DP World Going Beyond Boundaries - Aiden Markham
Manjrekar praises Markram's contributions with the bat and as captain against Afghanistan
27/06Result
1st Semi-Final (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Tarouba, Jun 26 2024
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
60/1 (8.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
27/06Result
1st Semi-Final (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Tarouba, Jun 26 2024
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
60/1 (8.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Flower: Afghanistan have come so far in 20 years
Tom Moody says Afghanistan are not far from becoming the second-best Asian team
Who would SA rather face in the final?
Flower names two bowlers who could give India an edge in the knockouts
Moody: We haven't seen the best of South Africa yet
Flower also says it will hold them in good stead if South Africa produce their best in the final
Jansen a 'real nightmare' with bounce and movement
As a batter I would not like facing this South African attack, says Andy Flower
Did a feeble middle order batting undo Afghanistan?
Gurbaz's wicket proved to be key, says Andy Flower
Moody, Flower on Tarouba pitch: 'Dangerous', 'not good enough'
The variable and inconsistent bounce left batters guessing, say Moody and Flower
Trott: We have been too reliant on the openers and need more consistent batters
Head coach Jonathan Trott reflects after Afghanistan's semi-final exit
Match Coverage
All Match NewsShamsi: 'It's a huge achievement, but we didn't come here to get to the final'
South Africa made it to their first men's World Cup final but they are not celebrating yet
Hurt the overwhelming feeling in Afghanistan camp after best-ever World Cup finish
"Whenever you lose a game like this, it's always going to hurt," Trott said after Afghanistan's semi-final exit
'That's not the pitch you want to have a World Cup semi-final on'
Brian Lara Cricket Academy pitch comes in for sharp criticism from observers and participants after wildly misbehaving in Afghanistan vs South Africa semi-final
Markram: 'Bowlers have been incredible through the World Cup for us'
The South Africa captain said they were "fortunate" to have lost the toss, as they too would have chosen to bat first on what turned out to be a tough track for batting
Ice-cool South Africa finally put together the complete game
After seven failed attempts, their men's World Cup semi-final jinx is broken. After plenty of scrapping at this World Cup, they were clinical in their quest for history
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.017 |
| AFG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.305 |
| AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.331 |
| BAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.709 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.599 |
| ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.992 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.963 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.906 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.137 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.127 |
| PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.294 |
| CAN | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -0.493 |
| IRE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.293 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.791 |
| ENG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.611 |
| SCOT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.255 |
| NAM | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2.585 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.062 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3.257 |
| AFG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.835 |
| NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.415 |
| UGA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4.51 |
| PNG | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.268 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.47 |
| BAN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.616 |
| SL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.863 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.358 |
| NEP | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.542 |