South Africa made four changes yet scarcely missed a beat as they trounced the United Arab Emirates by six wickets in a Group D dead rubber of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
Having already secured their place in the Super Eights with a hat-trick of victories, the 2024 runners-up treated the fixture as a tune-up and rested David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi.
Yet, they hardly broke a sweat as they restricted UAE to a below-par 122-6 after electing to field under an overcast sky.
Dewald Brevis (36) and Ryan Rickelton (30) produced breezy cameos as South Africa reached the target in 13.2 overs, wrapping up their blemish-free group campaign with four wins from four.
“It was great to see the boys that came in and that have been working hard for an opportunity to grab that opportunity with both hands,” South Africa captain Aiden Markram said.
“I thought the bowling unit once again was really good in executing plans on that wicket. It gives confidence to us as a group to know that each guy in the 15 is in a good space.”
