By Levy Masiteng
South Africa edged Afghanistan in a cricket T20 World Cup thriller in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, winning the second Super Over by four runs after the match — and the first Super Over — ended tied at 187 apiece.
In a contest set to rank among the tournament’s classics, the Proteas held their nerve in the first men’s T20 World Cup match decided by a double Super Over, after both teams finished level on 187 at the end of the regulation 20 overs.
Sent in to bat, South Africa posted 187/6, built around fluent half-centuries from Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton. The pair anchored the innings before late acceleration lifted the total to a figure that looked just about defendable on a good batting surface.
Afghanistan refused to go quietly. Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck a superb 84 off 42 balls, powering a fluctuating chase that stayed alive deep
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