South Africa (187/6 & 23/0) edge Afghanistan (187 & 19/2) in double Super-Over thriller to win match 13 of ICC T20 World Cup 2026

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Gurbaz 666

 

[Deewana Mastana]

1 six down 3 more needed to win

 

[emranabbas]

Lol 55 years old uncle nabi still playing cricket is disgrace. He should just retire now.

60 year old rashid khan is also still playing

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Another 666 by Gurbaz

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 sixes 2 more to go

12 off 2 now left

 

[Asif321]

see . How stupid to let Nabi bat

 

[hamzie]

Guysssss
Stop this

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Two SIXES!

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Afghanistan got their bowler wrong. Get another chance, get it wrong again. How do you not bowl Rashid?

Jonathan Trott as much to blame as the bowler

And then sending washed up Nabi with Omarzai instead of the guy who scored 84

 

[TeymurBlake]

Why not, let’s have a third super over.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Maharaj choking

 

[jnaveen1980]

Dumb Coaching 101 = Jonathan Trott. By the time match is done Steyn will not be able to speak

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Gurbaz can still win this for Afgan

 

[Sachin fan]

Lol, Nabi wasted two balls for no reason, should have opened with Gurbaz

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Nabi is officially 41 years old but he is surely atleast 50 years old. Even his son looks like 25 years old

 

[IAJ]

Dale Steyn gone crazy lol

 

[big_gamer007]

Damn we have a game

 

[Deewana Mastana]

3 sixes in a row

1 hit away now

 

[TeymurBlake]

MAHARAJ!!!!!

What are you doing????

 

[DRsohail]

Hahhahaha

 

[Rajdeep]

Hahahahaha

Dale Steyn's voice

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Another six wow

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

No WAY

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Three SIXES!!!!

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pathetic proteas.... WHYYY MAHARAJJJJJ???

Jansen??

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Someone calm Steyn down his adrenaline getting the better of him

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Hahahah bonkers match. Dadu nabi wasted two balls.

 

[hamzie]

Give him an Afridi bouncer

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Unbelievable!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Maharaj - why are you darting it in round arm. Just bowl slowly with overspin

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Gurbaz what a player

 

[Sachin fan]

Why not, let’s have a third super over.

Not possible, 6 to win, 4 will lose

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SA win

 

[SpiritOf1903]

What a match

 

[big_gamer007]

Nooooooooooooo

 

[hamzie]

Yesssssss
Bye bye afghanis

 

[Rajdeep]

SA wins...whattay game.

One of the best T20 matches of all time

 

[BouncerGuy]

South africa has done it....

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

South Africa won. What a match.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Hahahah indian keshav was showing his true south african colors until last ball.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

SA win it!

 

[DRsohail]

What a match, why did they send Nabi? Why why??

 

[Sachin fan]

Ok wide, now 4 can make a super ocer

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

One of the greatest T20 matches ever

 

[jnaveen1980]

WHy the heck Nabi faced first 2 balls? lol

 

[big_gamer007]

What a finish, one of the best finishes of any World Cup.

 

[TeymurBlake]

South Africa have won it. Good effort from Gurbaz.

 

[DRsohail]

Nabi lost it

 

[emranabbas]

Weldone south africa

Afghanistan shown there place

 

[Asif321]

Wow take a bow Gurbaz and Afghanistan . Outstanding . Only if tactics were better

 

[Smbhayi]

Was a poor decision to open with Nabi cost them match..

 

[IAJ]

No worries. Well done Afghanistan. Came very close.

 

[Sanzcool]

Nabi if he has any sense should retire tonight, but that shameless board and this shameless man will continue to play for next 10 years

 

[Sachin fan]

Nabi lost it

Coach and captian is why they lost, weird strategies by them, sending Nabi, Rashid not bowling even one of the super overs.

 

[Varun]

Afghanistan play with 50X more jazba than Pakistan and Bangladesh put together.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

WHy the heck Nabi faced first 2 balls? lol

Why was he sent to begin with over the guy who scored 84?

 

[Fast bowler6929]

What a friggin match. No franchise league can match international cricket.
Great match.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Afghanistan play with 50X more jazba than Pakistan and Bangladesh put together.

Remind me of Pak of old.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Although Afgahnistan is pathetic. I feel very bad for Gurbazz. That guys deserves to be on the winning side. SInglehandedly played one of the greatest T20 innings in world T20.

 

[big_gamer007]

No they shouldn't
They should be ashamed of themselves
Threw an easy game
Why rush for 2 runs
So happy they got a loss
Out of the tournament

It’s easy for fans to say they should have done this or that, but people forget these guys come from broken country. They have 0 resources, they grew up in a war torn country in fear.
They are competing with an established team with one of the best school systems in cricket.
Even by competing they are over achieving.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

This is the best 20:20 game I’ve ever seen

 

[Asif321]

Afghanistan are crazy

 

[emranabbas]

Afghanistan OUT

 

[DRsohail]

Weird strategies from Afghan but rhey deserved it. Rashid was behaving like a super star bht the guy bas zero performance against top teams. Tata by by

 

[Asif321]

This is the best 20:20 game I’ve ever seen

Best t20 WC for sure

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Lol afganistanis are crying hahaha. Entertaining stuff.

 

[Rajdeep]

Waise, I expect 10-15 years from now, there will be no such thing as minnows in T20 cricket. It will be like football where ever team will be competitive. This WT20 is just the beginning and the gap is narrowing down. Good for cricket world.

 

[emranabbas]

Will watch rest of the broadcast

Love watching afghans cry

 

[Shafi]

2nd best team missed out another Quater.

 

[AAli98]

Afghanistan play with 50X more jazba than Pakistan and Bangladesh put together.

Bet BCCI regrets giving there lapdogs afghans 2 opening matches against heavyweights now. Sent them packing

 

[big_gamer007]

Not that much of an underdog story considering India has bankrolled the team

India helped in last decade, these guys grew up when Americans were bombarding their country. To survive that and be competitive with the big boys is a big achievement in itself.

 

[Asif321]

3 match losing tactics . First running double unnecessary when you still had two deliveries left
Next not bowling Mujeeb in super over
Third . Letting Nabi open

 

[jnaveen1980]

It’s easy for fans to say they should have done this or that, but people forget these guys come from broken country. They have 0 resources, they grew up in a war torn country in fear.
They are competing with an established team with one of the best school systems in cricket.
Even by competing they are over achieving.

THat is patraonizing lol They crossed that level long back. They reached semi final last edition remember? PUt away both Australia and NZ. Even today poor calls by coach cost them the game.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Go Gurbaaz!!...my fav Afg player.... absolute diamond of a human being & fab player as well...you rock!!

Gurbaazz ....my man - so near yet so close....
Love, Salutes & respect from India....!!

 

[Smbhayi]

The thing is I actually closed hotstar after Noor got out first ball.. when I open WhatsApp later only then I know match is not over yet..

 

[Shafi]

It’s easy for fans to say they should have done this or that, but people forget these guys come from broken country. They have 0 resources, they grew up in a war torn country in fear.
They are competing with an established team with one of the best school systems in cricket.
Even by competing they are over achieving.

They got the pitch which suits them just Because of India.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Jonathan Trott made some big tactical blunders throughout this campaign.In Chennai he didn't play Noor Ahmed eventhough Noor took 24 wickets for CSK last season. Today there were a couple of MASSIVE tactical blunders and they definitely cost Afghanistan the game

Maybe its good that his stint is coming to an end after this tournament

 

[Varun]

Not that much of an underdog story considering India has bankrolled the team

Well the whole world has bankrolled Bangladesh for 30 years and where has it got them?

 

[big_gamer007]

THat is patraonizing lol They crossed that level long back. They reached semi final last edition remember? PUt away both Australia and NZ. Even today poor calls by coach cost them the game.

Yes, but whatever this bunch of guys achieve in cricket is an over achievement, which is a fact. These guys all grew up when their homes were being bombarded every day, they probably lost family and friends and to be competing with big boys is still a huge achievement.

The next generation which grows up in a more stable environment will have expectations this one is over achieving just by being alive.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Fantastic pitch. Pitches should be like this. Not like where you bowl crappy spinners bowling 18 overs and getting away.