Yesterday Match Result – South Africa vs Afghanistan ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights February 11

South Africa defeated Afghanistan in the second super over game at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, making it one of the most exciting matches in T20 World Cup history.

Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl first in the 13th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa. Fazalhaq Farooqi gave Afghanistan an early breakthrough after getting the wicket of Aiden Markram (5 off 8balls) on a slower delivery.

South Africa posted a total of 187 off 6 in 20 overs, in which Quinton de Kock scored a brilliant 59 off 41 balls, and Ryan Rickelton scored 61 off 28 balls.

Dewald Brevis with 23 off 19 balls, David Miller unbeaten with 20 off 15 balls, and Marco Jansen with 16 off 7 helped them post a good fighting total. From the Afghanistan bowling unit, Azmatullah Omarzai took three wickets, and Rashid Khan got two important wickets to stop South Africa from going past 190 total.

Chasing 188, Rahmanullah Gurbaz showed grit as he scored 84 off 42 balls, while from the other side, batters kept getting out regularly. However, Rashid Khan’s 20 off 12 and Noor Ahmad’s 15 off 9 played crucial knocks, but Fazalhaq’s not diving or dragging his bat when coming back for two, which would have made them win the match, was the disappointing part of Afghanistan’s day.

Lungi Ngidi with three wickets in 4 overs and Keshav Maharaj’s economical spell of 27/1 in 4 overs were the only good news for the bowling unit of South Africa, but Kagiso Rabada leaked 38 runs in his 3.4 over spell.

In the 1st super over, Afghanistan scored 17 runs, and in reply, Tristan Stubbs’ last-ball six helped South Africa stay alive in the match when they needed 7 off 1 ball.

In the 2nd Super Over, South Africa scored 23 runs, which felt quite a lot for Afghanistan, but they did not back down as Gurbaz hitted 3 sixes in the last 4 balls of Maharaj in the 2nd super over to fell short by 5 runs.

Full Scorecard – South Africa vs Afghanistan ICC T20 World Cup 2026, February 11

South Africa 187 for 6 (Rickelton 61, de Kock 59, Omarzai 3-41, Rashid 2-28) beat Afghanistan 187 (Gurbaz 84, Ngidi 3-26) in the 2nd super over.

1st Super Over – Afghanistan 17 for 0 (Omarzai 16, Gurbaz 1, Ngidi 0-17)

South Africa – 17 for 1 (Stubbs 10, Brevis 6, Miller 1, Farooqi 1-17)

Second Super Over – South Africa 23 for 0 (Miller 16, Stubbs 7, Omarzai 0-23)

Afghanistan 19 for 2 (Gurbaz 18, Maharaj 2-19)

Match Highlights & Key Moments

Two super overs were the main highlights of the match, even though South Africa won the match in the 2nd super over, but the game went to the last ball when Afghanistan needed 5 to win.

Fazalhaq not diving or dragging to complete the 2nd run to win the match was the key moment for the Afghanistan side; otherwise, they would have been the winning side without going into the two super overs.

Two no-balls from Rabada in the last over were also one of the reasons the match went to a super over.

Player of the Match

Lungi Ngidi was once named the Player of the Match for his 3/26 bowling spell.

What This Result Means for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026

South Africa’s win in the 2nd match put them in a safe position, and they are most likely to qualify for the Super 8.

For Afghanistan, it was an amazing effort for them, but two losses in two matches has put them in a very tough situation.

FAQs – Yesterday’s South Africa vs Afghanistan ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Q1: Who won yesterday’s South Africa vs Afghanistan match?

A1: South Africa won in the 2nd super over against Afghanistan on February 11, 2026, at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Q2: Who was the Player of the Match?

A2: Lungi Ngidi was named the Player of the Match for a great bowling performance (3/26 in four overs).

Q3: What was the final score of yesterday’s match?

A3: South Africa vs Afghanistan.

South Africa 187 for 6 (Rickelton 61, de Kock 59, Omarzai 3-41, Rashid 2-28)

Afghanistan 187 (Gurbaz 84, Ngidi 3-26)

Ist Super Over Scorecard- Afghanistan 17 for 0 (Omarzai 16, Gurbaz 1, Ngidi 0-17)

South Africa 17 for 1 (Stubbs 10, Brevis 6, Miller 1, Farooqi 1-17)

2nd Super Over – South Africa 23 for 0 (Miller 16, Stubbs 7, Omarzai 0-23)

Afghanistan 19 for 2 (Gurbaz 18, Maharaj 2-19)

Q4: What’s the next fixture for South Africa and Afghanistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026?

A4: South Africa will play against New Zealand on February 14 at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Afghanistan will play against the UAE on February 16 in Delhi.

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