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South Africa fine-tuned their preparations for the T20 World Cup Super 8s by cruising to a six-wicket win against the United Arab Emirates in their final group game in Delhi. <\/b><\/p>\n
Set a target of 123 by the UAE, who had already been eliminated, South Africa knocked off the runs with 40 balls to spare in a match where the only thing that came close to threatening a Proteas victory was the weather.<\/p>\n
With qualification for the next stage already secured, South Africa made four changes – resting David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi – and chose to field first after winning the toss. <\/p>\n
UAE made a steady start to their innings through Aryansh Sharma (13) and captain Muhammad Waseem (22), before Corbin Bosch and George Linde struck to remove the openers. <\/p>\n
Their hopes of building a competitive total then rested largely on Alishan Sharafu, but with wickets falling around him UAE’s innings faded away. <\/p>\n
With Sharafu departing five runs short of what would have been his second half\u2011century of the tournament, UAE mustered just 20 in the final four overs to finish on 122-6. <\/p>\n
The covers came on during the innings break as rain delayed South Africa’s response but when they did return, the Proteas were given a fast start by captain Aiden Markram, who struck an 11-ball 28.<\/p>\n
Ryan Rickelton and Dewald Brevis then kept pace with 30 and 36 respectively as the 2024 finalists reached their target in the 14th over. <\/p>\n
The UAE’s only win of the tournament was against Canada while South Africa had a perfect record in Group D with four wins from four matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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