South Africa Edges Afghanistan in Thrilling T20 World Cup Match Decided by Second Super Over

Kathmandu. South Africa secured a dramatic victory over Afghanistan in a match that went to a second Super Over.

In the first Super Over held on Wednesday, Afghanistan set a target of 18 runs. South Africa scored 17 runs, pushing the game into a second Super Over. In the second Super Over, South Africa batted first and set a target of 24 runs, which Afghanistan failed to chase, being restricted to 19 runs.

In the regulation 20 overs, both teams scored an identical 187 runs.

Chasing South Africa's target of 188 runs at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Afghanistan lost all their wickets in 19.4 overs, scoring 187 runs. For Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a half-century innings of 84 runs. Facing 42 balls, he hit 4 fours and 7 sixes.

Azmatullah Omarzai scored 22 runs, while Rashid Khan contributed 20 runs. On the bowling side for South Africa, Lungi Ngidi took three wickets.

Earlier, South Africa, having lost the toss and chosen to bat first, scored 187 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock played excellent batting performances, hitting half-centuries for South Africa. Van der Dussen scored 61 runs off 28 balls. De Kock completed his half-century with 59 runs off 41 balls. The two players shared a 114-run partnership for the second wicket.

In the middle order, Dewald Brevis added 23 runs off 19 balls, while David Miller contributed 20 runs off 15 balls. Marco Jansen added 16 runs off 7 balls for South Africa. For Afghanistan's bowling, Azmatullah Omarzai conceded 41 runs in 4 overs and took 3 wickets. Rashid Khan took 2 wickets, while Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed 1 wicket.