Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup For South Africa

In the T20 World Cup, South African players at the 9th position got chances to show their talent with the bat also and supported their partners to save the match. Johan van der Wath is one of them who added 21 runs with Albie Morkel as the highest 8th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. Let's check out some of the 8th wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup for South Africa.

Albie Morkel and Johan van der Wath (21 Runs in 2007)

The pair of Albie Morkel and Johan van der Wath stands at the top position for striking the highest 8th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. In the 15th match of the T20 World Cup 2007 against England, South Africa set a target of 155 runs for England in which Morkel and van der Wath added 21 runs for the 8th wicket partnership. On the other hand, England could make only 135 runs and lost the match by 19 runs. Albie Morkel who took 2 wickets and added 43 runs was named Man of the Match.

Johan Botha and Mark Boucher (17* Runs in 2009)

The pair of Johan Botha and Mark Boucher is listed at the 2nd position for hitting a record 8th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. Botha and Boucher added 17 runs in a pair for the 7th wicket in the 17th match of the T20 World Cup 2009 against West Indies. West Indies needed 184 runs to win that match but could make only 163 runs and lost the match by 20 runs.

Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada (15 Runs in 2021)

The combination of Aiden Markram and Kagiso Rabada is placed at the 3rd position for making a record 8th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. In Abu Dhabi, South Africa and Australia stood against each other for the 13th match of the T20 World Cup 2021 where South Africa batted first and set a target of 119 runs for Australia in which Markram and Rabada added 15 runs for the 8th wicket. Australian batters did not find any hurdle to chase and got the target in 19.4 overs and thus defeated SA by 5 wickets.

Johan Botha and Dale Steyn (14 Runs in 2010)

The pair of Johan Botha and Dale Steyn is sitting at the number 4th position for contributing a record 8th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. In the 18th match of the T20 World Cup 2010, South Africa was chasing a target of 169 runs against England but their batters did not perform well and could make 129 runs. Botha and Steyn added 14 runs in a pair for the 8th wicket and the entire squad was bowled out in 19 overs and lost the match by 39 runs. 

Johan Botha and Albie Morkel (11 Runs in 2012)

The combination of Johan Botha and Albie Morkel is at the number 5th position in the list for making a record 8th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for SA. In the 24th match of the T20 World Cup 2012 against India, South Africa was chasing a target of 153 runs in which Botha and Morkel added 11 runs for the 8th wicket. It was a very close encounter where South Africa made 151 runs in reply and lost the match by just 1 run. 

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