SA Win By Nine Wickets | South Africa vs Afghanistan Highlights of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: South Africa Qualify for T20 World Cup Final For the First Time

And that's it! The Proteas men will proceed to a T20 World Cup final for the first time. The bowlers displayed a top-notch performance which was too much for Afghanistan. Aiden Markram and Co. played a very good cricket. Even after such a good run, Afghanistan will not be going further as they lacked a lot in their batting and also the luck was not on their side.

South Africa has made history here! Reeza Hendricks hits a shot for a boundary and South Africa are through to their very first final of the T20 World Cup. South Africa decimated Afghanistan by 9 wickets to reach the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final.

The luck is not on the Afghanistan side as they are unable to maintain pressure. South Africa captain Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks are switching the strike again and again with singles. 

OUT! Fazalhaq Farooqi perfectly plans the dismissal of Quinton de Kock. After bowling a couple of balls going away, Farooqi bowls the one which comes in swinging in. Quinton de Kock b Fazalhaq Farooqi 5 (8)

OUT! Another one down for Afghanistan and South Africa has bowled out Rashid Khan and his team. It was not an easy surface to bat on but Proteas bowlers were exceptional today. Naveen-ul-Haq lbw Tabraiz Shamsi 2 (8)

OUT! And it's the Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan walking back to the dressing room. The ball stayed low as Anrich Nortje makes full use of the pitch. Rashid Khan b Anrich Nortje 8 (8)

OUT! Tabraiz Shamsi grabs another. Noor Ahmed thought there is another sound and hence opted for review which showed no signs of bat hitting the ball via ultra edge. The ball is inline, pitching in line and hitting wickets on the umpire's call. Noor Ahmed lbw Tabraiz Shamsi 0 (2)

OUT! A big shout from the players and Karim Janat opts for a review. The ball is in line and hitting straight to the stumps. Tabraiz Shamsi has his first wicket of the match in his very first over. Karim Janat lbw Tabraiz Shamsi 8 (13)

OUT! Azmatullah Omarzai was looking to clear the boundary on the offside but could not get enough and Tristan Stubbs was there to take an easy catch. And with that Anrich Nortje completes 50 wickets in T20Is. Azmatullah Omarzai c Tristan Stubbs b Anrich Nortje 10 (12)

OUT! South Africa are on the fire now as they dismiss half of the batting lineup of Afghanistan inside the powerplay. Nangeyalia Kharote was trying to play it to the leg side but instead edges it over straight to Quinton de Kock. Nangeyalia Kharote c Quinton de Kock b Marco Jansen 2 (7)

OUT! South Africa now has a very good advantage over Afghanistan as Kagiso Rabada strikes for the second time in his first over. Making use of the pitch again and giving Rabada the result. Mohammad Nabi b Kagiso Rabada 0 (3)

OUT! Kagiso Rabada strikes on the very first ball of his spell. Making full use of the pitch as Ibrahim Zadran is sent back early. Afghanistan are looking in a bit of early trouble now. Ibrahim Zadran b Kagiso Rabada 2 (5)

OUT! Marco Jansen steps up for Proteas at the right time as it is the second wicket down in quick succession. The ball came in quickly which was unplayable for Gulbadin Naib. Gulbadin Naib b Marco Jansen 9 (8)

OUT! It was not a delivery to get out on but Rahmanullah Gurbaz was aggressing a bit and made a bad decision on a fuller delivery. Reeza Hendricks was in the slips to take an impressive catch. Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Reeza Hendricks b Marco Jansen 0 (3)

Toss Update: Afghanistan have won the toss and will now bat first.

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangeyalia Kharote, Noor Ahmed, Neveen-ul-Haq, Fazahaq Farooqi