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A long, tortuous World Cup title drought is closer than ever to ending for South Africa after a nine-wicket win over first-time semifinalist Afghanistan at the global Twenty20 cricket tournament ...
South Africa's Marco Jansen (pictured in 2022) was awarded with the Player of the match award for semi-final 1. Afghanistan played in their maiden final but was bowled out 56 in 11.5 overs posting their lowest T20I score. [14] In the second innings, South Africa managed to chase it down in only 8.5 overs while losing only one wicket to Fazalhaq ...
India's Axar Patel was awarded with the player of the match award in semi-final 2. In the first semi-final, Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. [174] Afghanistan scored just 56 runs in 11.5 overs before being bowled out. [175] South Africa would go on to score 60 runs in 8.5 overs winning the match. [175]
Rashid Khan (Afg) took his 150th wicket in T20Is. [25] This was Afghanistan's first win against Bangladesh in T20 World Cup. [26] Afghanistan qualified for the semi-finals while Australia and Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match. [27] Afghanistan qualified for the semi-finals of any major ICC Tournament for the first time. [27]
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In the 2023 Cricket World Cup South Africa reached the semi-final but lost its match against Australia who went on to win the final. In the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, South Africa reached the final unbeaten, with a resounding 9 wicket win over Afghanistan in a one-sided demolition. This was the first appearance in an ICC final for the Proteas.
The South Africa cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in September 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against Afghanistan cricket team. [1] [2] In July 2024, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour. [3]
The host India was the first team to qualify for the semi-finals after their mammoth 302-run win against Sri Lanka, their seventh successive win in the World Cup. [2]South Africa became the second team to qualify for the semi-finals after Pakistan defeated New Zealand on 4 November; however, with that win, Pakistan kept their hope of the knockout stage alive.