The first semi-final match was played between South Africa and Afghanistan.Afghanistan are out of the T20 World Cup after losing this match badly. Afghanistan could not give South Africa a challenging target in this match.
New Delhi. When the first semi-final took place in the T20 World Cup 2024, everyone was hoping that the Afghanistan team, who have been doing well so far in the league stage and the Super-8s, could pull off another big upset. However, this did not happen. The entire Afghanistan team was bundled out for just 56 runs. South Africa won the match very easily and secured their place in the final. Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower described the T20 World Cup semi-final pitch as ‘dangerous’ after Afghanistan lost by nine wickets to South Africa.
Against unusual bounce and seam movement, the Afghanistan team could only bat for 11.5 overs. “You can’t fault Afghanistan’s decision to bat after winning the toss. They batted first and defended the target,” Flower told ESPNcricinfo, adding, “However, it was very difficult to bat first on this pitch. You didn’t know how many runs would be needed to struggle on this pitch.
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Andy Flower said, “Some of the balls were hitting the batsman close to the shoulder and neck. One such ball went to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock for four runs. I am happy that no one got hurt.”
Andy Flower said, “You saw some interesting shots from the top of the square area and some people were calling it a brand new pitch but if the pitch was in bad condition they could have used a pitch that had been used before.” was done.
Tags: Afghanistan Cricket, ICC T20 World Cup, South Africa Cricket, T20 World Cup
First published: June 27, 2024, 20:50 IST