There was a fierce collision between Jansen and Rabada on the boundary, the match had to be stopped

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Tezzbuzz|24-06-2024

South Africa won the ODI match against Sri Lanka on Monday (June 24) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. T20 World Cup They entered the semi-finals of the tournament by defeating West Indies by 3 wickets in the Super 8 round match of 2024. In this match, Marco Jensen played an important role in South Africa's victory and remained unbeaten till the end by scoring 21 runs in 14 balls.

Jensen, who wreaked havoc with the ball and bat in this match, also gave his all while fielding and there was a moment when he had a strong collision with Kagiso Rabada and the African fans were left breathless. The collision was so strong that Jensen lay on the boundary for some time and the match was also stopped.

This incident happened during the 8th over of the match, when Kyle Mayers was facing Proteas captain Aiden Markram. Mayers hit a straight and high shot on Markram's ball. The ball was going across the boundary but Rabada and Jensen came running and both tried to catch the ball without calling and in the meantime both of them collided with each other and the ball crossed the boundary line, due to which Mayers got a six and both of them were in pain. Seeing this collision, it seemed that Jensen's condition was very bad and perhaps he would not return to the field again but not only did he come back to the field but also played a match-winning innings for his team.

Talking about this match, it rained during the innings of the African team, due to which, under the Duckworth Lewis rule, the African team got a target of 123 runs in 17 overs. However, once again the African team became nervous in the virtual knockout match and almost choked, but thanks to Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen, who made a partnership of 14 runs for the 8th wicket and gave their team victory in the last over. With this victory West Indies was eliminated from the tournament and the African team topped its group and entered the semi-finals.

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