South Africa beat Afghanistan by nine wickets in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on June 27.
After Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first, their batters had a very difficult time adjusting to the swinging conditions, which the South African bowlers took great advantage of, as they were reduced to 28/5 at the end of the powerplay.
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Marco Jasnen (3/16), Kagiso Rabada (2/14) and Anrich Nortje (2/7) dominated the proceeding with their fast bowling on a pace-friendly surface, while wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (3/6) cleaned up the tailenders. Afghanistan was bundled out for just 56 runs. South Africa chased down the target in less than nine overs.
The Sporting News takes a look at all the records broken in the South Africa-Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal clash at Trinidad.
List of records created by South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Semi-Final clash
Here is a list of all the records broken by the South Africa against Afghanistan during the T20 World Cup 2024's first Semi Final match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad:
Lowest ever team score in T20 World Cup knockouts
Afghanistan's total of 56 was the lowest ever score by a team in the history of T20 World Cup knockout competitions. It was the first time that a team was bowled out for less than a hundred in a T20 World Cup semifinal.
Sri Lanka's 101 vs West Indies and West Indies' 101 vs Sri Lanka were the previous lowest totals in the T20 World Cup knockouts.
Lowest totals for a team in the powerplay in T20 World Cup knockouts
The South African pacers put out an exceptional bowling performance as they made things difficult for the Afghanistan batters in the powerplay.
The powerplay score of 21/5 by Afghanistan is the lowest ever score in the first six overs of a T20 World Cup knockout match.
The previous lowest scores were 34/4 by Sri Lanka, vs Pakistan in 2009 and 29/3 by West Indies, vs Sri Lanka in 2009.
Afghanistan's lowest total in T20 internationals
Afghanistan's score of 56 against South Africa in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 is their lowest ever score in their T20I history as well.
| Opposition | Score | Year |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 56 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 72 | 2014 |
| England | 80 | 2012 |
| South Africa | 80 | 2010 |
| Netherlands | 90 | 2013 |
Most wickets in an edition of the T20 World Cup
Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up Quinton de Kock's wicket in the first over of the second innings, as he became the first bowler to pick up 17 wickets in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.
| Bowler | Wickets | T20 WC year |
|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 17 | 2024 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 16 | 2021 |
| Ajanta Mendis | 15 | 2012 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 15 | 2022 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 15 | 2024 |
India's Arshdeep Singh still has an opportunity to break this record.
Biggest win for South Africa by margin of balls remaining in T20Is
South Africa won the match by 9 wickets against Afghanistan, chasing the target of 57 in 8.5 overs, with 67 balls to spare, which is their biggest margin of victory by balls remaining in T20 internationals.
Shortest semifinal in T20 World Cup history
The T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal 1 featuring South Africa and Afghanistan was the shortest last four clash in the tournament's history. Since Afghans were dismissed for a paltry score, the match only lasted 20.4 overs or 124 balls.
Joint longest winning streak in T20 World Cups
The South African team is currently on an eight-game win streak, which is the join-longest in the history of the competition.
Australia have managed to win 8 games on the trot across the 2021 and 2022 editions of the T20 World Cup.
First team to qualify for the T20 World Cup Final unbeaten in the tournament
South Africa became the first team ever to go into a T20 World Cup Final unbeaten in the tournament. They have won 8 out of their 8 matches so far in the competition.
Further, there has never been a champion in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup who has managed to remain unbeaten during their run in the competition.
If Team India manages to win the second semi-final against England at Guyana, then we might see a clash between two unbeaten teams in the final. Moreover, the winner of that final, will become the first team ever to win the T20 World Cup after going unbeaten during the tournament.
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