In the history of the T20 World Cup, South Africa has faced many situations when their batting lineup was completely demolished by the opposition and the batter at the 11th position supported his partner and contributed a 10th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. Let's check out some of those efforts made by a batter at the 11th position.
Imran Tahir and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (10* Runs in 2014)
The pair of Imran Tahir and Lonwabo Tsotsobe is at the top position for making the highest 10th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. In the 21st match of the T20 World Cup 2014, South Africa got the chance to bat first and they added 145 for 9 runs on the scoreboard in which Tahir and Tsotsobe contributed unbeaten 10 runs in a pair for the 10th wicket. In reply, the Netherlands could make only 139 and lost the match by 6 runs, Imran Tahir was named Man of the Match for 4 wickets in the match.
Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn (6 Runs in 2012)
The combination of Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn stands at the number 2nd position for hitting a record 10th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. They achieved this feat in the 24th match of the T20 World Cup 2012 against India where they got the target of 153 runs from the Indian team. In reply, they tried hard but could make 151 runs in which Morkel and Steyn added 6 runs for the 10th wicket but could not save the match.
Morne Morkel and Makhaya Ntini (5* Runs in 2007)
The duo of Morne Morkel and Makhaya Ntini is sitting at the number 3 position for striking a record 10th wicket partnership in the ICC T20 World Cup for South Africa. In the 24th match of the T20 World Cup 2007 against India, South Africa was chasing a target of 154 runs in which Morkel and Ntini contributed unbeaten 5 runs for the 10th wicket but it was not enough to achieve the target and South Africa lost the match 37 runs.
Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi (3* Runs in 2021)
In the T20 World Cup of 2021, Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi contributed a 10th wicket partnership of unbeaten 3 runs while playing against Australia and both of them are listed at number 4th position for this effort for South Africa. African batters set a target of 119 runs for the Australian batsmen and Australia did not have any difficulty to achieve the target in 19.4 overs.
Charl Langeveldt and Morne Morkel (3 Runs in 2010)
The pair of Charl Langeveldt and Morne Morkel is placed at the 5th position for making a record 10th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. While chasing a target of 169 runs in the 18th match of the T20 World Cup 2010 against England, Langeveldt and Morkel added 3 runs in a pair for the 10th wicket but could not achieve the target and SA lost the match by 39 runs.
List of Highest Last wicket partnership in T20 World Cup for South Africa
Partners
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
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Date
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Imran Tahir,Lonwabo Tsotsobe
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10*
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Netherlands
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Chattogram
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27 Mar 2014
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Morne Morkel,Dale Steyn
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6
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India
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Colombo (RPS)
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2 Oct 2012
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Morne Morkel,Makhaya Ntini
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5*
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India
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Durban
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20 Sep 2007
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Kagiso Rabada,Tabraiz Shamsi
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3*
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Australia
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Abu Dhabi
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23 Oct 2021
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Charl Langeveldt,Morne Morkel
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3
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England
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Bridgetown
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8 May 2010
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