Watch the highlights of South Africa vs Afghanistan 1st Semi-Final ICC T20 World Cup 2024 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament of the 1st Semi-Final match played between Afghanistan and South Africa at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad in 26th June 2024.
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| Marco Jansen removed Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over of the match © Getty Images |
Marco Jansen, Tabraiz Shamsi's three-wicket hauls, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada's each two wickets sets up to South Africa easy nine-wicket victory over sprited Afghanistan and South Africa enter their historic maiden World Cup final in a one-sided Semi-final game of a T20 World Cup.
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- South Africa's 9-wicket win was their joint second largest victory by terms of wickets remaining in T20 international, it is their 5th time win by nine wickets, It is the first time South Africa had defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets in T20Is and the second time South Africa won by nine or more wickets in T20 World Cups.
- South Africa's 67-ball spare win was their largest victory by terms of balls remaining in T20 international, previous biggest win by 51-balls remaining against Pakistan at Johannesburg in 2007 and the tenth biggest win in T20 World Cups.
- South Africa chased 57 was their lowest successful run-chase in T20 international, previous lowest chase was 78 against Sri Lanka at New York earlier in this tournament and the lowest successful run-chase by any team in T20 World Cups.
- Afghanistan's 56 was their lowest score ever in T20 international cricket history, previous lowest was 72 against Bangladesh at Mirpur in the 2014 World Twenty20 ant the seventh lowest total in a completed innings in T20 World Cup.
- Afghanistan's 56 was the lowest score by any team against South Africa in a completed innings in T20 international, previous lowest was 77 by Sri Lanka at New York earlier in this tournament.
- Afghanistan's 56 was the lowest-score by any team in a completed innings in an T20 World Cup semi-final game, previous lowest was 101 by West Indies against Sri Lanka at The Oval in the 2009 World Twenty20.
- South Africa enter it to the final of a World Cup, T20I or ODI for the first time, Only once before they had reach it to the final of an ICC tournament - which is the Wills International Cup in 1998 - when they won by 4-wickets against West Indies at Dhaka.
- This is the 8th consecutive wins for South Africa in the T20 World Cup - the joint most consecutive wins by a team at the T20 World Cup, jointly with Australia's eight wins in a row - there first three wins in 2022 and last five in 2024, It is also the South Africa's longest winning streak in T20Is, previously they achieved 7 consecutive wins in 2009 and 2021.
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Afghanistan bundled out for 56 in 11.5 overs with top scorer by Azmatullah Omarzai scored 10 off 12-balls including 2-fours, Gulbadin Naib hit 9 off 8-balls contained 2-fours.
Rashid Khan hit a run-a-ball 8-runs including 2-fours and Karim Janat scored 8 off 13-balls included a boundary.
South Africa best bowler by Tabraiz Shamsi picked up 3-wickets for 6-runs in 1.5-overs with economy rate of 3.27, Marco Jansen captured three-wickets for 16-runs in 3-overs.
Anrich Nortje strikes 2-wickets for 7-runs in 3-overs with economy rate of 2.33, Kagiso Rabada took 2-wickets for 14-runs in 3-overs including a maiden.
Marco Jansen named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to picked up 3-wickets for 16-runs in 3-overs with economy rate of 5.33.
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