SA vs AFG T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-final 1: The teams of South Africa and Afghanistan will face each other in the semi-finals before the T20 World Cup 2024. Africa made it to the semi-finals without losing any match. On the other hand, Afghanistan has reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup for the first time. Victory will not be easy for Afghanistan, which is playing the semi-finals for the first time, but Africa’s record has reduced their difficulties.
Actually, South Africa’s record in World Cup knockouts is very bad. Africa has played 10 knockout matches so far in the ODI and T20 World Cups, in which they have won only 1. His only win came in the 2015 ODI World Cup while playing the quarter-finals against Sri Lanka. This poor record of Africa can prove to be good for Afghanistan. Africa has played T20 World Cup knockout matches 2 times out of 10, in which both times they had to face defeat in the semi-finals. Africa has not been able to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup even once. Africa is also called ‘chokers’ due to its poor record in knockouts.
South Africa’s performance in World Cup knockouts (including ODI and T20 World Cups)
1992 – Lost to England in semi-finals in Sydney
1996 – Lost to West Indies in quarter-finals in Karachi
1999 – Tied in the semi-finals against Australia in Birmingham and were eliminated
2007 – Lost to Australia in semi-finals in St. Lucia
2011 – Lost to New Zealand in quarter-finals in Mirpur
2015 – Won against Sri Lanka in the quarter finals in Sydney
2015 – Lost to New Zealand in semi-finals in Auckland
2023 – Lost to Australia in semi-finals in Kolkata
2009 – Lost to Pakistan in semi-finals in Nottingham (T20 World Cup)
2014 – Lost to India in the semi-finals in Mirpur (T20 World Cup).
This was the performance of both the teams in this World Cup.
Afghanistan: Afghanistan won 3 out of 4 matches in the group stage. The Afghan team, captained by Rashid Khan, won three matches of the group stage against Uganda, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. They had to face their only defeat in the group stage against West Indies.
Then the team started the Super-8 after losing the match against India. But after this he won the next two matches against Australia and Bangladesh.
South Africa: South Africa made it to the semi-finals without losing any match. The team won all four matches of the group stage against Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Nepal. After this, in the Super-8, the African team won all three matches against America, England and West Indies.