The crucial match between South Africa and Afghanistan in Group D of the ICC T20 World Cup ended in a draw after a thrilling contest, due to which the result was announced to be decided through a super over. However, the super over was also tied. As a result, it was decided to make the match decisive through another super over.
In the match played in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first.
South Africa’s batting
The Proteas innings was opened by Adam Markram and Quinton de Kock, but the team suffered an initial setback when Markram was caught out by Fazal Haq Farooqui at a total score of 12.
After the fall of the early wicket, de Kock and Ryan Rickelton took charge of the innings with a responsible attitude. Both the batsmen fought bravely against the Afghan bowlers and completed their half-centuries in a single over.
Rickelton returned to the pavilion after scoring 61 runs while De Kock scored 59 runs. Later, Dewald Brews was dismissed for 23 runs and David Miller for 20 runs.
Afghan bowlers’ performance
Azmatullah Umarzai took 3 wickets for Afghanistan while captain Rashid Khan took 2 wickets and kept the team in the match.
Group situation
It should be noted that Afghanistan had lost to New Zealand in its first match, while South Africa had defeated Canada by 57 runs in its opening match.
Now this important match between the two teams will be decided in the Super Over, where a nerve-wracking match is expected.
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