This week saw the return of stars who faded in the first matches of the World Cup. Kane Williamson and Glenn Maxwell scored their first half-centuries of the tournament in the final group match.
The star responded with a half-century in front of those who clamored to drop Maxwell from the team after his poor performance. Maxwell scored a 29-ball half-century against Afghanistan, which lost three wickets in the Powerplay. Maxwell made a half-century partnership with Marcus Stoinis for the fifth wicket. Kiwis captain Kane Williamson, who scored a half-century against Ireland in the last group match, also responded to the critics.
Despite losing the match against Pakistan, the only consolation for South Africa was the captain Temba Bavuma scoring runs. Bavuma, who reached double figures for the first time in the tournament, scored 36 runs off 19 balls and KL Rahul also ended his run drought by scoring exactly fifty runs against Bangladesh. Rahul scored 50 runs from 32 balls. Now the fans are waiting for the return of two more people. Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Pakistan captain Babar Azam.