In South Africa, on September 11, 2007, the South African cricket team defeated West Indies by eight wickets in a World T20 match at the Wanderers. Herschelle Gibbs scored 90 not out from 55 balls, while Justin Kemp made 46 not out from 22 balls. The South African team successfully chased a target of 206 runs.
Gibbs and Kemp’s performances
For West Indies, Chris Gayle scored 117 runs from 57 balls. However, this was not enough for the team to win: Gibbs and Kemp helped South Africa reach the target and finish the match with a victory.
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Other sporting events on September 11
In 2001, South Africa’s cricket team defeated Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the first Test match in Harare. Shaun Pollock took three wickets, while Andy Flower scored 199 not out in the second innings after making 142 in the first.
In 2011, South Africa defeated Wales 17-16 in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup in Wellington. Francois Hougaard scored the decisive try 15 minutes before the end of the match, and Frans Steyn converted it. In 2016, Brad Binder claimed his fifth Moto3 victory of the season by winning the San Marino and Rimini Coast Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico. These sporting events were reported by TimesLIVE.
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