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Afghanistan's batting was very poor in the first semi-final match between South Africa and Afghanistan. Batting first, Afghanistan's team collapsed for just 56 runs in 11.5 overs. No Afghan batsman could stay at the crease for long. Azmatullah Umarzai was the top scorer for Afghanistan with 10 runs. After this, Afghanistan also made a big mistake during bowling. If the Afghanistan team had not made this mistake, then perhaps their grip on the match would have been a little less.
Aiden Markram was out but he did not appeal
In this match, the start of South Africa's innings was not very good. In the second over, South Africa got the first big blow in the form of De Kock. After this, in the third over, a ball from Naveen Ul Haq hit the bat of South African captain Aiden Markram and went into the hands of wicketkeeper Gurbaz, but Gurbaz did not appeal.
On the other hand, Rashid Khan felt that the ball had hit the bat and he also signaled to Gurbaz but Gurbaz said that he did not hear any sound. After this, when the replay was seen, the ball was seen hitting Markram's bat.
Afghanistan's poor performance
In this match, Rashid Khan's decision to bat first after winning the toss proved wrong. In front of South Africa's dangerous bowling, no Afghan batsman could stay on the crease for long. The entire Afghanistan team was out for just 56 runs in 11.5 overs. In a big match like the semi-finals, the Afghanistan batsmen have disappointed the fans a lot.
match status
The first match of the T20 World Cup semi-final between South Africa and Afghanistan was played in Trinidad today. In this match, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets and entered the final for the first time. When Afghanistan's campaign ended. In this match, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. After which, Afghanistan's team collapsed for just 56 runs in front of South Africa's deadly bowling. Chasing the target, South Africa achieved it in 8.5 overs at the loss of 1 wicket.