South Africa vs Afghanistan, Semi Final 1, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Records:
The high-voltage semifinal 1 between South Africa and Afghanistan took place at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad, on Wednesday. Eventually, the South Africa cricket team won the Trinidad cricket match by nine wickets, and it was a dominating win over the Afghanistan cricket team. The Proteas bowled brilliantly and used the conditions to good effect. There were some records that were also broken during this SA vs AFG semifinal game.
It started with Afghanistan winning the toss and deciding to bat first. Afghanistan had a horrible start, and they lost their top five wickets within the first five overs. They couldn't recover from that position and were bundled out for just 56 runs in 11.5 overs. Marco Jansen (3/16) and Tabraiz Shamsi (3/6) were the key bowlers. Chasing the score, Quinton de Kock got out early, but Aiden Markram (23 off 24) and Reeza Hendricks (29 off 25) added an unbeaten 55 runs to take South Africa to victory, and they qualified for the final.
T20 World Cup 2024 Records: T20I Records and T20I Cricket Milestones achieved in SA vs AFG Low-scoring Trinidad Cricket Match
Most Wkts for SA in a single T20 WC: Anrich Nortje took 2/7 in the game, and with this, he broke Imran Tahir's record for most wickets for South Africa in a single T20 WC. Tahir took 12 wickets in the 2014 edition, and Nortje has taken 13 wickets so far.
Most Wkts in a Single T20 WC: Fazalhaq Farooqi dismissed Quinton de Kock in the second innings and went past Wanindu Hasaranga's record of most wickets in a single T20 World Cup. Hasaranga had 16 wickets in the 2021 edition, and Farooqi finished the ongoing tournament with 17 wickets.
Lowest T20 WC SF total: Afghanistan got all out for just 56 runs. It is now the lowest total by a team in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup. This is also the lowest total for Afghanistan in T20 internationals.
Lowest total for Ful-members in T20 WCs: Afghanista's 56-run all-out is the second-lowest total for a full-member side in the history of the T20 World Cup. It is also the lowest T20I score by a team against South Africa. The lowest is 55 all out by West Indies against England in 2021.
Biggest winning streak in T20 WCs: South Africa have now won 8 matches in this tournament from the start. And their eight-match winning streak is the joint-longest streak in the history of the T20 World Cups. It is also the longest T20I streak for South Africa.
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Biggest Win in T20Is: South Africa won the game by nine wickets and 67 balls to spare. With this, they managed the biggest win in terms of balls remaining in the shorter format.