SA vs AFG Live Cricket Score, South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026 Match Live Scorecard Updates:Afghanistan lost an epic match in the Group of Death after a thrilling tie in regulation time, a tied Super Over, and a second tiebreaker victory by South Africa.
Afghanistan vs. South Africa T20 World Cup 2026 Updates on live cricket scores: In an exciting T20 World Cup Group D match here on Wednesday, South Africa defeated Afghanistan after two Super Overs. South Africa was sent in to bat and posted a respectable 187 for 6 thanks to a 114-run partnership between Quinton de Kock (59) and Ryan Rickelton (61). The game went into its first Super Over after Afghanistan was bowled out for precisely 187 in 19.4 overs, despite opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz laying the groundwork with a 42-ball 84. Although Kagiso Rabada’s two no balls in the 20th over proved costly, he was still able to produce the run-out that ended the match.
With Azmatullah Omarzai hitting two fours and a six off Lungi Ngidi, Afghanistan scored 17 runs without losing. Tristan Stubbs hit a six off the last ball to force a second Super Over after South Africa matched the total. South Africa, batting first in the second Super Over, scored 23 runs, led by 16 from David Miller. Despite Rahmanullah Gurbaz hitting three sixes, Afghanistan only managed to score 19-2, giving South Africa a thrilling victory.
SA vs AFG T20 World Cup 2026 – LIVE Cricket Score, Full Scorecard
Earlier, half-centuries from Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton helped South Africa post a respectable 187/6. De Kock and Rickelton steadied the ship for the 2024 finalists after Aiden Markram was dismissed early. They added 114 runs off 61 balls before Rashid Khan dismissed them in the same over. At one point, South Africa appeared poised to easily surpass 200, but it set them back. Afghanistan had opportunities to win both the first Super Over and the match during regulation time, but ultimately it was not to be.
SA vs AFG Playing XIs
South Africa XI: Aiden Markram (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
Afghanistan XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (capt), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
