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Afghanistan vs South Africa: It needed not one, but two Super Overs for South Africa to edge Afghanistan in this absolute thriller in Afghanistan.
- 10:26 AM IST, Feb 11What did South Africa captain Markram say?
- 10:25 AM IST, Feb 11‘The boys did an amazing job’ - Rashid Khan
- 10:04 AM IST, Feb 11Ngidi reacts after thrilling win
- 9:48 AM IST, Feb 11SA HOLD THEIR NERVE!
- 9:46 AM IST, Feb 11Gurbaz takes on the bowler!
- 9:38 AM IST, Feb 11South Africa finish with 23
- 9:26 AM IST, Feb 11OUT!
- 9:25 AM IST, Feb 11Farooqi bowls for AFG
- 9:24 AM IST, Feb 11Miller and Brevis for SA!
- 9:16 AM IST, Feb 11Afghanistan make 17
- 9:11 AM IST, Feb 11Super over begins!
- 9:09 AM IST, Feb 11Ngidi has the ball
- 9:03 AM IST, Feb 11SUPER OVER! AFG - 187 (19.4), Target - 188
- 8:57 AM IST, Feb 11OUT!
- 8:55 AM IST, Feb 11OUT!
- 8:49 AM IST, Feb 11Ngidi removes Omarzai!
- 8:47 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 158/6 (17), Target - 188
- 8:37 AM IST, Feb 11Another wicket! OUT!
- 8:27 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 127/5 (14), Target - 188
- 8:17 AM IST, Feb 11Maharaj removes Gurbaz!
- 8:13 AM IST, Feb 11Afghanistan get to 100
- 8:07 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 95/3 (10), Target - 188
- 7:58 AM IST, Feb 11Fifty for Gurbaz!
- 7:47 AM IST, Feb 11Jansen strikes!
- 7:45 AM IST, Feb 11ANOTHER WICKET!
- 7:38 AM IST, Feb 11OUT!
- 7:37 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 50/0 (4)
- 7:29 AM IST, Feb 11Gurbaz takes on Jansen!
- 7:26 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 13/0 (1)
- 7:18 AM IST, Feb 11Run chase begins!
- 7:01 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 187/6 (20)
- 6:56 AM IST, Feb 1117 runs leaked in the 19th over!
- 6:48 AM IST, Feb 11OUT!
- 6:44 AM IST, Feb 11Brevis takes on Farooqi! SHOT!
- 6:36 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 135/3 (15)
- 6:27 AM IST, Feb 11Rashid removes De Kock and Rickelton!
- 6:17 AM IST, Feb 11Half-centuries!
- 6:12 AM IST, Feb 11Huge over!
- 6:05 AM IST, Feb 11SIX! SHOT!
- 5:58 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 43/1 (6)
- 5:52 AM IST, Feb 11Good over!
- 5:43 AM IST, Feb 11OUT!
- 5:39 AM IST, Feb 11Cautious start
- 5:36 AM IST, Feb 11SA - 4/0 (1)
- 5:31 AM IST, Feb 11Action begins!
- 5:24 AM IST, Feb 11National anthems!
- 5:10 AM IST, Feb 11Playing XIs
- 5:09 AM IST, Feb 11What did the captains say?
- 5:04 AM IST, Feb 11Toss time!
- 4:46 AM IST, Feb 11AFG, SA players with IPL experience in Ahmedabad
- 4:37 AM IST, Feb 11AFG pacers need to step up!
- 4:30 AM IST, Feb 11Toss upcoming!
- 4:12 AM IST, Feb 11Rashid Khan on facing SA
- 4:01 AM IST, Feb 11Stubbs on Ahmedabad pitch
- 3:38 AM IST, Feb 11Noor to replace Ziaur?
- 3:26 AM IST, Feb 11‘Wherever I can assist and contribute’ - Miller
- 3:12 AM IST, Feb 11Rashid key for AFG!
- 2:59 AM IST, Feb 11Focus on De Kock!
- 2:51 AM IST, Feb 11SA squad
- 2:36 AM IST, Feb 11AFG squad
- 2:18 AM IST, Feb 11Hello and welcome to all!
Afghanistan vs South Africa: Two Super Overs are what it took for South Africa to hold their nerves and triumph over Afghanistan in this Group D thriller. Chasing South Africa’s 187/6, Afghanistan responded with 187 all out. Afghanistan then smashed 17 runs in the first Super over, which South Africa matched. Into the second Double Over, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs combined to smash three sixes, setting Afghanistan 24 to win. Azmatullah Omarzai belted three sixes in a row to raise hopes of, can you believe it – a third Super over, but perished in the last ball with 5 needed off it. Initially, Afghanistan were chasing 188 runs, and managed to reach 187, tying the match. Noor Ahmad (15*) remained unbeaten and was key in the final over. Meanwhile, Rahmanullah Gurbaz slammed 84 off 42 balls, laced with four fours and seven sixes. Initially, Quinton de Kock (59*) and Ryan Rickelton (61*) powered South Africa to 187/7 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai took three wickets.
