In the exciting match played between South Africa and Afghanistan in the ICCT World Twenty Cup, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 4 runs in the next Super Over.
In the match played in Ahmedabad, Afghanistan scored and decided to bowl first, in reply South Africa scored 187 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
On behalf of South Africa, Ryan Rackleton was the top batsman with 61 runs in 28 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes and Contin de Kock played 59 runs in 41 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes.
On behalf of Afghanistan, Azmatullah dismissed 3 players, captain Rashid Khan took 2 wickets and Fazalul Haq Faruqi took 1 wicket.
Chasing the target of 187 runs, the Afghan team scored the last goal and the match entered the Super Over. Afghanistan’s opening batsman Rehmanullah Garbaz became the famous batsman with 84 runs and 42 balls with 4 fours and 7 sixes.
In the first super match, Afghanistan scored 17 runs, of which Azmatullah scored 16 runs and Rahmanullah Garbaz scored 1 run, but the South African team also showed a strong performance and won the first super.
For South Africa, David Miller scored 1 run, Dewald Brews scored 6 runs and Tristan Stubbs remained unbeaten with 10 runs.
In the second super over, South Africa scored 23 runs, Tristan Stubbs scored 7 runs and David Miller scored 16 runs.
In pursuit of the target, the Afghan team managed to score 19 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, Muhammad Nabi was the victim of Keshu Mehrac in the first over, then Rehmanullah Garbaz hit 3 sixes in a row to bring the team closer to victory, but only managed to score 19 runs until the last ball, thus winning the super4 match in South Africa.
