South Africa vs. Afghanistan T20 World Cup Match Goes to Second Super Over After Tied Scores

Ahmedabad. The match between South Africa and Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2026 went into a second Super Over on Wednesday. Both teams scored an equal 188-188 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.
After the thrilling match ended in a tie, both teams scored an equal 17-17 runs in the first Super Over, pushing the game into another Super Over.

This is the first Super Over match of this season. Twelve matches have been completed so far.

Afghanistan won the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium and chose to bowl first. Batting first, South Africa scored 187 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Ryan Rickelton scored a half-century of 61 runs and Quinton de Kock scored 59 runs for the team. David Miller remained unbeaten on 20 runs.

Among Afghanistan's bowlers, Azmatullah Omarzai took 3 wickets, while Rashid Khan took 2 wickets. Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed 1 wicket.

Chasing the target of 188 runs, Afghanistan also scored 188 runs in 20 overs. Towards the end of the match, Afghanistan needed 2 runs off 3 balls for victory. But when Fazalhaq Farooqi was run out on the fourth ball of the last over, the game became even more thrilling.