Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat in this match which started today (27) morning Indian time in Trinidad, West Indies. The team lost all wickets in 11.5 overs and scored only 56 runs. Asmadullah scored 10 runs. Everyone else was out by single digits. Gurbaz, Nabi and Noor Ahmed did not take any runs.
Marco Janson and Shamsi took 3 wickets each for South African team. Rabada and Norkya took 2 wickets each. The team had given away 13 runs as extras. The pitch was conducive to fast bowling. Commentators said that it was because of the grass in it.
Afghanistan’s 56 all out in a T20 World Cup semi-final is known to be the lowest total. It is also the least runs scored by the Afghanistan team in international T20 cricket. It is also the second lowest number of runs scored in a T20 World Cup by teams that are full-time members of the ICC. It is noteworthy that England scored 55 runs against the West Indies in the 2021 edition in Dubai.
South Africa chased down the target of victory by 57 runs. De Kock and Reza Henriques started the game together. Dicock was bowled for 5 runs in the 2nd over bowled by Faruqi. After that, captain Markram and Henriques, who played carefully together, took the team to victory.
South Africa scored 60 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 8.5 overs. Markram scored 23 and Henriques scored 29 runs. With this, they won by 9 wickets and qualified for the final for the first time. It was a golden day in the history of South African cricket. South Africa have won all 8 matches played so far in the current series.
