SA vs AFG / South Africa created history by reaching the final for the first time - defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 27, 2024, 08:51 AM

SA vs AFG: South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets to make it to the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. The African team has made it to the final of a T20 World Cup for the first time. Batting first in the match, the Afghan team was all out for just 56 runs. After this, South Africa easily chased the target.

Chased the target in just 8.5 overs

Reeza Hendricks scored 29 runs for South Africa. At the same time, captain Aiden Markram scored 23 runs. Both these players did not get out till the end. The African team chased the target in just 8.5 overs. The team had a very bad start. When Quinton de Kock was out after scoring just 5 runs. He was dismissed by Fazalhaq Farooqui.

Afghanistan scored the lowest score in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup

In the match, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved wrong. In this match, Afghanistan's batsmen proved to be a flop and no player could perform well for the team. Only Azmatullah Umarzai could reach double figures. He scored 10 runs in the match. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Noor Ahmed and Mohammad Nabi could not even open their account. Due to this, the Afghan team could not play the full 20 overs and were all out for just 56 runs. This is the lowest score of any team in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

Bowlers did wonders

The bowlers performed very well for South Africa. Marco Jason took 3 wickets for 16 runs in 3 overs. At the same time, Tabrez Shamsi also took three wickets. Kagiso Rabada and Enrique Norkhia took 2-2 wickets each. It is because of these bowlers that the Afghan team could not score a big score.