The Netherlands claimed a famous win in Adelaide to upset the Proteas by 13 runs with winner of Pakistan-Bangladesh game to claim semi-final spot
Match Report:
ScorecardDutch courage! Netherlands bundle out South Africa
South Africa's litany of white-ball cricket disasters has continued, crashing out of the T20 World Cup with a shock 13-run loss to the Netherlands.
Chasing 159 to win, the Proteas stumbled to 8-145 in Sunday's Adelaide Oval encounter.
The stunning loss means South Africa will miss the semi-finals.
India will advance regardless of their result against Zimbabwe on Sunday night.
And the winner of Pakistan's clash against Bangladesh in Adelaide on Sunday afternoon will also progress.
New Zealand and England have already secured semi-final slots from the other group.
South Africa's capitulation to the unfancied Dutch extends the Proteas' wretched record in white-ball World Cups, chiefly in the 50-over format.
On Sunday, the nervy Proteas' top-order failed to fire and they were 4-90 in the 13th over.
With six overs remaining, South Africa still needed another 60 runs.
They lost another two batsmen in the 16th over to slip to 6-113 and yet another in the 18th over to be 7-120 - the Proteas were in a midst of a 4-30 slump.
To compound their predicament, No.8 batsman Keshav Maharaj was hobbled by a left leg injury and forced to literally hop when running between wickets.
Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada required 26 runs from the final over but fell short.
Earlier, Dutchman Colin Ackermann top-scored with an unbeaten 41 from 26 balls in his side's 4-158.
The Netherlands' openers Stephan Myburgh (37 from 30 balls) and Max O'Dowd (29 from 31) featured in a 58-run partnership.
And Australian-born Tom Cooper, whose mother was born in Dutch New Guinea, struck two sixes in making 35 from 19 deliveries.
South African paceman Anrich Nortje continued his fine tournament, taking 1-10 from four overs, and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj claimed 2-27.
Men's T20 World Cup 2022
Semi-final 1: Wednesday, New Zealand v Group 2 runner-up, SCG, 7pm AEDT
Semi-final 2: Thursday, Group 2 winner v England, Adelaide Oval, 7pm AEDT
Final: November 13: Winners of semi-finals, MCG, 7pm AEDT
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