ICC T20 World Cup 2016: 5 Hits and 5 Misses from the Super 10 Stage

Miss: South Africa

Faf Du Plessis saw his side tamely bow out of the tournament.

Whenever you think about South Africa and ICC tournaments, there is one word that comes to mind. Yes, that ‘C’ word. A tag that the Proteas have been trying to shed for years.

Unfortunately, this tag will remain with them for some more time. Like every other world tournament, they came in being billed as one of the pre-tournament favorites. However, they failed to play to their full potential and were thus knocked out before the semi finals.

Faf du Plessis, the South African skipper admitted that on the days when their batting clicked, the bowling didn’t and vice versa. Given the slam-bang nature of this format, this isn’t something that augurs well for any team and it didn’t for Faf’s men. In spite of having won a T20 series in India only a few months back, the Proteas didn’t apply themselves well and paid the price for it.

In the game versus England, South Africa’s batsmen posted a mammoth total of 229 in 20 overs. However, their key bowlers such as Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn leaked a lot of runs which allowed the English batsmen to overhaul the total.

In the crucial game versus West Indies, their batting stalwarts namely Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis misfired, thereby setting a very meagre target for the West Indies. This blow hot, blow cold game of the Proteas cost them dear as they were ejected in the first round