South Africa prevailed in a double Tremendous Over thriller as Afghanistan got here up agonisingly in need of a well-known victory after their T20 World Cup conflict resulted in a tie on Wednesday.
Afghanistan have been 187 all out after South Africa scored 187-6 in Ahmedabad.
The groups have been tied once more after a breathless first Tremendous Over noticed them each rating 18, earlier than South Africa received off the ultimate ball of a heart-thumping second sudden-death showdown.
After South Africa bludgeoned 23 from their second Tremendous Over and Afghanistan misplaced a wicket off the second ball of theirs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was left needing 4 sixes off 4 balls for an unlikely victory.
Gurbaz sensationally launched Keshav Maharaj into the gang 3 times with some enormous blows.
A large off the fifth ball meant Afghanistan nonetheless wanted six to win, however now a 4 would ship it, extremely, to a 3rd Tremendous Over.
With nerves jangling and pulses racing, the left-arm spinner held his nerve to bowl a large yorker that noticed Gurbaz smack into the grateful arms of Davis Miller at level as he regarded to hit a boundary.
It was South Africa’s second win in as many matches in Group D to be positioned second behind toppers New Zealand.
A couple of minutes earlier, after Gurbaz scored a superb 42-ball 84 within the chase, Afghanistan had wanted 13 off the final over of the match to win with one wicket in hand.
After Kagiso Rabada bowled two no-balls and a large, and Noor Ahmad hit a six, Afghanistan wanted two to win off three balls.
However Noor was run out going for the profitable second run with the scores stage.
South Africa tempo bowler Lungi Ngidi was named participant of the match after his 3-26 in 4 overs.
“I’ve misplaced a lot weight right this moment,” mentioned a smiling Ngidi.
“By no means been that careworn in my life in a cricket recreation. Comfortable to come back out on the profitable facet.”
Quinton de Kock (59) and Ryan Rickelton (61) have been the manstays of South Africa’s innings as they placed on 114 for the second wicket.
