South Africa vs Afghanistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa beat Afghanistan in double Super Over thriller

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, Too full and angling on middle, Khan turns it through mid-wicket for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Cheeky, very cheeky! A peach of a yorker from Rabada, around off. Nothing wrong with the delivery but Khan shows his smartness. He bends down and guides it fine of short third for a boundary. 

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, Serves it full, pace-off and outside off. Khan knocks it to cover and denies the run. 

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Khan has picked the bones out of it. Short of a good length slower delivery and around off, lands in front of Khan, who pulls it powerfully, flat to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, A good length delivery, around off, this is punched through covers for a single.

Just 4 overs to go now and this game is turning into a real humdinger of a contest. 41 needed off 24 balls and Kagiso Rabada (2-0-15-1) is back into the attack. He'll likely bowl the 17th and the 19th over.

George Linde to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pushes it full and on leg, Omarzai gets inside the line as he tracks back and work it down to long off for one. 

George Linde to Rashid Khan, Shorter and on top of off, Khan cuts it late and to the right of the big Jansen, who dives across and keeps it down to one.

George Linde to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Khan shows how to play it! Fuller delivery, down leg, no turn this time and Rashid Khan nicely sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary. 

George Linde to Azmatullah Omarzai, Oh, just out of Linde's reach! Linde bowls in the rough from over the wicket. Omarzai is tempted to whip it away as he leans in, but miscues it to the left of the bowler. George Linde puts in a full stretched dive to his left, but the ball is just out of his reach. 

George Linde to Rashid Khan, Tosses it up, full and outside off. Khan punches it through covers for a single to get off the mark.

What a turnaround for George Linde! Rashid Khan is now in at number 8 for Afghanistan.

George Linde to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! George Linde wasn't having a good day so far but this wicket will help his team. Linde comes over the wicket and pitches it up on leg, Nabi's eyes lit up as he quickly gets on his knee to slog-sweep but the ball darts in sharply and takes the top edge. High up and to cover it goes, where Aiden Markram takes the skier. 'Mr President' goes for just 5 runs to his name. 49 needed off 29 now.

49 needed off the last 30 balls and the required rate is now under 10 runs an over. Afghanistan will feel they are ahead right now. With that said, George Linde is brought back into the attack. He's gone for 31 runs so far in his two overs. This could be make or break for the Proteas.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR! An expensive over from Marco Jansen! This is a half-volley, on the fifth stump. Azmatullah Omarzai rocks back and smokes it over the extra cover fielder. The ball bounces off into the sweeper cover fence and Omarzai gets his second boundary of the inning.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Back of a length, outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai frees his arms and slaps it toward right of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR! Easy pickings for Azmatullah Omarzai! This is a slower one and fuller, on leg. Azmatullah Omarzai glances it wide of Kagiso Rabada, in the short fine leg region, and the ball races away to the fence for four runs.

Marco Jansen to Mohammad Nabi, On a fuller length, around the pads, Mohammad Nabi flicks it to the short fine leg fielder and gets a single.  

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, On a length, just outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai stands tall and spanks it toward long off for a single.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Beaten! Back of a length, pitching on off and angling it away from the right-hander. Azmatullah Omarzai looks to poke it away but gets beaten.

DRINKS! Pheww! Everyone needs a breather as a lot has happened in the last few overs. South Africa have picked the big wicket of Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Things have heated up in the middle between Nabi and Ngidi, not removing his wristband. Afghanistan need 61 runs in 36 balls. Hard to call whose game it is right now. We'll sit back and let the final phase unfold. 

Lungi Ngidi to Azmatullah Omarzai, On a length, on off, Azmatullah Omarzai rolls his wrists and flicks it to square leg to rotate the strike. A tidy over from Ngidi, only six runs from it!

Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, Yorker now, on off and middle, Mohammad Nabi digs it toward square leg and gets a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, On a length, angling in, on off and middle. Mohammad Nabi tries to nudge it to mid on, but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball rolls to the short fine leg region and Omarzai from the bowler's end shouts 'NO' to Nabi. 

Lungi Ngidi to Azmatullah Omarzai, On a length, angling in, down the leg side. Azmatullah Omarzai flicks it to short fine leg and gets a quick single.

Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, Another slower one, on a hard length, on off, Nabi tucks it to square leg and gets across.

Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, Lungi Ngidi starts off with a slower yorker, on off. Mohammad Nabi tucks it with soft hands to the vacant square leg region and gets a couple of runs between the sticks.

Halt! Mohammad Nabi is having a heated argument with the umpires as he wants Lungi Ngidi to remove his wristband. It's pale yellowish in colour and Nabi deems it's not helping him see the ball. Ngidi is not having any of it, and neither is the Proteas skipper, who stands up for the argument. The wristband stays. 

Keshav Maharaj to Azmatullah Omarzai, 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.

Keshav Maharaj to Azmatullah Omarzai, 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 43 balls.

Keshav Maharaj to Azmatullah Omarzai, 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.

Keshav Maharaj to 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 to short third. George Linde dives to his left and takes a superb catch. Credit to the bowler who sucked Gurbaz into playing the big shot with the floater. The magnificent knock of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 off 42) has come to an end, and surely the Proteas will be happy to see his back. Afghanistan are now 121/4, needing 67 off 45 balls.

Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 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.

Keshav Maharaj to Darwish Rasooli, Short and outside off, Darwish Rasooli slaps it toward the right of point for a single.

Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 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.

Aiden Markram to Darwish Rasooli, Full and straight, swept away firmly to deep square leg for a single.

Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Full and fired in at the toes, swept away straight to short fine leg for a single.

Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 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.

Aiden Markram to Darwish Rasooli, 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.

Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 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. 

Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fired in, full and wide outside off, Gurbaz squeezes it behind point for a single. The 100 is now up for Afghanistan as well.

Keshav Maharaj to Darwish Rasooli, Floated up, around off, Rasooli flat-bats it down to long off and turns the strike over.

Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dragged length, at the stumps, worked away off the back foot and through mid-wicket for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Darwish Rasooli, Fuller and outside off again, Rasooli throws his hands at it and slices it down to deep cover-point for just another single.

Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Quicker one, full and wide, slides on with the arm. Gurbaz waits back and gets low before dabbing it down to short third for a quick single.

Keshav Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! Floated up, wide outside off, goes straight on and Gurbaz lets it be. Wide called.

Keshav Maharaj to Darwish Rasooli, Flat and a bit fuller outside off, Rasooli reaches out and slaps it to deep point for a single.