Proteas ticking all the boxes at T20 World Cup – from batting to bowling to fielding

David Miller and Dewald Brevis rescued the Proteas innings against India on Sunday. Picture: Prakash Singh/Getty Images The Proteas continue to produce the goods at the T20 World Cup in India, and are still unbeaten after five matches. One more win in the Super Eight stage, against either West Indies on Thursday or Zimbabwe on Sunday, will see them into the semi-finals.

So far they have beaten Canada, Afghanistan, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates in group play and India, on Sunday, in their first Super Eights game. They will take confidence into their next matches following their good results, mainly because they’re in good nick in all departments. We take a look at how they’ve performed so far.

The Proteas have generally got off to good starts with their top three batters laying a solid foundation. Aiden Markram, with 178 runs in the four group matches, has been excellent setting the team up, while Quinton de Kock, with 118 runs in group play, has been decent, and one feels a big knock is around the corner. Ryan Rickelton, batting at No 3, has scored well as well, with 145 runs in group action.

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Though none of them made big runs against India on Sunday, it would be a surprise if one of them didn’t go big in the coming games. While Dewald Brevis, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs all played their part in the four group wins, as well as in the two Super Overs in the match against Afghanistan, they showed what they can do under pressure in the match against India. Brevis scored a good, but composed 45 off 29, Miller hit a scintillating 63 off 35 and Stubbs smashed 44 off 24 to rescue the Proteas who had been 20/3.

Like the three men at the top, the middle-order batters will move on at the tournament with plenty of confidence and belief in their abilities. The South African bowling unit has found form with their performance against India top-notch. They obviously put plenty of thought into what they wanted to do and they executed those plans brilliantly, bowling India out for 111.

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