Heartbreak for Gurbaz and Afghanistan as South Africa win after double Super Over
Regulation time ended at 187-187; then we had 17-17 after the first Super Over; South Africa finally won the game after winning the second Super Over 23-19
11/02Result
13th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad, Feb 11 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
187 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
11/02Result
13th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad, Feb 11 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
187 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
RD Rickelton
61(28) 5x4 - 4x6
Control %89%
- Productive Shot
- slog sweep
- 20 runs
- 0x4 - 3x6
Best performances - Bowlers
L Ngidi
- O4
- M0
- R26
- W3
- Eco6.5
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Azmatullah Omarzai
- O4
- M0
- R41
- W3
- Eco10.25
| 1W | ||||
| 2W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20
Match days
11 February 2026 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 2, Afghanistan 0
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 187/6 (20 OVERS)
- Quinton de Kock59 (41)
- Ryan Rickelton61 (28)
- Rashid Khan2/28 (4)
- Azmatullah Omarzai3/41 (4)
AFGHANISTAN 187 (19.4 OVERS)
- Azmatullah Omarzai22 (17)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz84 (42)
- Keshav Maharaj1/27 (4)
- Lungi Ngidi3/26 (4)
Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashank Kishore
END OF OVER:1 | AFG: 19/2
Afghanistan now have an uphill battle to make the Super 8s from here on. They not only have to win their remaining two games big, but have to hope other result go their way. Not the best position to be in.
Lungi Ngidi is Player of the Match for his incredible spell during regulation time.
Ndigi: "Lost so much weight today. Never been this stressed in my life in a cricket game. Happy to come out on top. Knew I'd probably be the super over option, captain said keep doing the same. Let myself down in the first over, didn't go to plan. Clear from Quintin, David and Stubbs that balls into the wicket was working." ------------------------------------------------------ Afghanistan were down for the count, staring at 24 off 4. Then came three sixes. Pressure. Wide. And suddenly a boundary was enough to take this into a third super over. But that wasn't to be. Maharaj held his nerve. Bowled yorker length, nothing Gurbaz could do about it. What a finish. Elation for South Africa. agony for Afghanistan.
Gurbaz has hands on his head, he can't bear to look up. This is the second time Afghanistan have lost in a twin Super Over finish. Remember Bengaluru 2024?
0.6
W
Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT, into the blockhole, Gurbaz looks to shovel this over the infield, but picks out point. South Africa have clinched the most incredible of thrillers you will see! What a finish. Spare a thought for Gurbaz! He's gutted.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Miller b Maharaj
0.6
1w
Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 wide, FIRED FULL, FIRED WIDE, ONE EXTRA RUN
0.5
6
Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX, WOWWWWWWWWW! This is right into his arc, drifting in, and Gurbaz swings cleanly to clear deep midwicket
0.4
6
Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX, In his swinging arc, Gurbaz goes down town and gets enough on it to clear Jansen at long-on! Another one... what is happening?
0.3
6
Maharaj to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX, Straight down the ground, and out of the ground as well! Maharaj goes short, Gurbaz swats that away! Oh, the muscle. The power. Incredible hit.
0.2
W
Maharaj to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, sliced straight to point! Maharaj went full and wide, made Nabi reach out and he can't get any power behind that attempted lofted hit, dolly of a catch. Surely that's the end of that.
Mohammad Nabi c Miller b Maharaj
0.1
0
Maharaj to Mohammad Nabi, no run, swing and a miss! Maharaj went length and outside off, Nabi had to fetch it from outside off.
Keshav Maharaj it is, they're going pace off. Nabi and Azmat the two batters.
END OF OVER:1 | SA: 23/0
Afghanistan need 24! Surely a done deal for SA? Never say never. That's what we've learnt this afternoon. A tall order for Afghanistan. They've come this close. But if body language is anything to go by, Afghanistan look down. Who is gonna lift them? They'll need a couple of sixes to kick off the Super over. Looks like it'll be Marco Jansen
0.6
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Miller, 2 runs, into the blockhole, somehow manages to sig tyhis one towards deep midwicket
0.5
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Miller, SIX, A high full toss and Miller has clobbered this over deep midwicket. It doesn't matter what's coming, Miller knows where to go and he's nailing them like an absolute beast.
0.4
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Miller, SIX, SIXXXXXXXXXXX! The question wasn't where, it was how far! That sat up nicely for Miller to swing cleanly and clear the ropes at deep midwicket. Long leg side boundary, but doesn't matter
0.3
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Miller, 2 runs, Dug in short, he flat-bats it down the ground to the man haring in from long-on, they scamper back for a second
0.2
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Stubbs, 1 run, Reaches out to hit this slower length ball outside off to the edge of the ring at cover, a single this time
0.1
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Stubbs, SIX, heaved into the leg side, clears deep midwicket. Incredible start to the second super over. Omarzai went for a slower ball, Stubbs fetched it from way outside off and nailed it sensationally!
