At Brian Lara Stadium on Thursday, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by a score of nine wickets to advance to the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final.
Afghanistan was reduced to 56 for 10 in 11.5 overs after struggling to score runs on the difficult wicket while batting first earlier. Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje claimed two wickets apiece, while Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi both claimed three wickets.
As the Proteas men chased down the total in 8.5 overs for the loss of one wicket to advance to their first-ever ICC final, they were led by Reeza Hendricks, who played an innings of 29 off 25 deliveries, and captain Aiden Markram, who scored 23 runs.
Quick scores:
Afghanistan lost to South Africa 60 for 1 in 8.5 overs (Reeza Hendricks 29 not out, Aiden Markram 23 not out, Fazalhaq Farooqi 1-11) by nine wickets. Afghanistan was 56 all out in 11.5 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 10, Rashid Khan 8; Tabraiz Shamsi 3-6, Marci Jansen 3-16).