South Africa 60 for 1 (Hendricks 29*, Farooqi 1-11) beat Afghanistan 56 (Shamsi 3-6, Jansen 3-16) by nine wickets
Then, although they lost Quinton de Kock early, Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks calmly navigated the small chase on an exceedingly tricky Tarouba pitch.
For a team infamous for playing jittery cricket in the knockouts, this win was dominant and clinical. South Africa left next to nothing to chance. They bowled beautifully, fielded well, and weathered some difficult early overs, while pouncing on the loose balls.
For their reward, they have their first ever berth to a men’s World Cup final, and continued their unbeaten run, which now is up to eight matches. The margin of victory, by nine wickets and with 67 balls remaining, underscores the control they exerted on this match, from start to finish.
