SA vs AFG T20 WC Semi Final- Afghanistan have booked their place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. In this knockout match against South Africa, the entire team was bundled out for just 56 runs. Afghanistan became the first team in T20 World Cup history to get bowled out for 100 runs in a semi-final and it is also the lowest score by Afghanistan in T20 World Cup history. No batsman from Afghanistan could cross the 10-run mark during this period, while 9 batsmen were dismissed in single digits. Azmatullah Umarzai was the team’s top scorer with 10 runs. Surprisingly, Afghanistan’s extra runs (13) are more than any other batsman in the team, let’s take a look at some of Afghanistan’s embarrassing records-
Lowest Score in T20 World Cup Knockout-
56- Afghanistan vs South Africa, 2024 (Semi-Final)
101- West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 2009 (Semi-Final)
101- Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 2012 (Final)
123- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2012 (Semi-Final)
Lowest score of a full member team in a T20 World Cup
55 – England v West Indies, Dubai, 2021
56 – Afghanistan v South Africa, Taruba, 2024*
60 – New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Chittagong, 2014
70 – Bangladesh v New Zealand, Kolkata, 2016
Afghanistan’s lowest score in T20 Internationals
56 vs South Africa, Tarouba, 2024*
72 vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2014
80 vs South Africa, Bridgetown, 2010
80 vs England, Colombo, 2012
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Lowest score against South Africa in T20 Internationals
56 – AFG, Taroba, 2024*
77 – SL, New York, 2024
80 – AFG, Bridgetown, 2010
81 – SCO, The Oval, 2009
After winning the toss and batting first, the Afghanistan team lost the first 4 wickets for just 20 runs. Earlier in the T20 World Cup semi-final, Australia lost four wickets for 42 runs against West Indies in 2012.
In the power play itself, half of the Afghanistan team came to the pavilion. This is also the first time in a T20 World Cup semi-final that a team has lost so many wickets in the Powerplay.
For South Africa, Marco Jensen and Tabrez Shamsi took 3 each while Norkhia and Rabada got 2 wickets each.