South Africa has been struggling in this T20 World Cup 2024 but in the Semi-Final, they decimated Afghanistan. Sticking to their plan, Afghanistan elected to bat first again. But they failed to stand against South African bowlers and in their innings, extras have been the highest score. Hence, SA entered Final for the first time in an ICC World Cup.
Going into the details, Afghanistan chose to bat upon winning the toss. In the first over itself, Rahmanullah Gurbaz got out for a duck. After dismissing him in the first over, Marco Jansen dismissed 3 wickets in the powerplay. After he broke their back, Kagiso Rabada(2/14) and Anrich Nortje(2/7) also dismissed other middle order batters.
Tabraiz Shamsi(3/6) took the remaining wickets and Afghanistan got dismissed for 56 runs in 11.5 overs. Finally, South Africa got a golden opportunity to enter finals. They chased down the target by scoring 60/1 in 8.5 overs. Reeza Hendricks(29) scored runs in this match and Aiden Markram(23) also came good.
With 9 wickets win, South Africa for the first time have a chance to win a ICC World Cup. They somehow managed to win everyone of their matches from group stage to Super Eights to Semi-Finals as well. Now, they need to win against a big team in the final to really realise their dream. Well, Afghanistan has everything to gain and look forward too for a bright future.