South Africa Edge Afghanistan in Thrilling T20 World Cup Match

T20 World Cup: South Africa edge Afghanistan in double Super Over thriller. Proteas win nail-biter in Super Over.

A brilliant 84 from 42 balls by Gurbaz led the Afghanistan reply and was the sole reason they were able to level the scores...

South Africa pulled off a thrilling win against Afghanistan in a double Super Over thriller at the T20 World Cup. The match was tied after 20 overs, with both teams scoring 187 runs. In the first Super Over, Afghanistan scored 17, but South Africa matched it with a last-ball six from Tristan Stubbs.

The second Super Over saw South Africa score 23, thanks to David Miller's 16 runs. Afghanistan needed 24 to win, but Keshav Maharaj's calm bowling saw them fall short, scoring 19-2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz's three consecutive sixes off Maharaj weren't enough to secure the win for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's hopes of a first-ever T20 win over South Africa were dashed in a heartbreaking match. South Africa thought they had it wrapped up when Aiden Markram caught Noor Ahmad in the first ball of the final over, but Kagiso Rabada's two no-balls and a wide turned the game on its head. Afghanistan needed 13 off the last over but managed just 12, with Fazalhaq Farooqi run out by inches while trying to score the winning run.

The match was tied after 20 overs, with both teams scoring 187 runs, and went into a Super Over. South Africa won the first Super Over 17-17, and the second Super Over 23-19, thanks to Keshav Maharaj's calm bowling. Rahmanullah Gurbaz's three consecutive sixes off Maharaj weren't enough to secure the win for Afghanistan.

 opted to bowl, and South Africa responded with 187-6 in 20 overs. Quinton de Kock (59 off 41 balls) and Ryan Rickelton (61 off 28) put on a 114-run partnership for the second wicket, but Rashid Khan (2-28) turned the game with two wickets in an over, removing both batters.

David Miller's late cameo (20* off 15) pushed South Africa close to 200. Azmatullah Omarzai was Afghanistan's best bowler, picking up 3-41 in 4 overs. 

A brilliant 84 from 42 balls by Gurbaz led the Afghanistan reply and was the sole reason they were able to level the scores, with no other batter scoring more than 22. 

Gurbaz managed seven towering sixes as he blazed the bowling to all parts, before eventually being caught on the boundary.

Lungi Ngidi was South Africa's standout bowler, taking 3-26 in 4 overs. However, 11 wides and Kagiso Rabada's two costly no-balls hurt South Africa's chances