Rovman Powell big statement after loss South Africa: The journey of West Indies team from T20 World Cup 2024 has ended. To reach the ‘semi-final’ match, it needed a big win against South Africa today (24 June), but it lost the match by 3 wickets. After the match, Caribbean players were seen very disappointed in the field. Team captain Rovman Powell said after the match, ‘Credit goes to the players for fighting till the end in the match. As a batting group we are failing. It is not worth remembering. We did not bat well in the middle overs. We lost wickets continuously. Due to which the back of our batting unit which often performs brilliantly was broken. ,
The Caribbean captain further said, ‘The boys made a commendable effort while defending the goal. He was confident that he could defend the target of 135 runs. We may not have won the T20 World Cup or missed out on reaching the semi-finals, but have performed well in the last 12 months.
Talking about the fans, he said, ‘Cricket is once again in the news in West Indies. We are bidding farewell with this great success. In fact, we are very happy with the support we have received at various places in the country and on social media.
West Indies’ dream of reaching ‘semi-finals’ shattered due to defeat against Africa
To reach the semi-finals, the West Indies team needed a big win against South Africa today, but it fell flat against them. Batting first after losing the toss in Antigua, the Caribbean team managed to score 135 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. Whereas the opposition team easily achieved the target of 123 runs under DLS rules in 16.1 overs. With this, the West Indies team’s dream of reaching the ‘semi-finals’ was also shattered.