Rain, rival's protest deny World Cup victory shot

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South Africa's Quinton de Kock threatened to bargain a T20 World Cup triumph with a blistering sound connected Monday night, but persistent rainfall and a player's protestation denied the Proteas opener.

After Zimbabwe stumbled to 5-79 from 9 overs successful the super-12 encounter, de Kock exploded successful South Africa's tally pursuit astatine Hobart's Bellerive Oval.

While South Africa primitively required 80 to triumph from 9 overs and aboriginal 64 from seven, and was making airy enactment of the pursuit, rainfall yet led to the points being shared.

The telephone was made aft de Kock blasted 47 runs from 18 balls, including 8 fours and a six.

His opening partner, skipper Temba Bavuma, did not get disconnected the people until de Kock had reached 40.

The Proteas powered to 0-51 from 3 overs and, due to the fact that they were closing successful connected victory, the umpires appeared consenting to persevere done the rain.

But their patience wore bladed erstwhile Zimbabwe's Sean Williams began to complain.

Standing astatine the apical of his people arsenic helium prepared to vessel his left-arm orthodox, Williams threw his arms successful the aerial and pleaded with the umpire astatine the bowler's extremity to enforce different break.

The umpires consulted, play was delayed and the lucifer was called disconnected respective minutes later.

"They're not happy," Nasser Hussain had said successful commentary portion Williams argued.

"First clip arms person been waved by Zimbabwe ... I was conscionable trying to lip-read Williams determination astatine the extremity of his tally and helium said thing like, 'Come on, this is simply a World Cup', to the umpire.

"Zimbabwe got connected with the game, really, close until that past over. They said, 'Come on, this is our World Cup. We don't privation immoderate much injuries'."

Fast bowler Richard Ngarava had limped disconnected aft falling successful his follow-through during Zimbabwe's 3 overs with the ball.

"South Africa evidently haven't done thing wrong," Hussain added arsenic Williams haggled the umpire.

"They wanted to get connected with it earlier.

"It's the rainfall successful Hobart that's done us."

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