Afghanistan recorded the lowest score in the history of the T20 World Cup semi-final. Rashid Khan’s men were bowled out for 56 in 11.5 overs against South Africa on Thursday, June 27 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. The Afghans also became the first team to be bowled out for a score of below 100 in the T20 World Cup semis. Moreover, Afghanistan became only the third team to be bowled out in the semis of the mega event.
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Earlier, West Indies held the record for the lowest score after they were bowled out for 101 in 17.4 overs against Sri Lanka back in 2009 at the Kennington Oval in London. Australia are the other team to lose all their 10 wickets in a T20 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka back in 2012 at the RPS Stadium in Colombo.
Lowest score in T20 World Cup semi-final
Afghanistan 56 all out against South Africa, Tarouba
West Indies 101 all out against South Africa, The Oval
Australia 131 all out against West Indies, Colombo
Afghanistan implode under pressure
After electing to bat first, the Afghans could not get going against the fiery South African pacers. Barring Azmatullah Omarzai, who scored 10 runs, none of their other batters got into double digits. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, who both have been stupendous thus far with the bat in hand, faltered. But against the Proteas, while Gurbaz failed to open his account, Ibrahim fell prey to Kagiso Rabada.
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Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi were the pick of the South African bowlers with 3 wickets apiece. Rabada and Anrich Nortje accounted for 2 wickets apiece. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj was the only bowler to stay wicketless after he had figures of 1-0-6-0. Overall, the Afghans could never get off the blocks as the Proteas pacers dictated terms.
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