You missed an astonishing match if you do not look at the Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team match scorecard where South Africa beat the Afghanistan team terribally. The recollections of 22 runs from one ball are so buried. The confused Mark Boucher, who defended Sri Lanka’s final ball during a botched DLS chase, is forgotten.
The image of a bereft Dale Steyn falling to the ground in tears while Grant Elliot celebrated alongside him is no longer harrowing. The discussions regarding Donald’s decision not to run and Herschelle Gibbs’ withdrawal from the World Cup are no longer taboo. The rub of the green appears to have tilted in favor of the rainbow nation.
Aiden Markram’s boys march on to Kensington Oval with a new ray of hope and optimism despite the ongoing bad luck and untimely chokes. Today was easy, but they made it through in four final overfinishes, and now they’re on the verge of making history!! That concludes this match; a second semi-final is not far off.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
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Statements Of The Captains Of Both The Team After Afghanistan Vs South Africa Match
Apart from the Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team match scorecard, let us have a look at what the captains of both teams have to say about the match after the game and see what they think about the game. This is the captain’s statement of the Afghanistan Vs South Africa team:
South Africa Captain: Aiden Markram
“Feels good. It’s not only the captain that gets you here, it is a massive squad effort. Plenty of guys behind the scenes as well. Fortunate to have lost the toss, we would have batted too. We were brilliant with the ball, got it in the right areas, and kept it really simple.
The bowlers have been incredible for us. It was challenging with the bat, no batter is going to lie and tell you it was easy out there. We had a bit of luck and then got a bit of a partnership. We have had a few close games and a few people back home would have woken up early with more grey hairs. Glad today was a bit more comforting.
(On the final) It is one more step for us, it is an opportunity we have never had, nothing to be scared of. This win means a lot, we have some world-class players on the side but like I said, it takes a whole squad to be able to deliver such a performance.”
Afghanistan Captain: Rashid Khan
“It was tough, tough for us as a team. We might have done better but the conditions didn’t allow us to do what we wanted. That’s how T20 cricket is, you need to be ready for all conditions. I think they bowled really well. I think we had good success in this tournament because the seamers bowled really well, you need good starts.
I think we were unlucky with Mujeeb’s injury, but our seamers and even Nabi bowled brilliantly with the new ball. That made our job easier as spinners. We have enjoyed this tournament. We will accept playing a semi-final and losing to a top side like Africa. It is just the beginning for us, we have the confidence and belief to beat any side.
We just need to keep our processes. This has been a great learning experience for us. What we take from the competition is the belief. We know we have the skills, it is just about managing tough situations, and pressure situations. Some work to be done, specially in the middle order to take the innings deep. As I said, it is always learning for our team and we have achieved good results so far but we will come back doing more hard work, especially in the batting department.”
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard And Highlights
The semi-final curse has finally been broken at 22:39 local time, 02:39 GMT, and 08:09 IST. With a brutal display of dominance and fiery fast bowling, South Africa advances to the ICC final. Afghanistan may have been overwhelmed by the occasion, and their two emotionally draining victories over Bangladesh and Australia clearly took their toll.
They were blown away in the powerplay by a ferocious spell of fast bowling from Rabada and Jansen, as the innings never got going. After the powerplay, Shamsi and Nortje joined the party, and the team beat Afghanistan by 56 runs, the lowest score ever in a World Cup semi-final.
Afghanistan’s new ball bowlers responded with valiant bowling, and Farooqi took de Kock’s wicket with a ball that nipped back in. However, Markram and Hendricks found their hitting zone after playing the first few overs because the target was too small.
Hendricks won the game with a six and a four, while the South African captain executed some elegant punches. In less than nine overs, the target was found. After a historic campaign, it was a day to forget for Afghanistan and a historic day for South Africa.
Conclusion
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