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Home  »  Cricket  »  ICC T20 World Cup 2024  »  Semi Final 1 Full Commentary

Afghanistan vs South Africa 2024 Semi Final 1 Full Commentary

Result · Jun 27 2024, Thu - 06:00 AM (IST)
Semi Final 1, - Brian Lara Cricket Academy
AFGHANISTAN
56
SOUTH AFRICA
60/1
South Africa won by 9 wickets
CRR:6.79
Player Of The Match
  • 11.5

    OUT! L.B.W. Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Thats it. Afghanistan bundled out for 56 runs. The Proteas bowlers delivered an outstanding performance, with Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi claiming three wickets. The Afghan batters faced unexpected challenges against the Proteas fast bowlers. Notably, this match marked the first instance in World Cup history where a team was restricted to a total of less than a hundred runs in the Semi-Final game. Do join us for the run chase.

  • 11.4

    Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 11.3

    APPEAL! Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Half-hearted appeal.

  • 11.2

    Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed to short third man for 2 runs, mis-fielded by de Kock, run save by Maharaj.

  • 11.1

    Tabraiz Shamsi to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.

  • 10.6

    Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 10.5

    Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Rabada.

  • 10.4

    Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 10.3

    Anrich Nortje to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Maharaj.

  • 10.2

    OUT! Bowled. Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed. Nine down for Afghanistan.

  • 10.1

    Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to point for no runs, fielded by Miller.

  • 9.6

    Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq. Googly length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

  • 9.5

    OUT! L.B.W. Tabraiz Shamsi to Noor Ahmad. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad. Good decision from Richard Illingworth.

  • 9.4

    Tabraiz Shamsi to Noor Ahmad. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Maharaj.

  • 9.3

    OUT! L.B.W. Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad. Mighty close.

  • 9.2

    Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat. Left-Arm Leg Spin yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Miller.

  • 9.2

    Wide Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, mis-fielded by de Kock.

  • 9.1

    FOUR! Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat. Googly length ball, down leg side on the back foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.

  • 8.6

    Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Klaasen.

  • 8.5

    Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 8.4

    APPEAL! Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to backward point for no runs, fielded by Miller, appeal made for L.B.W. South Africa lost their review.

  • 8.3

    Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed past third man for 4 runs.

  • 8.2

    Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.

  • 8.1

    Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Markram.

  • End of Over 8
    Over 8. 8 runs. Bowler: Gulbadin Naib. South Africa: 43/1 (rr 5.38)
  • 7.6

    FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 7.5

    FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 7.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.

  • 7.3

    Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shamsi.

  • 7.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, fielded by Miller.

  • 7.1

    APPEAL! Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Maharaj, appeal made for L.B.W. A huge shout from the bowler.

  • 8.5

    FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Reeza Hendricks. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed past long off for 4 runs. South Africa has achieved a resounding victory, making it to the T20 World Cup final for the first time. The Proteas skipper, Aiden Markram, and Reeza Hendricks played responsibly and finished the game. Unfortunately, Afghanistan's bowlers couldn't do much in this situation. It's hard luck for Afghanistan, as they played very well in the tournament but were outclassed tonight. Marco Jansen is the Player of the Match for his brilliant bowling performance.

  • 8.4

    FREE HIT. SIX! Azmatullah Omarzai to Reeza Hendricks. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.

  • 8.4

    No ball Azmatullah Omarzai to Aiden Markram. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, bottom edge to short leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 8.3

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Aiden Markram. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, hit body to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 8.2

    FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Aiden Markram. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

  • 8.1

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Reeza Hendricks. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Murid.

  • End of Over 8
    Over 8. 8 runs. Bowler: Gulbadin Naib. South Africa: 43/1 (rr 5.38)
  • 7.6

    Gulbadin Naib to Aiden Markram. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for no runs, mis-fielded by Khan.

  • 7.5

    FOUR! Gulbadin Naib to Aiden Markram. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Short and punished.

  • 7.4

    Gulbadin Naib to Reeza Hendricks. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Farooqi.

  • 7.3

    Gulbadin Naib to Reeza Hendricks. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zadran.

  • 7.2

    Gulbadin Naib to Reeza Hendricks. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Janat.

  • 7.1

    Gulbadin Naib to Aiden Markram. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Farooqi.

  • End of Over 7
    Over 7. 1 run. Bowler: Azmatullah Omarzai. South Africa: 35/1 (rr 5.00)
  • 6.6

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Reeza Hendricks. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 6.5

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Reeza Hendricks. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 6.4

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Reeza Hendricks. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 6.3

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Aiden Markram. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, run save by Lakanwal.

  • 6.2

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Aiden Markram. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Lakanwal.

  • 6.1

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Aiden Markram. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • End of Over 6
    Over 6. Power Play Fielding. 8 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. South Africa: 34/1 (rr 5.67)
  • 5.6

    FOUR! Rashid Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

  • 5.5

    Rashid Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.

  • 5.4

    Rashid Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 5.3

    Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Farooqi.

  • 5.2

    Rashid Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.

  • 5.1

    Rashid Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Omarzai.

  • End of Over 5
    Over 5. Power Play Fielding. 13 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. South Africa: 26/1 (rr 5.20)
  • 4.6

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Reeza Hendricks. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Lakanwal.

  • 4.5

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Aiden Markram. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 3 runs, run save by Khan, fielded by Janat.

  • 4.5

    Wide Naveen-ul-Haq to Aiden Markram. Bouncer, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 4.4

    FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Aiden Markram. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.

  • 4.3

    FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Aiden Markram. Seaming in back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 4.2

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Aiden Markram. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan. Change of bats for Markaram.

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