Proteas survive double Super Over drama in T20 World Cup thriller

In some dramatic scenes in Ahmedabad, both sides scored exactly 187 in their 20 overs, before unbelievably both hitting 17 runs in the first Super Over. Still needing to be separated, South Africa put up 23 with Tristan Stubbs and David Miller at the crease. This time they were able to defend it by only four runs, and Rickelton – who top scored for his team in the normal overs with 61 – says they were all nervous in the midst of the chaos.

"Just the anxiety – I think we were all standing there and sitting upstairs with our fingers crossed, like, 'come on, guys.' It was more hope than anything. But ja, like I said it was an absolute whirlwind of a game and we all in it. We rode the emotions, obviously just like everybody else and it was pretty tough I will say. But we're just glad we got over the line," said Rickelton.

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Keshav Maharaj was given the burden of defending that score in the second Super Over, which could still have lost it with the very final ball but Rahmanullah Gurbaz was caught by David Miller attempting another six. Rickelton says it was coach Shukri Conrad who made the call for the off-spinner to have a crack at it.

"I was actually unsure. I thought KG [Rabada] or Marco [Jansen] was going to go, but the call came from Shukri saying he thinks Kesh should go – and credit where it is due, I guess it worked."

Rickelton gave praise to their fielding as a team, and says those are the moments that win matches as close as this one.

He added that this was a massive wake-up call for them early in the tournament, and a reminder that they cannot take any opponent for granted at this level. South Africa next takes on New Zealand on Saturday, the two teams with a 100 percent record in Group D.