 World Cup 2024 teams and groups
- Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, USA
- Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
- Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
- Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
It appears so, but who knows? South Africa might make it through this time. Cricket fans want to see strong teams in the Super 8, so hopefully they do that.