Rovman Powell said that West Indies were not up to the mark in batting
West Indies lost to South Africa by 3 wickets (DLS)
Roston Chase scored 52 runs and picked up 3 wickets, but his efforts went in vain
Rovman Powell said that shoddy batting led to West Indies’ defeat to South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash. On Monday, the co-hosts failed to advance to the semi-final after losing to the Proteas by 3 wickets (DLS) in a rain-marred contest at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. After being asked to bat first, all West Indies could manage was 135 for 8. Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers scored 52 and 35 respectively to give their team some sort of respectability.
The Caribbean bowlers tried their hearts out and took the match right down to the last over, but failed to go past the finish line. Powell said that losing wickets in clumps did not help the West Indies in setting a formidable target for their opponents to chase down. However, the captain lauded the team for hanging on until the very end.