The Proteas have advanced to the T20 World Cup final after delivering a ruthless bowling performance against Afghanistan in Tarouba early on Thursday morning.
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It is their first appearance in a World Cup final, and they will face the winner of Thursday afternoon’s second semi-final between India and England.
After losing the toss and being asked to bowl first, the Proteas were superb from ball one, tearing through Afghanistan’s top order.
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The three quick bowlers – Marco Jansen (3/16 in 3), Kagiso Rabada (2/14 in 3) and Anrich Nortje (2/7 in 3) – were all outstanding for the Proteas as Afghanistan were bowled out for 56 in just 11.5 overs, with Tabraiz Shamsi (3/6 in 1.5) cleaning up.
It was Afghanistan’s lowest ever T20 cricket score, as well as the lowest team total in T20 World Cup semi-finals, and the Proteas were near-perfect.
Despite the difficult batting conditions, Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram responded clinically.
The Proteas have now broken their semi-final World Cup curse.
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