South Africa have made it to the World Cup finals for the first time and have shed the tag of chokers on the team. The South African team has been out of the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 5 times and the T20 World Cup 2 times. South Africa beat Afghanistan in the semi-finals to become the first team to reach the T20 World Cup 2024.
Now the second team to reach the final will be decided at night. India and England will face each other at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. However, there is a possibility of rain in today’s match. If the match is called off due to rain, India will enter the final as table toppers.
Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago. The team was bundled out for 56 runs in just 11.5 overs. In reply, South Africa chased down the target by losing 1 wicket in 8.5 overs. Afghanistan has the lowest team total in T-20 Internationals. The team’s previous lowest score was 72 against Bangladesh in the 2014 T20 World Cup.
No batsman could play a big innings from Afghanistan. Azmatullah Omarzai was the top scorer with 10 runs. Apart from that, not a single player could cross the double figure. Marco Janssen and Tabrez Shamsi of South Africa took 3 wickets each. Kagiso Rabada and Enrique Norcia took 2 wickets each.
