The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has congratulated the Proteas on their performance at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament.

‘Keep your heads held high Proteas Men! You have had a great ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign and have made the nation proud. See you when you return to Mzansi!’ the department said in a social media post on X, previously known as Twitter.

This as India won by seven runs in Saturday’s final.

‘Not meant to be for the Proteas in Barbados but a campaign to be proud of,’ Cricket South Africa said in post on X.

In a statement on Friday, Cricket South Africa said the team under the leadership of Proteas Men’s Captain Aiden Markram, maintained an undefeated record throughout the tournament, while facing challenging matches and securing narrow victories against Nepal, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and England. Their win over West Indies in the Super Eight stage came with just five balls to spare.

‘However, the Proteas knew when to show up and deliver match winning results. They displ
ayed artistic prowess and made history by defeating Afghanistan by nine wickets, securing their place in their first-ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final,’ said Cricket South Africa at the time.

Source: South African Government News Agency