England reach T20 World Cup semi-finals despite South Africa defeat

  • Group 1: South Africa, 189-2, bt England, 179-8, by 10 runs
  • England win group ahead of Australia with South Africa out

England are into the T20 World Cup semi-finals as winners of their Super 12s group but a first defeat of the campaign against South Africa was compounded by a leg injury to Jason Roy.

Rassie van der Dussen’s career-best 94 not out and a sparkling, unbeaten 52 off just 25 balls from Aiden Markram in a boundary-laden unbroken 103-run partnership underpinned what was an insurmountable 189 for two for the Proteas.

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