South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets to enter the final for the first time in T20 World Cup history

T20 World Cup 2024 : The first semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup was played between South Africa and Afghanistan. Both teams had come with the dream of making it to the finals for the first time. In this match, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. In front of South Africa's lethal bowling, the entire Afghanistan team collapsed for just 56 runs in 11.5 overs. Afghanistan's batting line-up collapsed like a pack of cards against Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Norkhia, Marco Jensen and Tabrez Shamsi. Eventually, South Africa created history by achieving the target in 8.5 overs. For the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, South Africa has reached the final and with this the choker tag has also been removed.

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8:10 am

South Africa won by 9 wickets

South Africa defeated Afghanistan easily. They achieved the target of 56 runs in 8.5 overs by losing 1 wicket. After de Kock got out cheaply, Markram and Hendricks took over the innings. At the end of the match, Hendricks was unbeaten on 29 runs and Markram on 23 runs.

7:50 AM

After 6 overs in the power play, South Africa's score was 34 runs for 1 wicket. Now only 23 runs are needed to win. Afghanistan's defeat is almost certain!

7:35 AM

Bad start for South Africa

Fazal Farooqi bowled De Kock. He was out after scoring 5 runs. South Africa's score became 5-1. 2 overs completed.

7:30 am

Afghanistan innings

Afghanistan's decision to bat first after winning the toss was proved wrong by South Africa. The team lost 6 wickets before scoring 30 runs. Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Norgia and Marco Jensen scattered the batting order. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbuddin Naib, Nangelia Kharote and Mohammad Nabi returned cheaply. Marco Jensen took 3, Rabada 2 and Norgia 2 wickets.