South Africa beat Afghanistan by nine wickets: T20 World Cup 2024



Goodbye for now!

Afghanistan, who looked like they could do no wrong throughout this tournament, finally came undone at the penultimate stage.

After electing to bat first, they were quickly put under the cosh by Jansen and Co.

In the end, they were scuttled out for 56, which was never going to really challenge the Proteas.

Despite the wicket providing the odd surprise, the South African top order managed to ultimately cruise to the target inside of nine overs to grant passage into their first ICC tournament final.

Make sure to join us on June 27 when we cover the second semifinal in Guyana, where India play England to decide who the other finalist will be.

‘Just one more step’

Victorious South African captain Markram gave his thoughts as well: “It feels good. It is not really the captain that gets you here – it is a massive squad effort.

“Really chuffed for us to have one more crack to lift a trophy.

“It was special. We were fortunate to lose the toss. We also wanted to bat.

“The bowlers put the ball in the right areas and made life tough for the Afghanistan batters.

“It was quite tough, but we knew it was a matter of a partnership to take the sting out upfront.