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ICC World Twenty20Group stage · 12th Match, Group C · T20I

South Africa beat Afghanistan by 59 runs in the 12th Match, Group C

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl.

South Africa139/720 ov
South Africa won by 59 runs
England won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa made 139 for 7 in 20 overs, Jacques Kallis 34 from 33 balls and Graeme Smith 27 from 14 balls. Hamid Hassan took 3 for 21.

Afghanistan were bowled out for 80. Morné Morkel took 4 for 20.

South Africa won by 59 runs.

Key performers

South Africa innings

139/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smith (c)c Nawroz Mangal b Mohammad Nabic Nawroz Mangal b Mohammad Nabi271441192.86
Loots Bosmanrun out (Shapoor Zadran/Samiullah Shenwari)run out (Shapoor Zadran/Samiullah Shenwari)01000.00
Jacques Kallisc †Mohammad Shahzad b Hamid Hassanc †Mohammad Shahzad b Hamid Hassan343302103.03
AB de Villiersst †Mohammad Shahzad b Nawroz Mangalst †Mohammad Shahzad b Nawroz Mangal17211180.95
JP Duminyc Nawroz Mangal b Hamid Hassanc Nawroz Mangal b Hamid Hassan252102119.05
Mark Boucher †lbw b Hamid Hassanlbw b Hamid Hassan460066.67
Albie Morkelc Nawroz Mangal b Shapoor Zadranc Nawroz Mangal b Shapoor Zadran231721135.29
Roelof van der Merwenot outnot out2*60033.33
Dale Steynnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 4, w 2)(lb 4, w 2)6
Total20 Ov (RR 6.95)20 Ov (RR 6.95)139/7
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (LE Bosman, 1.1 ov), 45-2 (GC Smith, 4.2 ov), 77-3 (AB de Villiers, 10.3 ov), 84-4 (JH Kallis, 12.1 ov), 90-5 (MV Boucher, 14.1 ov), 133-6 (JP Duminy, 18.2 ov), 137-7 (JA Morkel, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shapoor Zadran302919.6774100
Mirwais Ashraf201809.0050200
Mohammad Nabi403318.2570300
Samiullah Shenwari401403.50120000
Nawroz Mangal302016.6781110
Hamid Hassan402135.25112000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 12(6) & LE Bosman 0(1)137
2ndJH Kallis 17(11) & GC Smith 15(8)3219
3rdJH Kallis 12(16) & AB de Villiers 17(21)3237
4thJP Duminy 2(4) & JH Kallis 5(6)710
5thMV Boucher 4(6) & JP Duminy 2(6)612
6thJA Morkel 22(14) & JP Duminy 21(11)4325
7thRE van der Merwe 1(5) & JA Morkel 1(3)48
8thDW Steyn 1(1) & RE van der Merwe 1(1)2*2

Afghanistan innings

80(16 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Noor Ali Zadranc †MV Boucher b DW Steync †MV Boucher b DW Steyn03000.00
Karim Sadiqc AB de Villiers b M Morkelc AB de Villiers b M Morkel280025.00
Mohammad Shahzad †c †MV Boucher b DW Steync †MV Boucher b DW Steyn260033.33
Nawroz Mangal (c)c JH Kallis b M Morkelc JH Kallis b M Morkel140025.00
Asghar Afghanc DW Steyn b CK Langeveldtc DW Steyn b CK Langeveldt360050.00
Rais Ahmadzaic †MV Boucher b M Morkelc †MV Boucher b M Morkel4210200.00
Mohammad Nabic JP Duminy b M Morkelc JP Duminy b M Morkel05000.00
Samiullah Shenwarirun out (AB de Villiers)run out (AB de Villiers)11120191.67
Mirwais Ashrafb CK Langeveldtb CK Langeveldt23251292.00
Hamid Hassanc JH Kallis b CK Langeveldtc JH Kallis b CK Langeveldt222112104.76
Shapoor Zadrannot outnot out1*60016.67
Extras(lb 1, w 8, nb 2)(lb 1, w 8, nb 2)11
Total16 Ov (RR 5.00)16 Ov (RR 5.00) · Target 140 from 20 ov80
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Noor Ali Zadran, 0.3 ov), 5-2 (Mohammad Shahzad, 2.3 ov), 7-3 (Nawroz Mangal, 3.1 ov), 8-4 (Karim Sadiq, 3.4 ov), 12-5 (Raees Ahmadzai, 4 ov), 14-6 (Mohammad Nabi, 5.1 ov), 25-7 (Asghar Stanikzai, 6.5 ov), 32-8 (Samiullah Shenwari, 7.5 ov), 65-9 (Mirwais Ashraf, 13.1 ov), 80-10 (Hamid Hassan, 16 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dale Steyn30622.00160030
Charl Langeveldt401233.00191030
Morné Morkel302046.67101112
Roelof van der Merwe402105.25140210
Albie Morkel2020010.0051200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNoor Ali Zadran 0(3) & Karim Sadiq 0(0)13
2ndMohammad Shahzad 2(6) & Karim Sadiq 2(6)412
3rdNawroz Mangal 1(4) & Karim Sadiq 0(0)24
4thAsghar Stanikzai 1(1) & Karim Sadiq 0(2)13
5thRaees Ahmadzai 4(2) & Asghar Stanikzai 0(0)42
6thMohammad Nabi 0(5) & Asghar Stanikzai 0(2)27
7thSamiullah Shenwari 8(8) & Asghar Stanikzai 2(3)1110
8thMirwais Ashraf 2(3) & Samiullah Shenwari 3(4)76
9thHamid Hassan 10(10) & Mirwais Ashraf 21(22)3332
10thShapoor Zadran 1(6) & Hamid Hassan 12(11)1517

Commentary

End of innings: AFG 80 (16 ov)
End of over 164 runs, 1 wktAFG 80/1000004W
Shapoor Zadran 1(6)CK Langeveldt 4-0-12-3
15.6W
CK Langeveldt to Hamid Hassan, OUT
Hamid Hassan c JH Kallis b CK Langeveldt 22(21) [4s-1 6s-2] · FoW 80/10 (16 ov)
15.54
CK Langeveldt to Hamid Hassan, FOUR
15.40
CK Langeveldt to Hamid Hassan, no run
15.30
CK Langeveldt to Hamid Hassan, no run
15.20
CK Langeveldt to Hamid Hassan, no run
15.10
CK Langeveldt to Hamid Hassan, no run
End of over 159 runsAFG 76/9601101
Hamid Hassan 18(15)Shapoor Zadran 1(6)RE van der Merwe 4-0-21-0
14.61
RE van der Merwe to Hamid Hassan, 1 run
14.50
RE van der Merwe to Hamid Hassan, no run
14.41
RE van der Merwe to Shapoor Zadran, 1 run
14.31
RE van der Merwe to Hamid Hassan, 1 run
14.20
RE van der Merwe to Hamid Hassan, no run
14.16
RE van der Merwe to Hamid Hassan, SIX
End of over 143 runs, 1 wktAFG 67/9WdW0Wd00Wd00
Shapoor Zadran 0(5)Hamid Hassan 10(10)CK Langeveldt 3-0-8-2
13.60
CK Langeveldt to Shapoor Zadran, no run
13.50
CK Langeveldt to Shapoor Zadran, no run
13.5Wd
CK Langeveldt to Shapoor Zadran, wide
13.40
CK Langeveldt to Shapoor Zadran, no run
13.30
CK Langeveldt to Shapoor Zadran, no run
13.3Wd
CK Langeveldt to Shapoor Zadran, wide
13.20
CK Langeveldt to Shapoor Zadran, no run
13.1W
CK Langeveldt to Mirwais Ashraf, OUT
Mirwais Ashraf b CK Langeveldt 23(25) [4s-1 6s-2] · FoW 65/9 (13.1 ov)
13.1Wd
CK Langeveldt to Mirwais Ashraf, wide
End of over 138 runsAFG 64/8106001
Mirwais Ashraf 23(24)Hamid Hassan 10(10)RE van der Merwe 3-0-12-0
12.61
RE van der Merwe to Mirwais Ashraf, 1 run
12.50
RE van der Merwe to Mirwais Ashraf, no run
12.40
RE van der Merwe to Mirwais Ashraf, no run
12.36
RE van der Merwe to Mirwais Ashraf, SIX