SA out of T20 World Cup, Australia and England go through

KATHMANDU, November 7: A Kagiso Rabada hat-trick and Rassie van der Dussen unbeaten 94 were enough to beat England by ten runs in the final Group 1 game of the tournament. But it wasn’t enough to save South Africa or knock out England.

The Group 1 permutations meant Eoin Morgan’s side started their reply knowing that they needed to pass 87 to guarantee qualification to the semi-finals, and they sealed that spot inside 11 overs of the chase.

Soon after they had done enough to ensure Australia were the second team in the group as well.

But England side suffered a huge setback when opening batter Roy pulled up with what appeared to be a serious calf injury in the fifth over, putting his participation in the remainder of the tournament in doubt.

Australia's win over West Indies earlier in the day meant South Africa knew they needed a win, and a big one, to finish in the top two.

And the 189-run total, inspired by Van der Dussen and Aiden Markram rapid 52 off 25, meant the Proteas had to restrict England to less than 131 in the second innings.

But, although South Africa did deny England the win thanks to a terrific spell from Tabraiz Shamsi and a final-over hat-trick from Rabada, they were unable to win by enough to seal the second spot in the group, as England finished on 179/8.