South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026 Live Cricket Score Updates: In the first Super Over, Afghanistan hit 17 and then Tristan Stubbs tied it up with a six off the last ball to tie the Super Over as well. In regulation time, Kagiso Rabada overstepped twice in the 20th over, Noor Ahmad hit a six and then with two needed, Afghanistan suffered a run out as Afghanistan and South Africa played out a thrilling tie and take the match to a Super Over. Earlier, South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi pegged Afghanistan back after they made a flying start to the run-chase in the T20 World Cup 2026 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. But Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s fiery 42-ball 84 has kept Afghanistan’s hopes alive in their run-chase of 188, before he was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj.

Earlier, South Africa posted a competitive 187/6 thanks to half centuries by Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton. After Aiden Markram was dismissed early, De Kock and Rickelton steadied the ship for the 2024 finalists as they added 114 runs off 61 balls before being dismissed in the same over by Rashid Khan.

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SA vs AFG T20 World Cup 2026 – LIVE Cricket Score, Full Scorecard: Watch Here

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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Match EndedICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2026 – Match 13

South Africa

187/6 (20.0) & 23/0 (1.0)

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Afghanistan

187 (19.4) & 19/2 (1.0)

Match Ended ( Match 13 )
Afghanistan tied with South Africa (South Africa won 2nd Super Over by 4 runs)

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Globetrotting Rashid Khan’s cricketing paradox – can call many places his home, but still dreaming of playing in Afghanistan

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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