Ahmedabad. In the 13th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, South Africa saved itself from being out of the ‘Group of Death’ by defeating Afghanistan in a thrilling match of Double Super Over at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both the teams scored 187-187 runs in the stipulated 20 overs, after which the match went into super over and then the second super over was played.
thrill of the match
Afghanistan needed 13 runs in the last over with one wicket remaining. Kagiso Rabada bowled two no-balls under pressure, due to which the match reached a tie. Due to a mistake in taking runs, the match was tied and a super over was required. In the first super over, Afghanistan scored 17 runs against Lungi Ngidi. In reply, Tristan Stubbs hit a six on the last ball and took the match into the second super over. In the second Super Over, South Africa scored 23 runs thanks to the aggressive batting of Tristan Stubbs and David Miller. Afghanistan got the target of 24 runs. Mohammad Nabi was out off the bowling of Keshav Maharaj, but Rehmanullah Gurbaz gave hope by hitting three consecutive sixes. Six runs were needed on the last ball, but Gurbaz was caught at point and Afghanistan’s hopes were dashed.
South Africa’s innings
After winning the toss, the Afghan team came to bowl first and took the wicket of Aiden Markram in the beginning. After this, Quinton de Kock (59 runs, 41 balls) and Ryan Rickelton (61 runs, 28 balls) made a brilliant partnership and put the team in a strong position. De Kock became South Africa’s highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup (737 runs). Rashid Khan made a comeback in the match by dismissing both the set batsmen. In the end, with the help of David Miller (20 not out) and Marco Janson (16 runs, 7 balls), South Africa scored 187/6 in 20 overs. Azmatullah Omarzai took 3 wickets.
Afghanistan’s innings
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 runs, 42 balls) and Ibrahim Zadran gave a fast start. However, in the middle overs, Lungi Ngidi and Rabada created pressure by taking wickets. Captain Rashid Khan played a quick inning of 20 runs, but the excitement of the last over tied the match. Ultimately, South Africa won the double super over and Afghanistan suffered a heart-breaking defeat.
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