END OF OVER:1 | SA: 17/1
Trott is gutted, Rashid has his hands on head. South Africa's turn to bat now.
Brewis can't bat since he was one of the batters out in the Super Over. Miller and Stubbs it is for South Africa. Here we go again. Farooqi won't be able to bowl.
0.6
6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Stubbs, SIX, what drama! Scores tied, super over tied again. Farooqi bowls right into the swinging arc, it's low full toss and Stubbs generates immense power as he clears long-off, a leaping long-off fielder.
0.5
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Stubbs, no run, yorker-length, looks to back away and drill it over the bowler's head, can't get any power behind that. Farooqi stops it on his followthrough. 7 off 1 needed. A six will take it into another super over
0.4
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Stubbs, FOUR, off the bottom edge and that races away for four! He goes wide yorker, right idea, and Stubbs looks to scythe this behind point but the ball races away of the bottom edge between keeper and short third. 7 off 2
0.3
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brevis, OUT, slower ball into the pitch. Brewis early into the pull, ends up getting a top-edge and the ball loops up to Gurbaz who runs to his left to pluck the catch. Farooqi went pace off after getting clobbbered for six and the plan has worked
D Brevis c ? b Fazalhaq Farooqi
0.2
6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brevis, SIX, he has bludgeoned that deep into the stands! Farooqi goes short ball from around the stumps, Brewis stands deep inside his crease and swings cleanly to connect a 97-metre hit! Game on....!!!
0.1
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Miller, 1 run, full toss, no timing, down to long-on and a single it'll be. 17 off 5
END OF OVER:1 | AFG: 17/0
Farooqi warming up with the ball, will it be Rashid? Will they go slower deliveries and into the pitch? Who comes out for the Super Over for South Africa? The tension is palpable. This game was dead and buried off the first ball of the final over bowled by Radaba. Then came the siren. What a turnaround.
Miller it is, at his former IPL home ground. And with him is Dewald Brewis, the man they call 'baby AB'. Can they deliver 18? This is a tight group, dubbed the group of death. Two points vital from this clash. Looks like it's Farooqi with the ball. What more drama is in store for us?
0.6
1
Ngidi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Into the blockhole, gets some late tail in, squeezed off a thick inside edge to short fine. Aghanistan plunder 17.
0.5
4
Ngidi to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR, width outside off and he's slashed this to the deep point region where Rabada throws himself full-stretch to his left but can't get his hand around. The ball dribbles away to the boundary.
0.4
1
Ngidi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, goes slower and fuller on the stumps, swung away but no timing, down to long-on again for a single
0.3
1
Ngidi to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Low full toss, shovels it down to long on, a single is all they'll get
0.2
6
Ngidi to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, Jansen leaps high at long-on but can't get to it. right in the slot, Azmat backed himself and lofted it don the ground. not enough even for someone as tall as him. Immense power to get the kind of bat he did on that. What a hit under pressure.
0.1
4
Ngidi to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR, full toss and he's picked the gap between point and short third. Opened the bat face late to somehow squeeze this into he gap. Incredible start for Afghanistan.
Surely Ngidi will bowl the Super Over for South Africa? Gurbaz is one of the batters. Afghanistan are taking some time. And finally, they come out.
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19.4
W
Rabada to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, OUT, drilled down to wide long-off, as they scamper a second. The throw comes in on the bounce to Rabada who stretches back to break the bails at the bowler's end with Farooqi a millimetre short of the crease. Third umpire needs just two replays to confirm what Afghanistan feared. There was one legit delivery remaining. Could they have tried to take it to the final ball? South Africa will believe they've got out of jail. This was done and dusted when a wicket fell first ball, but for that no-ball. Afghanistan then came storming back. And now here we are, going into the tournament's first Super over.
Fazalhaq Farooqi run out 0 (6m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -
2 off 3. Free-hit. Umpire sends the sub off as he brings a drink for the batters
19.4
3nb
Rabada to Noor Ahmad, (no ball) 2 runs, goes straight down the ground, hacks it into the leg side towards wide long-on, they scamper back for a second....but wait, Rabada has bowled another no-ball.
19.3
0
Rabada to Noor Ahmad, no run, full and tailing in, Noor works it down to long-on. Refuses the run but Farooqi was more than halfway down when he was sent back
19.2
6
Rabada to Noor Ahmad, SIX, Noooooooooor! What are you made of? Makes room and takes on the short ball that sat up right in his swinging arc. Clears deep backward square. What a sensational hit.
19.1
0
Rabada to Noor Ahmad, no run, shelled down to long-off, dropped by Jansen. That was an absolute dolly. But again, didn't matter. Run saved?
19.1
1w
Rabada to Noor Ahmad, 1 wide, slips this full and down leg, Noor looks to flick, this is called wide. Still six balls left, 11 needed. Free-hit stays
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| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |