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South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Afghanistan Begin Chase Of 188 After Ryan Rickelton, Quinton De Kock Fifties Slams Fifties For SA
SA vs AFG T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Afghanistan are facing off against South Africa in a must-win encounter in the T20 World Cup 2026 in Ahmedabad.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: February 11, 2026 12:48 pm IST
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South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Afghanistan have begun their run chase of against South Africa in a crucial T20 World Cup 2026 Group D encounter in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. South Africa posted a total of 187/6 in 20 overs after being put in to bat by Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan, led by half-centuries from Ryan Rickelton (61 off 28) and Quinton de Kock (59 off 41). Azmatullah Omarzai took three wickets. A win is important for Afghanistan, after they lost to New Zealand in their opening match. On the other hand, Aiden Markram-led South Africa are aiming to make it two wins from two, having defeated Canada comprehensively in their first match. (Live Scorecard)
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SA vs AFG T20 World Cup Live Score
Halt!
Tossed up, on off, Azmatullah Omarzai drives it to cover.
Fourth time in the game we have seen a double-wicket over. Two from each side. Mr President from Afghanistan, Mohammad Nabi is the next batter in.
OUT! DARWISH RASOOLI IS RUN OUT! Oh, that is very ordinary running between the wickets. Keshav Maharaj bowls it flat and a bit full outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai stays low and dabs it to the left of point. The batters set off for the single but Azmat is ball-watching and realizes that there is no run on offer, and he turns back. Rasooli, however, is nearly at the keeper's end himself and the fielder throws it back to the wrong end. Quinton de Kock keeps his cool and throws the ball back to the bowler as Rasooli tries to scamper back. The dive is put in but the bails are dislodged and with the smart replay in place, the umpire raises his finger. Afghanistan are now 121/5, needing 67 off 42 balls.
Flatter one, darted in towards middle stump, Azmatullah Omarzai stays back and blocks it off.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz needs to be dragged off the middle as he can't believe he has picked the fielder. A momentum-shifting wicket. Azmatullah Omarzai replaces Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
OUT! TAKEN! Keshav Maharaj has got the big fish and the Proteas are all pumped up. This is tossed up, fuller, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz crouches low and attempts to lash it over the sweeper cover, but ends up slicing it away short third. George Linde dives to his left and takes a superb catch. The magnificent knock of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 off 42) has come to an end, and surely the South African side are happy to see his back.
SIX! CLUBBED AWAY! Pitches it up, does Maharaj, just outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets down on his knee and slogs it across the line over the long on region. Marco Jansen is the man patrolling the area, who leaps up high but the ball manages to escape the fingertips of the fielder.
Short and outside off, Darwish Rasooli slaps it toward the right of point for a single.
SIX! Just over! This is bowled full and flat around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is quick to lunge across and get inside the line. He then sweeps it hard and flat, nailing it over the leaping fielder at deep backward square leg for a biggie. 14 off Markram's first over and the gamble hasn't paid off for South Africa.
Full and straight, swept away firmly to deep square leg for a single.
Full and fired in at the toes, swept away straight to short fine leg for a single.
FOUR! Easy pickings for the set-batter. Flatter and darted into the body of the batter, Gurbaz sits down and brooms it to the right of deep backward square leg and picks up a boundary.
Rasooli is looking patchy with the big shots, luckily for him, this one doesn't carry to the fielder. Shortish length angled into the batter, Rasooli gets cramped for room but goes through with the pull and mistimes it short of deep square leg for one.
Begins with an in-drifter and floats it on the pads, Gurbaz tucks it wide of short fine leg and picks up a single.
Aiden Markram brings himself into the attack.
Fired in, full and wide outside off, Gurbaz squeezes it behind point for a single. The 100 is now up for Afghanistan as well.
Floated up, around off, Rasooli flat-bats it down to long off and turns the strike over.
Dragged length, at the stumps, worked away off the back foot and through mid-wicket for a run.
Fuller and outside off again, Rasooli throws his hands at it and slices it down to deep cover-point for just another single.