South Africa vs Afghanistan LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s half century gives AFG hope; AFG 93/3 after 10 ovs (Target: 188)
South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026 Live Cricket Score Updates: 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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Globetrotting Rashid Khan’s cricketing paradox – can call many places his home, but still dreaming of playing in Afghanistan
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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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