T20 World Cup: South Africa give Afghanistan 188-run winning target
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Talking after the toss, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said that the team would need a collective effort to win
(Web Desk) – South Africa scored 187-6 against Afghanistan in the 13th match of the T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Put into bat by Afghan captain Rashid Khan, South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton (28-ball 61) and Quinton de Kock (59 off 41 balls) led their side after skipper Aiden Markram was dismissed for five.
Dewald Brevis (23), David Miller (20) and Marco Jansen (16) were the other scorers for Proteas.
Azmatullah Omarzai grabbed three wickets for 41 runs and Rashid two conceding 28 runs.
Talking after the toss, Rashid said that the team would need a collective effort to win.
He said that they need to improve their batting in the powerplay and their bowling in the middle overs.
Rashid further stated that there has been one change in
The Afghan team has made one change - with Noor Ahmad included in the playing XI in place of Zia Ur Rehman.
South African captain Markram said that they would also have preferred to bowl first after winning the toss.
Meanwhile, South Africa also made a change in its line-up, bringing in George Linde in place of Corbin Bosch.