...Read MoreAFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: What did South Africa captain Markram say?
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Meanwhile, SA captain Markram said, “It's quite hard to sum that all up. Tough competition - teams put you under immense pressure. And when you start putting yourselves under pressure, life gets hard. Grateful for the win and the points. Ultimately in Super Overs you're picking your most confident guys. Lungi didn't miss by much in the first over but they still got a good score. Same story with Kesh. Tough being a spinner. Still backed him. I said to the boys it's a decent target but we're going to scrap."
"Wasn't 100 percent comfortable with it, thought we left a few out there. There's areas we can improve. Small little phases, and it adds up to a lot in this format. That is the positive you take from a game like this, you need to win games like this. Important to get a really good start in this format and that's exactly what they did for us. Two of them batted really nicely, taking the game on.”
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: ‘The boys did an amazing job’ - Rashid Khan
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Meanwhile, Afghan skipper Rashid Khan said, "The boys did an amazing job, especially with the way they started with the bat. To restrict them under 190 was amazing. So so unlucky to be part of losing team. Gave everything on the ground. This wicket is good, played a lot in IPL on this wicket. Discussion with the team was "yes they had a good start but try to restrict them in last 10 overs". Amazing innings, that's what he's famous for. In the last couple of overs in the powerplay where we lost quick wickets put him on the back foot."
"Overall he played amazing. We had our opportunities. In the last Super Over as well, 1 ball 5 runs could go anyway. Could've been smarter. One dive, one ball could've finished it. Work hard for the last one and a half years for this game to go to the next round. Very disappointing. Any time you're representing your country is a proud moment. Will try my best to keep them as up as possible."
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ngidi reacts after thrilling win
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Speaking after the match, Ngidi said, “I've lost so much weight today. Never been that stressed in my life in a cricket game. Happy to come out on the winning side. I knew I was probably going to be the option (for the Super Over). Captain said to keep doing the same. Did the same with the slower balls but didn't come off in the Super Over. With the way they were going I knew they were going to keep attacking us (in the powerplay), brought the slower ball into play. Message (from SA batters) was that the slower balls into the wicket was gripping. Captain said it was going to be a scrap but I didn't know it was going to be that much of a scrap. Big part of T20 cricket (catching). Have seen in a couple of earlier games that dropped catches can cost the game.”
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: SA HOLD THEIR NERVE!
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ball 5: Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz – SIX! That’s 3 sixes in a row. Afghanistan need 6 off the final ball to push this match into a third Super Over.
Ball 6: Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz – OUT! South Africa hold their nerves to snatch this one
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Gurbaz takes on the bowler!
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ball 1: Keshav Maharaj to Mohammad Nabi – DOT ball
Ball 2: Keshav Maharaj to Mohammad Nabi – OUT! Caught at point. 24 needed off 4 balls now. You’ve got to believe Afghanistan have gifted this one away
Ball 3: Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz – SIX!
Ball 4: Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz – SIX!
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: South Africa finish with 23
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ball 1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Tristan Stubbs – SIX over cow corner
Ball 2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Tristan Stubbs – SINGLE
Ball 3: Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller – Two runs taken. SA 9 after 3 balls
Ball 4: Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller – SIX! SA score 15 off 4 balls
Ball 5: Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller – SIX! Full toss and full toll taken. That’s two sixes in two balls and South Africa have plundered 21 off 5 balls.
Ball 6: Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller – TWO!
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: OUT!
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ball 3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dewald Brevis – OUT! Top edges to the keeper. Slower ball bouncer does the trick
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Farooqi bowls for AFG
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Nope, it’s not him! It’s the fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi
Ball 1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Miller – 1 to long on
Ball 2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dewald Brevis – SIX over midwicket! South Africa need 11 off 4
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Miller and Brevis for SA!
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: For South Africa, the two batters are David Miller and Dewald Brevis. For Afghanistan, it has to be Rashid Khan. Has to, has to be.
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Afghanistan make 17
AFG vs SA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Ball 3 - A low full toss by Ngidi and Omarzai drives it straight to sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 4 - Then its a slow delivery, off cutter, outside off. Gurbaz drives it to long-on for a single.
Ball 5 - Omarzai again smacks him for a four.
Ball 6 - Omarzai ends with a single as Afghanistan make 17.
