South Africa reach their first-ever World Cup final
2024.06.28
In the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which took place at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by a margin of nine wickets.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first, however their innings collapsed against exceptional bowling from South Africa. In just 11.5 overs, the entire batting lineup was out for just 56 runs.
South Africa’s main wrecker, Marco Jansen, claimed an astounding three wickets for just sixteen runs in his three overs. In addition, Kagiso Rabada (2/14), Anrich Nortje (2/7) and Tabraiz Shamsi (3/6) contributed significant wickets in his brief spell, taking three wickets for only six runs.
Reeza Hendricks (29 off 25) and Aiden Markram (23 off 21) of South Africa combined to build a strong partnership of 55 for the second wicket, guaranteeing a smooth chase of the meager total of 57 runs.
Hendricks in particular had a significant impact, hitting three fours and a six to deny Afghanistan the opportunity to win. Only Quinton de Kock (5) was lost as South Africa completed the mark in just 8.5 overs.
Player of the Match went to Marco Jansen for his outstanding bowling effort, which included getting rid of the dangerous Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck. Afghanistan’s incredible run in the competition comes to an end with this decisive win, which advances South Africa to the T20 World Cup finals.
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