South Africa have injected fresh blood as coach Rob Walter mentioned that they have added a few 'fringe' players for the Afghanistan ODIs and T20, ODI series against Ireland. Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram will continue to be the captains of the respective sides.
South Africa are set to play Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in September in the UAE. Afghanistan, following their T20 World Cup heroics, have been in demand as they will play a Test match against New Zealand for the first time followed by a maiden bilateral series against the Proteas.
South Africa won the the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup beating Afghanistan, made the historic maiden final in men's World Cups. On the other hand, the rain looms large over the second semi-final between India and England in Georgetown, Guyana. All that and more in our Sports Wrap.
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott admitted that the pitch wasn't great for the standards of a World Cup knockout at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. Afghanistan were shot out for 56 after choosing to bat first against South Africa on an uneven surface with the ball seaming.
South Africa smashed Afghanistan to qualify for their maiden men's T20 World Cup final with eight successive wins in the ongoing edition. South Africa are still unbeaten and their eight wins are now the joint-highest number of wins in a row in T20 World Cup history as they left India behind.
South Africa won the the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup beating Afghanistan and made the historic maiden final in men's World Cups while the rain looms large over the second semi-final between India and England. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on June 27.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan questioned the scheduling of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup once again after South Africa made short work of Afghanistan on an up-and-down pitch in Trinidad on Wednesday, June 26 evening (local time). India are set to play England in the second semi-final.
Afghanistan got knocked out of the T20 World Cup with South Africa thrashing them in the first semi-final by nine wickets. But that didn't stop Fazalhaq Farooqi from creating an all-time record in the T20 World Cup history as the left-arm shined for Afghanistan right through the tournament.
First time since their readmission to international cricket, South Africa's men's team has made it to the final of the ICC World Cup (ODI and T20 both). They had made it to the knockouts of the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2014 and just brushed aside Afghanistan in the semifinal.
South Africa ran riot in the first semi-final of T20 World Cup 2024 after losing the toss as their pacers didn't let Afghanistan batters settle at all. Afghanistan, from the highs of making it to the knockouts for the first time, touched the lows as they couldn't come to the terms.
It was as easy a semi-final as it could get for the Proteas as South Africa qualified for their first-ever men's senior World Cup final in history. South Africa bowled first after losing the toss and dished out a cracker of a performance bowling out Afghanistan for a paltry 56 and won it nicely.
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott believes pressure will be on South Africa in the semifinal given the fact that the Proteas have never gone past this stage in the World Cup tournaments. On the other hand, Afghanistan have qualified for the semis for the first time.
The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup has reached its climax with semifinals set to happen now. South Africa will face Afghanistan in the first semifinal and the match will be played at the Brian Lara cricket stadium, Tarouba in Trinidad. How will be the pitch at the venue?
After 52 matches, numerous runs, wickets and records, four teams are left out of the 20 who played in the T20 World Cup 2024 as the stage is set for the race to the finishing line. South Africa take on Afghanistan in the first semi-final in Trinidad while India play England in the second in Guyana.
Super 8 round of T20 World Cup 2024 ended today and the four teams to qualify for semifinals are India, England, Afghanistan and South Africa. The first semifinal is set to take place on June 26 between South Africa and Afghanistan while India will face England in the second. But what if it rains?
Registering their maiden win this tournament, South Africa put on a disciplined bowling performance to bundle out Afghanistan for 125 and chasing the target with nine wickets in hand.
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