South Africa vs Afghanistan Match Stats

On a length and on off, Reeza Hendricks steers it towards point.

Full and outside off, Reeza Hendricks tries to reach for it but gets an inside edge just past the stumps to short fine.

Full again but a bit too outside off this time, Reeza Hendricks leaves it alone. Wided.

Overpitched and on off, Reeza Hendricks connects with his drive nicely this time but hits it straight to mid off.

Another full delivery, on middle, Reeza Hendricks knocks it with a straight bat wide of mid on for a brace.

Goes for the loopy yorker, but bowls a full toss, on off, Reeza Hendricks gets deceived by the lack of pace and only manages to push it to covers.

FOUR! Good shot! Fazalhaq Farooqi takes pace off again and serves this full, outside off, Reeza Hendricks waits for it this time and drills it through cover-point for a boundary.

On a length and on middle, Aiden Markram stays back and blocks it out well.

Length again and on off, Aiden Markram tries to drive but the ball keeps low and takes the toe-end of his bat to roll towards mid off.

FOUR! Streaky and these will hurt Afghanistan a lot! Hard length and around off, nips back in sharply and with extra bounce, Aiden Markram tries to play at it but gets an inside edge as the ball rolls away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Nothing streaky about this one! Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this on a good length and just outside off, Aiden Markram takes a half-stride out, opens the face of his bat, and drives it on the up with perfect timing as the ball zips past covers like a tracer-bullet for another boundary.

Naveen-ul-Haq goes for the bouncer but this one goes above the batter, Aiden Markram leaves it alone. Wided.

Uppish but safe! Back of a length and on off, takes off again, Aiden Markram gets surprised by it and hangs his bat away, the ball goes off the splice and clears covers, Rashid Khan chases it down and saves one there as the batters run three.

Touch fuller, on middle, Reeza Hendricks pats it towards mid on for a quick single. 13 runs off the over then!

Pitches it right in front of the stumps, on a fuller length, Reeza Hendricks goes deep inside the crease and tucks it in front of deep mid-wicket and quickly runs two.

On a length, and on the middle, Reeza Hendricks works it off the back foot to widish long on for a single.

Pushes it quicker and flatter on a fuller length, on the leg stump line, Aiden Markram goes for a hoick across the line but gets a thick inside edge that rolls towards deep fine for a single.

Bowls it slow this time, on the stumps and full in length, Reeza Hendricks takes a huge stride out and defends it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

A wrong'un that keeps very low after pitching around off. It turns sharply back into the batter and Reeza Hendricks can only block it out off the back foot.

FOUR! Hendricks says, Thank You! Rashid Khan serves a juicy half-volley around off, Reeza Hendricks plants his front foot ahead and clears the 30-yard circle going inside out over covers for a cracking boundary. End of the mandatory Powerplay and South Africa are 34/1.

Stays low on the bounce on the middle and leg, Aiden Markram hops and jams his bat down in time to block it out back to the bowler.

On the top of off, on the back of a length, Aiden Markram climbs on the bounce and plays it to mid on with a horizontal bat.

Angles it on the pads, on a length, Aiden Markram whips it and beats Noor Ahmad at mid on for a single.

Outside off, on a length with a variable bounce that keeps viciously low. Reeza Hendricks anticipates the ball to bounce but adjusts his shot hopping back and blocking it out.

Well bowled! In the channel of uncertainty around off, stays low once again. Reeza Hendricks gets beaten on the outside edge as he plays inside the line of the ball.

Now this one takes off! Hard length, and outside off, it climbs on the bounce. Reeza Hendricks camps back and punches it straight to covers.

Gulbadin Naib comes into the attack and hurls it outside off at just 119 kph, Aiden Markram waits for the ball to arrive, and goes back and across before slashing it through covers for a single.

The last thing Afghanistan would want is sloppiness in the field! Back of a length, nipping away from outside off, Reeza Hendricks slices it off the outer half of the bat towards deep third where Karim Janat fumbles to pick it cleanly and allows the batters to cross for the double.

Hard length and outside off, Reeza Hendricks pushes it to covers off the bottom half of the bat.

Almost a half-tracker on the off stump, Reeza Hendricks punches it through covers for a single.

FOUR! Pulled away powerfully! Short in length, and on the top of the off and middle, Aiden Markram stands tall, rides on the bounce and pulls it using his wrists over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Bowls it full in length and outside off, Aiden Markram drives it nicely but finds backward point. South Africa need only 14 runs to win now and they have all the time in the world to do so.

On the back of a length, outside off, Reeza Hendricks caresses it on the up through the cover-point gap for a single.

FOUR! In a hurry now! Gloriousness written all over it! Offers more width on the back of a length, Aiden Markram hits it on the rise and gets it over mid off for a boundary.

Wild swing and a miss there! Short and jagging back in sharply, Aiden Markram goes for a pull shot but the ball pings his body and lobs towards the point region.

Full in length, and on the fourth stump line, Aiden Markram takes the front foot out and goes for an expansive drive through covers but inside edges it to square leg for a single. Oh, wait! Azmatullah Omarzai has overstepped here and the umpire calls a No Ball. Free-Hit to follow now.

SIX! Just beyond the ropes and the scores are level now! Azmatullah Omarzai bangs it short and it rises up with the bounce on the bodyline, Reeza Hendricks bends a bit and manages to pull it all the way over deep square leg for a six. Also, that brings up the 50-run partnership between these two batters.

FOUR! DONE AND DUSTED! SOUTH AFRICA IS HEADING TO BARBADOS FOR THEIR FIRST-EVER T20 WORLD CUP FINAL! This is bowled full in length, and angles on the off stump, Reeza Hendricks presents the full flourish of the willow and drives it downtown past mid off for a boundary to seal the deal. South Africa maintains their unbeaten merry way in this tournament winning the first semifinal by 9 wickets. Happy emotional faces all around the South African camp. And it was just not meant to be for Afghanistan.