South Africa vs Afghanistan LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: AFG to bowl first after winning toss in must-win match
South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026 Live Cricket Score Updates: Aiden Markram’s South Africa have been asked to bat first by Rashid Khan after the Afghanistan captain won the toss in their T20 World Cup 2026 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
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The 2024 T20 World Cup finalist, South Africa, got off to a strong start in this edition, having decimated Canada by 57 runs in their campaign opener in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, last iteration’s semifinalist, Afghanistan, lost their first league game against New Zealand by five wickets. It is a must-win match already for Afghanistan.
SA vs AFG Playing XIs
South Africa XI: Aiden Markram (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
Afghanistan XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (capt), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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Rashid Khan has two dreams. One, he says, more in jest than in seriousness, is that he wants to pick 7000 wickets. “There are a lot of youngsters, so you need to keep pushing. That’s why I told you I need to pick 7,000 wickets,” says Rashid, his T20 wickets tally on 696, chuckling. The other is a more serious dream. “I want Afghanistan to play at home, in front of their home fans. “That,” he says, “is a bigger dream than playing in the World Cup.”
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